Consumer Reports - USA (2020-02)

HOW WE TEST: We calculate the
Overall Score primarily by evaluating
a mattress’s side- and back-sleeper
support, durability, and stabilization.
Support for side sleepers is the ability
of a mattress to keep a side sleeper’s
spine relatively horizontal. Support
for back sleepers is the ability of

a mattress to maintain the natural

curve of the back sleeper’s spine. In

our support tests, we use a woman

4 feet, 11½ inches to 5 feet, 1½ inches

tall and 110 to 127.5 pounds for the

Petite sleeper scores, and a man

6 feet, 2 inches to 6 feet, 4 inches tall

and 220 to 242 pounds for the Large/

tall sleeper scores. The Average

sleeper is an average of these two

sizes. Durability gauges a mattress’s

ability to keep its original shape, height,

firmness, and support after a simulated

eight to 10 years of use, including our

passing a nearly 310-pound roller over

each mattress 30,000 times. A high

score for Stabilization indicates little

or no bouncing or vibration transfer. We

also note how easy it is to move around

or change positions on the mattress.

We rate Firmness on a scale of 1 to

10, with 10 being the firmest. Price is

approximate retail for a queen-size

mattress without a box spring.

Brand + Model Overall

Score

Price Test Results Features

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INNERSPRING, $1,500 OR LESS

0! Avocado Green^ ⁄‹^85 $1,400 40 50 50 50 50 50 05 30 7 004 0

0! Casper The Casper Hybrid^84 $1,200 40 40 40 50 40 40 05 40 3 000 0

0! Charles P. Rogers Powercore Estate 5000 ⁄^80 $1,500 40 40 40 50 50 50 05 40 6 008

0 $ Bob-O-Pedic Hybrid 20038999003^79 $900 40 40 40 50 50 50 05 40 5 008 0

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Beautyrest Silver BRS900-TSS Medium Firm

Tight Top^78 $790^40403040045005404

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0 $ Sealy Posturepedic Lawson LTD Cushion Firm^77 $710 40 30 30 50 40 40 05 40 5 000
0! Voila Hybrid Medium ⁄fi^77 $1,200 40 40 40 40 40 40 05 40 6 0 0 0
0! Charles P. Rogers Real Bed^77 $950 40 40 30 40 40 40 05 50 3 004
0 $ Denver Mattress Doctor’s Choice Plush^76 $580 40 40 40 40 40 40 05 30 3 004
0 $ Allswell Luxe Hybrid^75 $585 40 40 30 50 50 40 04 40 7 000 0
0! Charles P. Rogers St. Regis Pillowtop^75 $1,160 40 30 30 50 40 40 05 40 6 004
0! Sealy Posturepedic Essentials Trust II fi^74 $1,100 40 30 30 50 40 30 05 40 4 000
0 $ Classic Brands Sleep Trends Davy^74 $780 40 40 30 40 40 30 05 40 4 000 0
0! Denver Mattress Doctor’s Choice Euro Top^74 $750 40 40 40 40 30 30 04 50 3 004
0!
Nest Bedding Alexander Signature Hybrid
Copper Infused Thermic Phase Change
Cooling Fabric
74 $1,300 40 40 30 40 03 30 05 40 2 004 0
0! Saatva Flagship Luxury Firm Euro Top^74 $1,100 30 40 40 40 40 30 05 30 3 004
Tomorrow SleepSystem fi 72 $990 30 30 30 40 30 30 05 30 3 0 0 0
Sealy Posturepedic Performance Kelburn II 72 $1,300 40 40 40 40 40 30 05 30 5 0 0
MacyBed by Serta Elite 13” Luxury Firm^72 $900 40 40 40 30 04 40 04 40 3 004
Serta Hotel Beds Concierge Suite II ›^71 $1,100 40 40 40 40 30 30 05 30 3 000
Amore Beds Hybrid ›fi 71 $950 40 30 30 40 40 30 05 30 6 0 0 0
Sealy Posturepedic Premier Hybrid Copper
Cushion Firm ›^70 $1,275^40404050043004404000
Night Therapy Fusion Gel Hybrid ⁄›fi 70 $790 40 40 30 40 40 30 05 30 3 004 0
The Original Mattress Factory Orthopedic
Luxury Firm^70 $630^40404040043003304004
DreamCloud Hybrid Luxury 70 $1,500 40 40 30 20 03 30 05 40 3 004
Kingsdown Passions Imagination › 70 $1,140 40 40 50 40 30 20 04 40 3 004
Night Therapy Euro Box Top Spring 69 $248 40 40 40 30 03 30 05 40 3 000 0
Serta iSeries 100 Firm ›fi 69 $1,200 40 40 30 30 30 30 05 40 5 004
All-Access and Digital members can find the latest, complete ratings at CR.org/mattress.
Support
⁄Includes a latex-foam layer. €Made of foam but not memory foam. ‹Certified Organic. ›Includes a layer of gel-infused foam.
fiIncludes a layer of memory foam. flFirm models are memory foam; medium-firm models have latex foam.
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