Boston

Selling or buying a business in Boston

The Boston-Cambridge-Quincy market lists at the highest values of any metro we cover: the highest median asking price and cash flow in our coverage, and buyers who pay close to asking when the price is defensible. At these price points the work is less about correcting expectations and more about preparation, confidentiality, and reaching the qualified buyers who can actually close.

Start a conversation
eXp Commercial

Business brokerage services provided through eXp Commercial, LLC.

A higher-value market that rewards discretion

Greater Boston's business-for-sale market reflects the economy underneath it: healthcare and medical practices, technology and IT services, professional firms, and the residential and commercial services that support one of the densest, wealthiest metros in the country. Businesses here come to market larger and better documented than in most of the country, and the buyer pool, from individual searchers to well-funded operators, expects that standard.

We work both sides of this market: representing owners preparing an exit where confidentiality carries real weight, and representing buyers who need to compete credibly at higher price points. Brokerage transactions we advise on are conducted through eXp Commercial, LLC. eXp Commercial maintains a brokerage presence in every state, with licensed state brokers handling transactions locally, so Boston engagements run through the same structure as the rest of our work.

Market Data

What the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy numbers say

Active listings, Q2 2026. 676 businesses actively listed for sale. Median asking price $499,000, median revenue $898,824, average asking-to-revenue ratio 0.76, median cash flow $200,000.

Closed transactions, full-year 2025. 159 reported sales. Median sale price $347,500 against a median asking price of $377,500, an average sale-to-asking ratio of 0.95, on median revenue of $731,771.

Boston reads as a higher-value, efficient market. Active listings carry the highest median cash flow of the metros we cover, $200,000, and closed deals cleared at 95 percent of ask. When pricing is defensible, buyers here pay it. That shifts the work: less pricing correction, more preparation, confidentiality, and reaching the qualified buyers who can transact at these price points. That is what we do on the sell side, and on the buy side it is why arriving qualified matters more here than almost anywhere.

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report (CoStar Group), full-year 2025 closed transactions and Q2 2026 active listings.

Industries

Industries we serve in Boston

Managed Service Providers

Recurring-revenue IT businesses where contract quality and security posture drive the multiple.

HVAC Companies

Service and install businesses valued on technician depth, maintenance agreements, and fleet condition.

Landscaping Businesses

Route-based operations where commercial contracts and crew retention separate the sellable from the stuck.

Medical Practices

Practices where payer mix, provider transition, and licensure shape both price and deal structure.

E-commerce Businesses

Digital businesses valued on channel diversification, supplier terms, and transferable operations.

Selling or searching in Boston?

Tell us where you are in the process and we will tell you, honestly, what the market data means for your situation. Brokerage transactions we advise on are conducted through eXp Commercial, LLC.

Start a conversation

Business brokerage services provided through eXp Commercial, LLC.