Connecticut Small Business Sales Statistics

Updated October 13, 2026

Small businesses sold in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area for a median of $190,000 in 2025, at an average of 2.30 times cash flow, after a median of 187 days on the market. The figures cover 47 sales reported to the BizBuySell marketplace.

$190,000Median sale price, Bridgeport area, 2025
2.30xAverage cash flow multiple, 2025
187Median days on market, 2025
47Reported closed sales, Bridgeport area, 2025

Bridgeport and Hartford and New Haven: closed sales in full-year 2025

Every column uses the same period and the same source, so the columns can be compared directly.

MetricBridgeportHartfordNew Haven
Closed sales reported474134
Median sale price$190,000$355,000$276,000
Median asking price$199,950$423,000$274,950
Sale price as share of asking (average)0.920.950.95
Median revenue$1,088,883$904,403$454,500
Revenue multiple (average)0.410.580.65
Median cash flow$128,000$150,812$123,784
Cash flow multiple (average)2.302.682.16
Median days on market187162154

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables. Smaller metro areas have few reported sales, so treat their figures as indicative.

Median sale price, full-year 2025

Median sale price, full-year 2025Hartford $355,000; New Haven $276,000; Bridgeport $190,000Hartford$355,000New Haven$276,000Bridgeport$190,000
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025.

Median days on market, full-year 2025

Median days on market, full-year 2025Bridgeport 187 days; Hartford 162 days; New Haven 154 daysBridgeport187 daysHartford162 daysNew Haven154 days
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025.

Average cash flow multiple, full-year 2025

Average cash flow multiple, full-year 2025Hartford 2.68x; Bridgeport 2.30x; New Haven 2.16xHartford2.68xBridgeport2.30xNew Haven2.16x
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025. Multiple of cash flow, averaged across reported sales.

Businesses for sale, Q2 2026

These are asking figures for businesses currently listed, not sale results. Do not mix them with the closed-sale table above.

MetricBridgeportHartfordNew Haven
Listings180160124
Median asking price$360,000$308,587$350,000
Median revenue$850,000$720,000$805,750
Median cash flow$186,629$135,500$171,894
Average asking price to cash flow2.883.052.45

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables.

United States, Q2 2026

National figures for a different period from the tables above. Do not set a figure from the tables above against a US Q2 2026 figure as if they covered the same period.

MetricUnited States, Q2 2026Change noted by the source
Closed sales2,117Down 10% from the prior quarter and from a year earlier
Median sale price$349,250Down 1% year over year
Median revenue$692,087Down 3% year over year
Median cash flow$155,921Down 3% year over year
Average cash flow multiple2.7Up 2% year over year
Median days on marketNot published nationallyService businesses: 155 days

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report, Q2 2026.

Connecticut small business context

Connecticut had 381,129 small businesses in 2022, which is 99.4% of all businesses in the state.

MeasureFigureData year
Small businesses381,129 (99.4% of all businesses)2022
Small businesses without employees312,7112022
Employers with 1 to 19 employees59,5942022
Employers with 20 to 499 employees8,8242022
Small business employees726,097 (48.1% of state employees)2022
Establishments opened, all businesses14,304March 2023 to March 2024
Establishments closed, all businesses13,229March 2023 to March 2024
Openings by small businesses13,718March 2023 to March 2024
Closings by small businesses12,587March 2023 to March 2024
Net job change, all businesses+13,206March 2023 to March 2024
Net job change, small businesses+10,840 (82.1% of the net change)March 2023 to March 2024
Female-owned businesses141,321 (42.6%)2022
Veteran-owned businesses13,141 (4.1%)2022

Source: SBA Office of Advocacy, Connecticut 2025 Small Business Profile. Business counts and owner demographics are Census data. Opening, closing, and job figures are Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Small businesses are firms with fewer than 500 employees.

About this data and its limits

  • All sale price, multiple, and days-on-market figures come from one provider, the BizBuySell marketplace. Sales made by brokers who do not report there, and private sales, are not included.
  • BizBuySell publishes metro-area figures, not statewide totals: for Connecticut it lists Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, New Haven-Milford.
  • The tables use different periods: sales are full-year 2025, listings are Q2 2026, SBA business counts are 2022, and SBA job and openings figures run March 2023 to March 2024. Each period is labeled where it appears.
  • Reported sales are a subset of all business sales in the state. Do not divide business counts by the number of reported sales.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the median sale price of a small business in the Bridgeport area?

In full-year 2025, the median sale price of a small business reported in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area was $190,000, based on 47 reported sales, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables.

How long does it take to sell a small business in the Bridgeport area?

The median days on market for reported Bridgeport-area sales in full-year 2025 was 187.

How does the sale price of a small business in the Bridgeport area compare with its cash flow?

Reported Bridgeport-area sales in full-year 2025 averaged 2.30 times cash flow. Active listings in Q2 2026 were asking an average of 2.88 times cash flow. What any one business is worth depends on its own financials.

How many small businesses are there in Connecticut?

The SBA Office of Advocacy counted 381,129 small businesses in Connecticut in 2022, which is 99.4% of all businesses in the state. Of these, 68,418 had employees.

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