SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · KANSAS
Coast-to-Coast Store franchise in Kansas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Coast-to-Coast Store in Kansas have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $124,483), and of the 12 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 16.9% for Coast-to-Coast Store nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in KS
12
Resolved
12
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
16.9%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = KS. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
1,028
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
34.6
national 39.6
Versus the country
-13%
thinner
Every business in Coast-to-Coast Store's industry operating in Kansas — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in KS | Local charge-off | Units in KS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 11 | 20.0% | — |
| True Value Hardware | 9 | thin | — |
| Snap-On Tools | 8 | thin | — |
| Do It Best Hardware | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Coast-to-Coast Store compares to the systems a buyer in Kansas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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