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31%
31% -- share of consumers requiring 4 5 stars or higher for US consumers (local business search) (2026)
In 2026, 31% of consumers will only contact a business with a rating of 4.5 stars or higher.
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31%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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BrightLocal
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https://www.greatmarketing.ai/blog/local-seo-for-lawyers ↗
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US consumers (local business search): 31% share of consumers requiring 4 5 stars or higher. Source: BrightLocal (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-4-5-stars-threshold-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-4-5-stars-threshold-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>31%</strong> -- share of consumers requiring 4 5 stars or higher for US consumers (local business search)<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-4-5-stars-threshold-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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