# Businesses for sale in Sarasota County, Florida — market data

> 76 active listings in Sarasota County: median asking $289,500, median SDE $121,234, and how many a lender could actually fund. Measured, not estimated.

Source: https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/sarasota-county/

# Businesses for sale in Sarasota County, Florida

Counted from the crawl of September 14, 2026. Computed from the database when this page was built — not typed in. Refreshed with the weekly crawl.

As of September 14, 2026, Sarasota County, Florida had **76** active business-for-sale listings on the Business Brokers of Florida MLS, with a median asking price of $289,500, median owner earnings (SDE) of $121,234, and a median asking multiple of 2.7× SDE; 14 of them (18%) could be funded by a lender at the asking price, and 5 (7%) clear every step of the screen. — Main Street Diligence, computed from the crawl of September 14, 2026. Seller-reported figures, unaudited.

- **76** active listings
- **$289,500** median asking price
- **$121,234** median owner earnings (SDE)
- **2.7×** median price ÷ SDE

Sarasota County holds 76 of the 2,079 active Florida listings we track. The median asking price runs 12% below 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 2.7×.

## What a lender would say

Before you fall in love with a listing, run the test your lender will run. Across Sarasota County:

- **76** active listings
- **45** **pay a manager** — still earn after a standardized $75,000 wage
- **14** **a lender could fund** — debt at asking ≤ 3.5× those earnings
- **8** **have a broker citing a document** — a tax return or P&L named behind the figures, not seen by us
- **5** **show more than one year** — a trend exists at all

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 76 active listings (7%) clear every step — the shortlist a lender would actually entertain.

## What asking prices look like

| Asking price | Listings |
| --- | --- |
| Under $100K | 12 |
| $100K – $250K | 21 |
| $250K – $500K | 23 |
| $500K – $1M | 9 |
| $1M and up | 11 |

## How much of it is documented

Behind the headline figures: **55** listings say a tax return or P&L backs at least one year, **6** offer a broker's restatement, **13** assert numbers with nothing named behind them, and **2** publish too little to classify. A cited document means a broker typed the words into a form — nothing has been received, read or verified here. 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.

## What's for sale, by industry

| Industry | Listings | Median asking |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Restaurants](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/restaurants/) | 27 | $350,000 |
| Pool & Spa Business | 5 | $61,600 |
| [Lawn & Landscaping](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/lawn-landscaping/) | 4 | — |
| [Beauty & Personal Care](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/beauty-personal-care/) | 4 | — |
| [Miscellaneous Retail](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/retail-miscellaneous/) | 4 | — |
| [Manufacturing](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/manufacturing/) | 3 | — |
| [Distribution](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/distribution/) | 2 | — |
| [Automotive](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/automotive/) | 2 | — |

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 →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/?county=Sarasota)

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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 →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-it-works/)