Florida store startup costs average $136K, study finds

Opening a storefront business in Florida costs an estimated $136,230 on average, according to research by online printing company Pixartprinting. The study compared startup costs for 14 brick-and-mortar business types across all 50 states, using estimates from StartCosts.com alongside state LLC filing fees and sales tax rates. Researchers converted startup cost ranges into affordability scores from zero to 100, with higher scores indicating lower estimated costs. In Florida, restaurants ranked as the most expensive businesses to launch at $354,375, followed by laundromats at $303,000 and day care centers at $255,025. Pet grooming businesses were the least expensive at $40,400.