Business Survivability in Annapolis, Baltimore
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Annapolis is a Chiropractor Office with a 78.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business: a Chiropractor Office in Annapolis (78.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #10 of 40 towns around Baltimore
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 71.1% across the business types ranked here
- Coverage: This ranking carries one row per business type and neighborhood. Its score is the projected chance of lasting two or more years, averaged across the price points StreetSpring scores separately in the tool (most types have 5). The 10 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points.
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Annapolis a good place to start a business?
- How to find the best location
- Best businesses to open
- How much money could a business make?
- What businesses should open next?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Annapolis is a Chiropractor Office with a 78.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 75.6% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 75.4% chance.
Is Annapolis a good place to start a business?
Among the 40 towns StreetSpring ranks around Baltimore, Annapolis ranks #10 for business survivability, with an average 71.1% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At its best addresses in Annapolis, the top-ranked business type scores 12.0 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Annapolis can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Annapolis's employment rate of 96.7% and housing vacancy rate of 7.6% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
Employment and housing vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Annapolis?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Annapolis moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Annapolis, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chiropractor Office in 2026:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Annapolis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Annapolis?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Cosmetics Shop | 84.1% |
| 11 | Florist | 84.1% |
| 14 | Salad Shop | 84.0% |
| 15 | Chicken Shop | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Eye Care Center, Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Convenience Store, Cosmetics Shop and Florist are tied; Salad Shop and Chicken Shop are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at the average and the best address next.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Annapolis
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 78.0% average in Annapolis. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Annapolis: 75.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 75.4% on average across Annapolis; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Annapolis shows 74.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 72.2% average in Annapolis. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Annapolis
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Annapolis: 72.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #10 Cosmetics Shop: 71.2% on average across Annapolis; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #11 Opening a Florist in Annapolis shows 70.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.8%.
- #14 Salad Shop (Ranked #14): 73.0% average in Annapolis. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #15 Chicken Shop is ranked #15 for top businesses to open in Annapolis: 72.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Annapolis make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Annapolis starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Annapolis?
The top businesses to open next in Annapolis:
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 75.6% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 75.4% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool. The survivability rankings for Annapolis draw on real Census conditions, including 96.7% employment and 7.6% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Annapolis right now.
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- See the Baltimore Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Baltimore neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Annapolis.
What type of business should you rent your Annapolis storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Annapolis are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Annapolis: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Baltimore Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Annapolis storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chiropractor Office ranks as the top tenant type for your Annapolis storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 58.1%.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Annapolis?
When selecting a location in Annapolis it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Baltimore are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Baltimore: /resources/data/baltimore-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.