Original research
Residential Window Tinting in Elk Grove, CA: Who Shows Up on Google Maps, How They Are Reviewed and What People Search
A local market study of 10 tinting businesses observed in Maps searches for "residential window tinting near me," measured 2026-08-10
- Key findings
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- Method steps
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- Sources
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- Owner implications
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Someone in Elk Grove who types "residential window tinting near me" into Google gets a short list of local businesses on Maps. This study looks at who appears on that list, how often they appear in the first three positions, how they are rated, and what the people searching around this topic seem to be asking.
The measurement was taken on 2026-08-10 and covers 10 businesses. All 10 had ratings, with an average of 4.65. Nine of the 10 had claimed listings, and six listed a website. Website text was captured later, on 2026-10-01, for four of those sites. Review excerpts and related-search observations come from sampling dated 2026-08-14 (a second set of search observations is dated 2026-08-16).
One distinction matters throughout. "Top-3 share" is the percentage of sampled searches in which a business appeared in positions 1 to 3. It is not the share of searches in which the business appeared first. The only first-position fact in this study is that Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for the phrase "residential window tinting near me." No first-position percentage is available for any business.
The study is written for owners of independent local service businesses who want to understand what a crowded local category looks like from the searcher's side: who is visible, what the evidence on their listings looks like, and how little of it is specific to the service being searched.
The evidence
Key findings
Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for 'residential window tinting near me' in the sampled Maps searches, and the phrase carries a Keyword Planner estimate of 10 searches a month.
- Number
- 10 searches per month (Keyword Planner estimate)
- Basis
- Maps measurement dated 2026-08-10 for Elk Grove, CA; Keyword Planner monthly estimate for the phrase 'residential window tinting near me'.
Deluxe Window Tinting appeared among the first three Maps results in 55.6% of sampled searches. Eddy's Tintz and GENESIS each appeared in the first three in 33.3%, and Elite Audio And Tint in 22.2%.
- Number
- 55.6% / 33.3% / 33.3% / 22.2% top-3 share
- Basis
- Percent of sampled Maps searches in which each business appeared in positions 1 to 3, measured 2026-08-10. The sample size and search conditions are not supplied.
Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for 'residential window tinting near me' in the sampled Maps searches, and the phrase carries a Keyword Planner estimate of 10 searches a month.
Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for this phrase. That observation does not give a first-position percentage for Deluxe or anyone else, and it says nothing about service quality. The 10 a month figure counts searches, not people or customers. For an owner, the phrase is small in estimated volume, so it could be tested as a focused residential acquisition target, with qualified home-project inquiries measured separately from other leads.
Deluxe Window Tinting appeared among the first three Maps results in 55.6% of sampled searches. Eddy's Tintz and GENESIS each appeared in the first three in 33.3%, and Elite Audio And Tint in 22.2%.
These are top-3 shares, meaning appearances in positions one through three, not appearances in first position. Five other businesses appeared in the first three in 11.1% of searches each (Sharif Window Tinting & Paint Protection Film, Tint Pros of Elk Grove, Prime Auto Styling, TopNotch Auto Tint and Genesis Window Tinting), and 24 Hour Window Tinting appeared in 0%. Sampled visibility is not a market-wide ranking and does not measure workmanship, price or service quality. These businesses can serve as visibility benchmarks when testing local residential positioning.
All 10 observed businesses had ratings, averaging 4.65. Deluxe Window Tinting and Eddy's Tintz each had a rating of 5 with 28 reviews, while Elite Audio And Tint had a rating of 4.5 with 346 reviews and lower sampled visibility than either.
The business with the most reviews in the group (Elite, 346) appeared in the first three in 22.2% of sampled searches, below Deluxe (55.6%) and Eddy's Tintz (33.3%), each with 28 reviews. The comparison does not establish what caused the visibility differences. Ratings and review counts are not specific to residential installations. For owners, review count alone looks insufficient as a visibility benchmark; residential-specific evidence could be tested alongside other listing improvements.
Method
How the study was built
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Google Maps visibility for the phrase 'residential window tinting near me' in Elk Grove, CA was measured on 2026-08-10, and each business's top-3 share is the percent of sampled searches in which it appeared in the first three results.
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Ratings, review counts, listing-claimed status and website presence were recorded for each of the 10 observed businesses; market-level figures (average rating, claimed percentage, businesses with a website) are computed from those 10.
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Keyword Planner monthly estimates were grouped by searcher intent, and the questions Google returned in sampled searches were sorted into residential, price, mobile and unrelated groups.
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Short excerpts of public Google reviews were sampled and grouped into themes, with the number of sampled reviews per theme counted.
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What it means
Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for "residential window tinting near me" and appeared in the first three Maps results in 55.6% of sampled searches, ahead of Eddy's Tintz and GENESIS (33.3% each) and Elite Audio And Tint (22.2%), even though Elite has far more reviews (346) than the leaders' 28 and 208.
For owners
What to act on
With an estimated 10 searches a month for 'residential window tinting near me,' the phrase is small, so it fits a focused test in which qualified home-project inquiries are counted separately from other leads, rather than a large bet. Deluxe Window Tinting (55.6% top-3 share), Eddy's Tintz and GENESIS (33.3% each) and Elite Audio And Tint (22.2%) are the visibility benchmarks in this set; because the top-3 share is not a first-position share, a business should compare itself against appearing in the first three, not against being first. Elite Audio And Tint has 346 reviews and a lower top-3 share than Deluxe and Eddy's Tintz, which each have 28. Chasing review volume alone is therefore not supported as the route to visibility; residential-specific evidence and other listing improvements are worth testing alongside it. Eddy's Tintz appeared in the first three in 33.3% of searches without a listed website, and Prime Auto Styling, TopNotch Auto Tint and Genesis Window Tinting reached 11.1% with 2, 9 and 1 reviews. A smaller business is not ruled out of the first three by low review totals or the lack of a site. Most sampled review praise concerns vehicles. A tinting business that does home work and wants to be found for it has an open gap: collecting permission-based residential project examples and feedback on scheduling, explanations and installation results. GENESIS's estimate form asks for home address, project comments and photo uploads, and Elite Audio And Tint lists residential services and Elk Grove. A clearly labelled home-project inquiry route is something competitors already present, and its effect on qualified inquiries and form completion can be tested. Neither captured website passage states a residential installation price, warranty term or firm response time, while searchers also look for 'Residential window tinting near me prices.' Publishing a quote checklist, warranty terms and a realistic response target is a test with room to differentiate. The related search 'Mobile residential window tinting near me' suggests explaining how property visits or mobile appointments work, and the 'Genesis Window Tinting Elk Grove' search suggests keeping the business name and listing clearly distinct from similarly named ones. The 90% claimed rate means claiming a listing is the norm here; the one unclaimed listing, 24 Hour Window Tinting, had a 3.1 rating and a 0% top-3 share.
Maps visibility measurement
Google Maps results for the phrase 'residential window tinting near me' in Elk Grove, CA were measured on 2026-08-10. Ten businesses were observed. For each, the study records rating, review count, whether the listing is claimed, whether a website is listed, and top-3 share.
Top-3 share is the percent of sampled searches in which a business appeared in positions 1 to 3. It is not the percent of searches in which it appeared first. Deluxe Window Tinting is noted as shown first for the phrase, but that observation supplies no first-position percentage. The number of sampled searches and the search conditions are not supplied.
Market-level calculations
Market figures are computed from the 10 observed businesses: 10 with ratings, an average rating of 4.65, 90% with claimed listings, and 6 with a listed website. The median review count is 28 for the first three businesses in the visibility order and 9 for the remaining seven. Four websites were captured, on 2026-10-01.
These figures describe the observed set only. They are not estimates of every tinting business in Elk Grove.
Search intent grouping
Keyword Planner monthly estimates and the questions Google returned in sampled searches were grouped by what the searcher appears to want. Where a question does not establish residential intent, such as a general price or mobile-tinting question, the group notes that the application is unspecified. The phrase 'residential window tinting near me' carries an estimate of 10 searches a month. Other groups have no monthly estimate. Related searches were observed in sampling dated 2026-08-14, and a further set of observations carries the date 2026-08-16.
Limitations
The Maps measurement is a sample. The number of sampled searches and the search conditions are not supplied, so top-3 shares are not market-wide rankings.
Top-3 share measures appearances in positions one through three, not first position. The only first-position observation is that Deluxe Window Tinting was shown first for 'residential window tinting near me,' and it supplies no first-position percentage.
Sampled visibility is not a measure of workmanship, price or service quality, and the comparison of ratings, review counts and visibility does not establish what causes visibility differences.
Ratings and review counts are not specific to residential installations, and many sampled review excerpts describe vehicle work. They do not establish residential workmanship, turnaround time, warranty or follow-up performance.
The Keyword Planner figure of 10 searches a month represents searches, not people or customers. Other intent groups have no monthly estimate, and related searches are signals in a sample, not measured demand.
The named-provider search for Genesis Window Tinting Elk Grove does not establish which similarly named listing the searcher intended.
The market-level average rating of 4.65 applies to all 10 observed businesses, not just the leading listings.
Website statements were captured on 2026-10-01, after the 2026-08-10 Maps measurement, and are business statements that were not independently verified. The captured passages are incomplete and do not establish what other pages disclose.
The GENESIS estimate form supports home-project details; the Elite Audio And Tint passage does not establish an equivalent residential form. A free estimate or consultation does not establish an installation price.
The review excerpts are a selected sample of public reviews and do not represent all customers.
The 10 businesses in rank order
The table below lists every business observed in the Maps measurement of 2026-08-10, ordered by measured visibility. Top-3 share is the percent of sampled searches in which the business appeared in the first three results. Deluxe Window Tinting is also the business shown first for the phrase 'residential window tinting near me'; that observation does not translate into a first-position percentage.
Nine of the 10 listings were claimed. The one unclaimed listing, 24 Hour Window Tinting, had the lowest rating (3.1) and a 0% top-3 share. The leaders on top-3 share are not the leaders on review count: Elite Audio And Tint has the most reviews (346) and sits fourth, while Deluxe Window Tinting and Eddy's Tintz share the same 5 rating and 28 reviews and sit first and second.
Several businesses with very few reviews also appeared in the first three: Prime Auto Styling (2 reviews), Genesis Window Tinting (1 review) and TopNotch Auto Tint (9 reviews) each had an 11.1% top-3 share. Sampled visibility in this market is therefore not a simple function of rating or review count, and the measurement does not explain what drives it.
Observed businesses, ratings, reviews and sampled Maps visibility
| Rank | Business | Rating | Reviews | Listing | Top-3 share | Website |
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