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Buying a business: Kentucky vs Virginia

Two markets side by side — inventory, pricing, and what you actually pay per dollar of cash flow, from live Waterfall data.

Kentucky

241 active listings
Active listings241
Median asking$425,000
Median cash flow$168,944 Edge
Typical multiple2.5×
Owner-earnings yield~40%
Median revenue$905,484
VS

Virginia

851 active listings
Active listings851 Edge
Median asking$322,000 Edge
Median cash flow$150,768
Typical multiple2.1×
Owner-earnings yield~47%
Median revenue$717,430

Who wins?

Virginia has 253% more businesses on the market than Kentucky (851 vs 241). Virginia is cheaper at the median asking price. Virginia trades at a lower multiple (2.1× vs 2.5×), meaning you pay less per dollar of cash flow there.

MetricKentuckyVirginia
Active listings241851
Median asking$425,000$322,000
Median cash flow$168,944$150,768
Typical multiple2.5×2.1×
Owner-earnings yield~40%~47%
Median revenue$905,484$717,430
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