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Best Franchises Under $500k (2026 FDD Data)

Premium franchise opportunities under $500,000, ranked by franchise score from real FDD filings.

Franchises under $500,000 include many of the most recognizable brands across all major categories — from major QSR chains to established retail concepts to premium service brands. This represents the upper range of what most individual franchisees can fund.

We filtered our database for brands with a total Item 7 investment estimate at or below $500K, then ranked them by franchise score to identify the strongest premium opportunities.

15

Qualifying Brands

$70K

Lowest Investment

$487K

Highest Investment

89.0

Top Score

Showing 15 franchises

# Brand Category Investment Revenue Est. Profit Closure Rate Score
1 Amada Senior Care Home Services $118K – $430K $1.19M $275K (23%) 0.4% 89.0
2 Cinnaholic Food & Beverage $125K – $282K $351K $53K (15%) 0.8% 89.0
3 Footprints Floors Home Services $70K – $98K $4.34M $382K (9%) 0.0% 89.0
4 Griswold Senior Care $96K – $174K $2.34M $363K (16%) 0.9% 89.0
5 Maid Right Home Services $98K – $142K $635K $140K (22%) 0.0% 89.0
6 Domino's Pizza QSR $120K – $462K $1.16M $157K (14%) 0.1% 88.0
7 Jiffy Lube Automotive $230K – $403K $1.01M $167K (16%) 0.7% 88.0
8 Burn Boot Camp Fitness $198K – $487K $392K $67K (17%) 2.2% 87.0
9 Aussie Pet Mobile Pet Services $167K – $209K $1.28M $320K (25%) 0.4% 86.0
10 Mr. Rooter Home Services $122K – $264K $1.27M $280K (22%) 1.3% 86.0
11 Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Home Services $85K – $205K $735K $176K (24%) 1.8% 85.0
12 Comfort Keepers Senior Care $120K – $191K $663K $86K (13%) 0.7% 85.0
13 Express Employment Professionals Business Services $132K – $213K $2.41M $602K (25%) 0.4% 85.0
14 Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Home Services $181K – $226K $770K $166K (22%) 1.3% 85.0
15 Always Best Care Senior Services Senior Care $90K – $146K $2.38M $286K (12%) 0.6% 82.0

Methodology

Brands are filtered by Item 7 total investment high estimate ≤ $500,000 and ranked by franchise score. This range includes premium concepts across all major franchise categories. Investment data comes from each brand's most recent FDD filing.

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