Sun Tan City
The total investment to open a Sun Tan City franchise ranges from $676,000 to $1.1M. The initial franchise fee is $30,000. Ongoing royalties are 8% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Sun Tan City franchise?
Sun Tan City is a tanning salon business that provides tanning services to customers. The estimated total initial investment is $676,000 to $1,115,000, and the initial franchise fee is $30,000, according to the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document.
The royalty is 8 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. Sun Tan City was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.
Loan Activity Score
49/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
1
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Sun Tan City has 1 location, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 1 lender made 1 loan to franchisees of Sun Tan City. PeerSense calculates Sun Tan City's score as 49 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Franchising since 1999 · 1 location
$676,000 to $1.1M
$30,000
1
1 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Sun Tan City
1
Total SBA loans
$528K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Sun Tan City
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
New or niche (1 to 2 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
1
Total Volume
$0.5M
Active Lenders
1
States
1
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
Franchise Financing Resources
Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Sun Tan City based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.8% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
1 loans
Across 1 lender
Lender Diversity
1 lender
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$676,000 to $1,115,000 total
Sun Tan City: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2022
1 approval. The best year on record for Sun Tan City.
Top SBA State
Nebraska
2 SBA financed Sun Tan City locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$295K
Median $208K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Sun Tan City unit.
Lender Concentration
100%
Concentrated
Share of Sun Tan City approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Sun Tan City's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2022 (1 approval). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($528K approved). Operator density is highest in Nebraska with 2 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $295K, with the median at $208K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 100% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$6,998
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Sun Tan City, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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