Counted from the crawl of August 19, 2026. Computed from the database when this page was built — not typed in. Refreshed with the weekly crawl.
Sarasota County holds 68 of the 2,089 active Florida listings we track. The median asking price runs level with the statewide figure, and the median earnings multiple runs level with the statewide figure. A multiple is what you pay for each dollar the owner takes home — statewide the median is 2.8×.
Before you fall in love with a listing, run the test your lender will run. Across Sarasota County:
Statewide, 11% survive. The steps are cumulative — each applies on top of the last, the way an acquirer actually works a market.
5 of Sarasota County's 68 active listings (7%) clear every step — the shortlist a lender would actually entertain.
| Asking price | Listings | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100K | 9 | |
| $100K – $250K | 16 | |
| $250K – $500K | 25 | |
| $500K – $1M | 9 | |
| $1M and up | 9 |
Behind the headline figures: 51 listings say a tax return or P&L backs at least one year, 6 offer a broker's restatement, 10 assert numbers with nothing named behind them, and 1 publish too little to classify. "Documented" means a broker typed the words — no filing is verified. It is still the difference between a number with a paper trail and a number without one, and it is the first thing to ask any broker about.
| Industry | Listings | Median asking |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 21 | $350,000 |
| Beauty & Personal Care | 4 | — |
| Lawn & Landscaping | 4 | — |
| Manufacturing | 4 | — |
| Pool & Spa Business | 4 | — |
| Miscellaneous Retail | 4 | — |
| Construction | 3 | — |
| Automotive | 3 | — |
Rows without a link have too few listings for a page of their own; medians shown only at five or more. See all of them in the app →
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Every figure on this page is seller-reported and unaudited — the checks behind our statistics test arithmetic, not truth. Medians exclude placeholder prices under $10,000. How the screening works →
Published by Main Street Diligence. Screening tools for Florida business buyers. This is general information, not legal, financial or tax advice.