Franchises from $100,000 to $250,000: franchise opportunities by investment
Short answer: Across 1188 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $159,352 and the median starting franchise fee is $39,500. The lowest starting investment in this group is Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists at $100,000.
This list includes franchises whose total initial investment starts between $100,000 and $250,000, based on the low end of each brand's Item 7 range. The high end of the range is usually the better planning figure.
What do franchises in this group cost?
Franchises in this group have a median minimum investment of $159,352, a median starting franchise fee of $39,500 and a median liquid cash requirement of $40,000, calculated from 1188 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database. Medians use the low end of each brand's reported range.
Which franchises are on the list?
The table sorts 1,188 franchises from the lowest to the highest starting investment, 100 per page. This page shows brands 601 to 700.
| Franchise | Franchise fee | Total investment | Min. cash | US units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salad Creations | $25,000 | $160,000 to $446,000 | $45,000 | N/R |
| Signal Graphics | $25,000 | $160,000 to $202,000 | $35,000 | N/R |
| The Extreme Pita | $20,000 | $160,000 to $442,000 | $45,000 | N/R |
| The Tox | $49,500 | $160,181 to $241,071 | $35,000 | 14 |
| Farm Stores | $15,000 to $25,000 | $160,400 to $825,700 | $65,000 | 46 |
| United Studios of Self Defense | $75,000 | $160,600 to $179,950 | $35,000 | 70 |
| Hi-Five | $32,500 | $160,615 to $559,665 | $50,000 | 12 |
| Forever Friends Pet Funeral Home and Crematory | $50,000 | $160,620 to $251,300 | $35,000 | 1 |
| Kennedy's Barber Club | $39,000 | $160,800 to $387,785 | $45,000 | 13 |
| GreenLight Mobility | $59,500 | $160,900 to $287,060 | $40,000 | 2 |
| Detail Garage | $30,000 | $160,975 to $270,450 | $40,000 | 92 |
| Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls | $35,000 | $160,983 to $459,050 | $45,000 | 11 |
| Baya Bar | $35,000 | $160,990 to $340,476 | $40,000 | 26 |
| Rent-A-Wreck | $18,000 to $75,000 | $161,005 to $462,276 | $45,000 | 83 |
| Team Up Athletics | $35,000 to $65,000 | $161,392 to $185,167 | $35,000 | 15 |
| 911 Restoration | $49,000 | $161,400 to $327,700 | $40,000 | 330 |
| Mozzie Dome | $54,900 to $67,400 | $161,444 to $297,444 | $40,000 | 11 |
| Chaotic Wings | $40,000 | $161,700 to $270,100 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Eyemazy | $11,250 | $161,750 to $276,000 | $40,000 | 6 |
| Biosweep | $45,000 | $161,787 to $186,867 | $35,000 | 40 |
| Clothes Bin | $49,500 | $161,940 to $216,980 | $35,000 | 74 |
| Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice | $22,500 | $161,975 to $322,475 | $40,000 | 8 |
| Five Star Bath Solutions | $59,500 | $162,000 to $293,500 | $40,000 | 259 |
| Prism Specialties | $49,000 | $162,126 to $262,496 | $35,000 | 165 |
| Jon Ric International | $39,500 to $52,500 | $162,370 to $738,500 | $60,000 | 13 |
| Mosquito Squad | $50,000 | $162,380 to $220,375 | $35,000 | 241 |
| Graze Craze | $39,500 to $49,500 | $162,484 to $294,292 | $40,000 | 74 |
| Morelia Gourmet Paletas | $49,500 | $162,500 to $386,500 | $45,000 | 15 |
| Spaulding Decon | $49,500 | $162,510 to $204,550 | $35,000 | 14 |
| Just Cut It | $32,000 | $162,570 to $263,700 | $40,000 | 3 |
| Homegrown Smoker | $18,000 | $162,850 to $178,500 | $35,000 | 1 |
| We Rock The Spectrum Kid's Gym for all Kids | $65,000 | $162,900 to $337,291 | $40,000 | 97 |
| Idea Lab | $35,500 | $163,000 to $465,000 | $50,000 | 12 |
| THE PICKLR | $60,000 | $163,000 to $317,000 | $40,000 | 24 |
| Inta Juice | $25,000 | $163,100 to $373,500 | $45,000 | 4 |
| Heart to Home Meals | $40,000 | $163,250 to $283,000 | $40,000 | 2 |
| Egoscue | $100,000 | $163,500 to $255,500 | $35,000 | 20 |
| Just Falafel | $16,500 to $20,000 | $163,500 to $355,000 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Big Frog | $60,000 | $163,987 to $323,110 | $40,000 | 73 |
| Ben's Brick Oven Pizza | $30,000 | $164,150 to $285,200 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Le Macaron | $45,000 | $164,180 to $452,000 | $45,000 | 59 |
| Precision Door Service | $75,000 to $150,000 | $164,285 to $360,294 | $45,000 | 132 |
| Game Truck | $49,500 | $164,450 to $312,199 | $40,000 | 50 |
| In Symmetry Spa | $45,000 | $164,650 to $330,860 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Gatsby Glass | $59,500 | $164,743 to $210,778 | $35,000 | 94 |
| Hapa Yoga | $30,000 to $40,000 | $164,895 to $315,490 | $40,000 | 3 |
| MaxLiving | $10,000 | $164,900 to $459,500 | $50,000 | 76 |
| Saucy Asian | $25,000 | $165,000 to $321,500 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Gina Maria's Pizza | $25,000 | $165,100 to $263,300 | $40,000 | 4 |
| Menchie's | $40,000 | $165,110 to $424,571 | $45,000 | 298 |
| Beavertails | $35,000 | $165,150 to $1,152,000 | $80,000 | 2 |
| Renue | $74,500 | $165,200 to $194,900 | $35,000 | 25 |
| Weighless MD | $15,000 to $35,000 | $165,400 to $474,200 | $50,000 | 4 |
| Senior Care Authority | $52,500 to $132,000 | $165,445 to $185,345 | $35,000 | 110 |
| Buck's Pizza | $20,000 | $165,450 to $345,400 | $40,000 | 16 |
| Pilates Proworks | $45,000 | $165,470 to $567,203 | $55,000 | 12 |
| LivSmart Studios by Hilton | $100,000 | $165,600 to $315,700 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Arcpoint Labs | $54,500 | $165,700 to $310,420 | $40,000 | 128 |
| Subcontain | $59,500 to $148,500 | $166,025 to $437,900 | $45,000 | N/R |
| Fitness Evolution | $30,000 | $166,100 to $1,639,500 | $105,000 | N/R |
| Another Nine | $25,000 | $166,469 to $260,364 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Rytech | $60,000 to $85,000 | $166,500 to $258,100 | $40,000 | 94 |
| Churrito Loco | $35,000 | $166,700 to $253,600 | $40,000 | 2 |
| DUCTZ | $49,900 to $74,900 | $166,864 to $227,974 | $35,000 | 69 |
| The Packagehub Business Center | $0 to $500 | $166,900 to $305,100 | $40,000 | 1,156 |
| Hot Fries | $30,000 | $166,997 to $374,900 | $45,000 | 2 |
| Cottage Inn Pizza | $25,000 to $30,000 | $167,000 to $785,000 | $65,000 | 57 |
| Red Boy Pizza | $15,000 | $167,000 to $321,500 | $40,000 | 6 |
| Maid Right | $65,000 | $167,100 to $218,500 | $35,000 | 35 |
| Anu Sushi | $100,000 | $167,250 to $233,450 | $35,000 | 4 |
| Aussie Pet Mobile | $19,950 | $167,325 to $208,650 | $35,000 | 105 |
| Funbox | $75,000 | $167,535 to $280,975 | $40,000 | 30 |
| Fyzical | $49,000 | $167,850 to $418,600 | $45,000 | 595 |
| Green Motion | $10,000 to $800,000 | $167,900 to $1,547,250 | $105,000 | 6 |
| Organic Bronze Bar | $32,000 | $167,900 to $286,900 | $40,000 | 4 |
| U-Save Car And Truck Rental | $10,000 to $800,000 | $167,900 to $1,547,250 | $105,000 | 72 |
| Chungchun | $25,000 | $168,000 to $248,000 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Sanondaf | $35,000 | $168,000 to $395,000 | $45,000 | N/R |
| Crown Trophy | $35,000 | $168,150 to $199,200 | $35,000 | 129 |
| NexGenEsis | $55,000 | $168,250 to $362,695 | $45,000 | 14 |
| Apricot Lane | $39,500 | $168,950 to $360,300 | $45,000 | 109 |
| Kung Fu Tea | $25,000 to $37,000 | $169,000 to $378,000 | $45,000 | 386 |
| Zaniac | $50,000 | $169,500 to $288,000 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Pop-A-Lock | $75,000 to $100,000 | $169,565 to $227,610 | $35,000 | 404 |
| Fix Auto | $10,000 | $169,700 to $3,090,000 | $180,000 | 212 |
| RockStars of Tomorrow | $35,000 to $45,000 | $169,700 to $453,050 | $50,000 | 7 |
| Benny's Pizza | $30,000 | $169,800 to $533,500 | $50,000 | 20 |
| Southern Solar | $65,000 to $95,000 | $169,900 to $239,600 | $35,000 | 1 |
| California Closet | $40,000 to $70,000 | $170,000 to $949,500 | $75,000 | 80 |
| Halloween Express | $10,000 | $170,000 to $267,700 | $40,000 | 49 |
| Jungle Driving School | $59,500 | $170,336 to $270,075 | $40,000 | N/R |
| Ranch One | $14,000 to $30,000 | $170,400 to $461,000 | $50,000 | 2 |
| Clozetivity | $39,000 | $170,474 to $343,500 | $45,000 | 57 |
| Core Progression | $45,000 | $170,500 to $460,030 | $50,000 | 5 |
| Sweet Factory | $35,000 | $170,600 to $1,112,100 | $80,000 | 19 |
| CertaPro Painters | $65,000 | $171,000 to $246,000 | $40,000 | 307 |
| The Baked Bear | $28,000 to $35,000 | $171,239 to $716,030 | $60,000 | 25 |
| Any Lab Test Now | $54,500 | $171,400 to $298,400 | $40,000 | 244 |
| Mighty Dog Roofing | $59,500 | $171,524 to $223,965 | $35,000 | 388 |
| Fulcrum Fitness | $40,000 | $171,810 to $351,450 | $45,000 | 2 |
N/R = not reported.
How do you compare franchises from this list?
Compare franchises from this list by putting each brand's Item 5 fee, Item 6 ongoing fees and the high end of the Item 7 investment side by side, then checking Item 20 for closures and transfers. The guide to franchise costs explains each line, and the 8-step selection process shows the order of due diligence.
Frequently asked questions
What franchises can you open for from $100,000 to $250,000?
Across 1188 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $159,352 and the median starting franchise fee is $39,500. The lowest starting investment in this group is Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists at $100,000.
How much cash do I need to buy a franchise in this group?
The median minimum liquid cash requirement in this group is $40,000. Franchisors set their own capital requirements, and lenders usually finance part of the total investment.
Are these figures guaranteed?
No. The figures come from franchise disclosure data and public listings and change with every annual FDD. Confirm fees in Items 5 and 6 and the investment in Item 7 of each brand's current FDD.
Other investment levels
- Franchises Under $50,000
- Franchises Under $100,000
- Franchises from $250,000 to $500,000
- Franchises over $500,000
Figures are compiled from franchise disclosure data and public listings as of October 2026 and may have changed. Brand names belong to their owners; listing does not imply endorsement. Not an offer to sell a franchise.