What the Garage Score actually measures
One hundred points across four dimensions. No opinions, no vibes — the same rules applied to every garage, every time.
The four dimensions
Floor Reclaimed
30 pointsCan you actually walk through it, and can a car fit? This is the dimension people feel every single day.
If this is your weakest: Overhead racks and labelled totes — getting things off the slab is the fastest visible win.
Vertical Storage
25 pointsAre your walls and ceiling doing any work at all? Most garages are storing everything at knee height.
If this is your weakest: Wall systems and cabinets. The cheapest square footage you own is already on your walls.
Safety
25 pointsBlocked electrical panel, flammables near the water heater, daisy-chained cords, blocked exits.
If this is your weakest: Proper storage and lighting. Nobody plans for this one and everybody scores badly on it.
Finish & Light
20 pointsFloor condition, wall finish, and whether you can see what you are doing.
If this is your weakest: Floor coating and shop lighting — the two changes that make a garage stop feeling like a shed.
How it's calculated
A vision model looks at your photo and reports observations only — clutter level, whether a car would fit, what's already mounted on the walls, visible hazards. It never assigns the score itself.
Fixed rules then turn those observations into points. That means the same garage always scores the same, and we can show you exactly which line moved the number. The rules are published.
What the bands mean
| Score | Band | Roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 80–100 | Excellent | Top ~10% of US garages |
| 62–79 | Decent | Above average, obvious room to gain |
| 42–61 | Rough | Where most garages land |
| Under 42 | Critical | The floor is losing |
The median garage scores around 61. If you're near there, you're normal — that's the point of publishing the distribution.