What is the best neighborhood in Atlanta to open a Tattoo & Piercing Shop?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Atlanta to open a Tattoo & Piercing Shop is Lindbergh, with 82% average survivability. 26 of 31 neighborhoods analyzed exceed the 70% two-year survival threshold.

How much more revenue can a Tattoo & Piercing Shop make in the best vs. average Atlanta neighborhood?

In Lindbergh, the best possible Tattoo & Piercing Shop location in Atlanta offers approximately 8.2% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 17.2% less than average.

What is the city-wide average survivability for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta?

The city-wide average survivability for Tattoo & Piercing Shop across Atlanta is 76% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Lindbergh substantially outperform this average, reaching 82%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Atlanta for Tattoo & Piercing Shop include Perkerson with 63% average survival chance, Parkwood, and Joyland. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

What should I consider when opening a Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta?

When evaluating a potential location, Revenue Capture Score should be the first number you look at. StreetSpring computes Revenue Capture Score by projecting the business's market share based on competitor quality and quantity, mobility patterns, and forecasted consumer spending for the specific business type.

Survivability Rankings for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Atlanta to open a Tattoo & Piercing Shop, from Lindbergh (82% survival) to Perker...

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last reviewed by Bobby Koons on May 11, 2026 | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Lindbergh — 82% average survivability for Tattoo & Piercing Shop

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 26 of 31 analyzed

City-wide average: 76% for Tattoo & Piercing Shops

Most challenging area: Perkerson at 63%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~8.2% more expected revenue in Lindbergh

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

Summary
10 Best Neighborhoods
Where Would a Tattoo & Piercing Shop Make the Most Money?
What Should I Consider?
Where Should I Start?
FAQ: Best Neighborhoods
FAQ: Can a Tattoo & Piercing Shop Succeed in Lower-Ranked Areas?
FAQ: How Often Are Rankings Updated?
FAQ: Is a Tattoo & Piercing Shop a Good Tenant?
Landlord Survivability Data
Best Neighborhoods for Any Business

Summary

Of all the neighborhoods in and around Atlanta, Lindbergh ranks #1 for opening a Tattoo & Piercing Shop with 82% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 86% and the most challenging locations in Lindbergh at 77%. The worst neighborhoods include Perkerson with 63% average chance. Remember that a neighborhood average smooths over wide variation — your exact block could significantly outperform.

What Are the Best Neighborhoods in Atlanta to Open a Tattoo & Piercing Shop?

**Peer-neighborhood context:** Lindbergh's neighborhood signature — captured across demographics, employment density, and amenity mix — most closely matches **South Tuxedo Park (Atlanta)** and **Riverglen (Los Angeles)**. They share more college-educated, white-collar job mix, and more renters, so Tattoo & Piercing Shops outcomes in those neighborhoods are a useful sanity-check on the Atlanta rankings above.

**Where Tattoo & Piercing Shops fail in Atlanta.** Across 31 neighborhoods, the citywide average is 76% — but neighborhood-level scores range **63% to 82%**. Top: **Lindbergh** at 82% (4 existing competitors). Bottom: **Perkerson** at 63%. The 19-point gap is the failure surface: getting the neighborhood wrong costs more than getting the address right.

Lindbergh ranks #1 of 31 neighborhoods analyzed in and around Atlanta for Tattoo & Piercing Shop survivability with a score of 82% as of 2026. The top 10 neighborhoods are:

Why density alone doesn't determine the winner

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Lindbergh	83.0% – 87.0%	79.6% – 84.7%	76.0% – 80.0%
2	Midtown	86.0% – 90.0%	79.0% – 84.2%	75.0% – 79.0%
3	Downtown	84.0% – 88.0%	79.0% – 84.2%	77.0% – 81.0%
4	Adair Park	82.0% – 86.0%	78.9% – 84.0%	75.0% – 79.0%
5	Home Park	79.0% – 83.0%	78.5% – 83.6%	76.0% – 80.0%
6	Springlake	81.0% – 85.0%	78.3% – 83.4%	76.0% – 80.0%
7	Oakland	80.0% – 84.0%	77.8% – 83.0%	74.0% – 78.0%
8	Great Lakes	77.0% – 81.0%	77.5% – 82.6%	78.0% – 82.0%
9	Decatur	82.0% – 86.0%	77.2% – 82.3%	75.0% – 79.0%
10	Old Decatur	83.0% – 87.0%	76.9% – 82.1%	73.0% – 77.0%

The data signals behind these scores

These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Static rankings provide a useful baseline, but the live tool captures changes that have occurred since publication.

Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each neighborhood. See our full methodology →

Try StreetSpring to see if this location is still the best and see if there are locations to rent in this area right now.

The Top Revenue Neighborhoods for Tattoo & Piercing Shops in Atlanta

In Lindbergh, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~8.2% more than the average location in or around Atlanta.

On the other hand, in Perkerson, the worst possible location could result in making ~17.2% less than the average location in the city.

Nothing influences a business's future more than its location. Opening a Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta requires careful location choice. Across 31 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Tattoo & Piercing Shop is 76% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. Each business category has unique customer behavior patterns that vary significantly by address.

What Matters Most When Opening a Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta

Among all the variables you control, location quality has the biggest downstream impact. A strong Survivability Score is the foundation everything else builds on. When evaluating a potential location, Revenue Capture Score should be the first number you look at. StreetSpring computes this by projecting the business's market share, which is based on the quality and quantity of primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. Some competition is beneficial to attract customers with similar intents to the same area. Our prediction system is built from scratch using proprietary data pipelines and validated against actual business lifecycles.

Consideration	Common pitfall	What to verify before signing
CAM + hidden costs	Stated rent looks great, then CAM fees, signage charges, and after-hours utilities add 15-30%.	Get the full operating expense breakdown for the past 2 years. Ask which costs are landlord-capped vs. uncapped.
Permitted hours	Late-night or early-morning ops blocked by zoning, neighborhood association, or shared-wall restrictions.	Confirm the permitted hours-of-operation are in your lease AND in the local code. Pull recent variances or complaints from the zoning portal.
Build-out budget	Underestimating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — the "hidden" 30-50% of build-out cost.	Get 3 quotes from licensed contractors and pad budget by +20% for surprises. Confirm landlord TI allowance in writing.

This can be summarized as:

Revenue Capture Score = Projected Market Share × Forecasted Spend on Specific Business

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. Static rankings provide a useful baseline, but the live tool captures changes that have occurred since publication.

Pinpointing the Right Neighborhood for a Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta

The strongest survivability scores belong to Lindbergh, Midtown, and Downtown, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Perkerson, Parkwood, and Joyland. Neighborhood averages mask significant block-by-block variation — always check your specific address. For the most accurate predictions, always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform.

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Where in Atlanta Should You Open a Tattoo & Piercing Shop?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the top neighborhood for a Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta is Lindbergh with 82% average survivability, followed by Midtown and Downtown. 26 of 31 neighborhoods analyzed exceed 70% two-year survival.

Real-time data from StreetSpring accounts for recent openings, closures, and seasonal shifts that static rankings cannot.

Can a Tattoo & Piercing Shop Succeed in Lower-Ranked Neighborhoods in Atlanta?

Yes — neighborhood averages mask significant block-by-block variation. Even in neighborhoods ranked outside the top 10, individual storefronts with strong foot traffic, low direct competition, and favorable lease terms can outperform the area average. Even neighborhoods with modest average scores can harbor exceptional individual locations. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

Refresh Cadence for Atlanta Tattoo & Piercing Shop Survivability Rankings

StreetSpring recalculates survivability scores regularly using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. Rankings are updated quarterly; the live tool always reflects the most current predictions for any address in Atlanta.

Should You Rent Your Atlanta Storefront to a Tattoo & Piercing Shop?

In Lindbergh, StreetSpring forecasts a 79.6% – 84.7% average chance for a new Tattoo & Piercing Shop to survive more than 2 years, depending on the exact storefront. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

Landlord Survivability Data for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta

For landlords evaluating tenant applications, StreetSpring's data provides a clear comparison across the top neighborhoods. In Lindbergh, a Tattoo & Piercing Shop has a 79.6% – 84.7% average chance of surviving more than 2 years. In Midtown, the range shifts to 79.0% – 84.2%, and in Downtown, it is 79.0% – 84.2%. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for over 700 business types.

Which Atlanta Neighborhoods Are Strongest for Tattoo & Piercing Shops?

You can see the best neighborhoods in or around Atlanta to open any type of business in our article Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Atlanta.

Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for Atlanta are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View technical data for Atlanta

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Visual Data

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Atlanta by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Atlanta plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth. Find Tattoo & Piercing Shop relative to its peers.

Waterfall chart of best and worst Tattoo & Piercing Shop neighborhoods in Atlanta — Top and bottom neighborhoods for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta — each step shows the gap from the city average. Wider spread = location matters more.

Headline survivability statistic for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta — Headline survivability stat for Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Atlanta.

How we measure this: Address-level scoring decomposes into Site Economics, Market Demand, Competition, Accessibility, Neighborhood Character, and Performance History — six axes.

**BLS context:** The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) reports a **50.5% 5-year survival rate** for Tattoo & Piercing Shops nationally. StreetSpring's Atlanta model — which weights site-specific factors like competitive saturation, demographics, and accessibility — produces an average **survivability score of 64%** for Tattoo & Piercing Shops across the city.

**Atlanta at a glance.** Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta))

**City-wide daytime/nighttime spread (Atlanta):** Atlanta's neighborhoods span the daytime-density range from sparse residential to dense commercial. Median daytime/resident ratio: **1.79**; top-quartile ratio: **6.66** across 90 tracked neighborhoods (LEHD LODES 2022). That's a balanced commercial-and-residential profile — pick the right side of the ratio for your concept's demand-timing.

**Atlanta operating-cost snapshot:** Against our 24-metro median, Atlanta's commercial electricity is **10.7¢/kWh** (below 10.8¢ median), state minimum wage is **$7.25/hr** (below $15.00), combined sales tax is **7.4%** (below 7.7%), and effective commercial property tax is **0.92%** (below 0.96%). Operating-cost positioning: **low-cost**.

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Local Context FAQ

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

What goes into a StreetSpring survivability score for Tattoo & Piercing Shops?

The Atlanta survivability score for Tattoo & Piercing Shops (64% average) combines ~100 location factors: competitive density, demographic fit, accessibility, visibility, lease economics, and historical business outcomes. The score is calibrated against 500K+ historical business outcomes and refreshed quarterly.

How does Atlanta compare to other US metros for Tattoo & Piercing Shops?

For Tattoo & Piercing Shops, Atlanta ranks #13 out of 24 metros with an average survivability score of 64%. The strongest metro tops out at 68%; the weakest at 61%.

What 5-year survival rate does the federal government track for Tattoo & Piercing Shops?

Tattoo & Piercing Shops have a national 5-year survival rate of 50% per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025). StreetSpring's Atlanta corpus shows an average survivability score of 64% for this subtype, above the BLS baseline by 14 points.

What are the top metros nationally for opening a Tattoo & Piercing Shop?

Across 24 US metros, Dallas, San Antonio, Orlando top the rankings for Tattoo & Piercing Shops. Atlanta comes in at #13 with an average score of 64%.

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