What is the best neighborhood in Baltimore to open an Indonesian Restaurant?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Baltimore to open an Indonesian Restaurant is Medford, with 88% average survivability. 23 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed exceed the 70% two-year survival threshold.

How much more revenue can an Indonesian Restaurant make in the best vs. average Baltimore neighborhood?

In Medford, the best possible Indonesian Restaurant location in Baltimore offers approximately 8.1% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 8.0% less than average.

What is the city-wide average survivability for Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore?

The city-wide average survivability for Indonesian Restaurant across Baltimore is 81% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Medford substantially outperform this average, reaching 88%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Baltimore for Indonesian Restaurant include Old Town with 74% average survival chance, Glen Burnie, and Fallstaff. Remember that a neighborhood average smooths over wide variation — your exact block could significantly outperform.

What should I consider when opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore?

Revenue Capture Score captures the interplay between market share and consumer spending — the two biggest drivers of success. 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.

How accurate are StreetSpring's Indonesian Restaurant survivability predictions?

StreetSpring's models achieve 95–99% accuracy across business types, analyzing 100+ factors with a ±3% margin of error. With StreetSpring, you can see the precise probability of success for countless business models at any exact location.

Survivability Rankings for Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Baltimore to open an Indonesian Restaurant, from Medford (88% survival) to Old To...

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last updated: May 11, 2026 | Weekly methodology review | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Medford — 88% average survivability for Indonesian Restaurant

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 23 of 23 analyzed

City-wide average: 81% for Indonesian Restaurants

Most challenging area: Old Town at 74%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~8.1% more expected revenue in Medford

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

Summary
10 Best Neighborhoods
Where Would an Indonesian Restaurant Make the Most Money?
What Should I Consider?
Where Should I Start?
FAQ: Best Neighborhoods
FAQ: Can an Indonesian Restaurant Succeed in Lower-Ranked Areas?
FAQ: How Often Are Rankings Updated?
FAQ: Is an Indonesian Restaurant a Good Tenant?
Landlord Survivability Data
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Summary

Of all the neighborhoods in and around Baltimore, Medford ranks #1 for opening an Indonesian Restaurant with 88% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 92% and the most challenging locations in Medford at 84%. The worst neighborhoods include Old Town with 74% average chance. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time.

Top-Survivability Baltimore Neighborhoods for Indonesian Restaurants

**Comparable neighborhoods nationally:** Medford resembles **Capitol View (Atlanta)** and **Alta Vista (San Antonio)** most closely — all three carry lower-income, higher poverty, and less walkable commutes. Operators evaluating Medford for Indonesian Restaurants can read those peer neighborhoods as parallel signal.

**What goes wrong for Indonesian Restaurants in Baltimore.** 23 tracked neighborhoods, scores spanning **74% to 88%** (average 81%). **Medford** leads at 88% (1 existing competitor); **Old Town** anchors the bottom at 74%. The 14-point spread is the dominant failure mode: choosing the wrong Baltimore neighborhood costs more upside than any operational tweak can recover.

Medford ranks #1 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed in and around Baltimore for Indonesian Restaurant survivability with a score of 88% as of 2026. The top 10 neighborhoods are:

Why these rankings reflect real survival outcomes

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Medford	89.0% – 93.0%	85.9% – 89.5%	83.0% – 87.0%
2	Canton	85.0% – 89.0%	84.3% – 87.8%	82.0% – 86.0%
3	Towson	94.0% – 97.0%	83.3% – 86.9%	74.0% – 78.0%
4	Eastwood	94.0% – 97.0%	83.0% – 86.6%	73.0% – 77.0%
5	Kresson	87.0% – 91.0%	82.8% – 86.3%	75.0% – 79.0%
6	Greektown	87.0% – 91.0%	81.5% – 85.1%	76.0% – 80.0%
7	Annapolis	92.0% – 96.0%	81.4% – 85.0%	65.0% – 69.0%
8	Woodring	82.0% – 86.0%	80.7% – 84.2%	79.0% – 83.0%
9	Idlewood	85.0% – 89.0%	80.6% – 84.1%	72.0% – 76.0%
10	Beechfield	92.0% – 96.0%	80.4% – 84.0%	71.0% – 75.0%

Notable runners-up worth a second look

Location-level factors like visibility and adjacent tenants can override neighborhood-level trends. However, market conditions change daily, and it's best to use StreetSpring's live data to check the Survivability Score for a specific address.

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.

Where in or Around Baltimore Would an Indonesian Restaurant Make the Most Money?

In Medford, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~8.1% more than the average location in or around Baltimore.

On the other hand, in Old Town, the worst possible location could result in making ~8.0% less than the average location in the city.

Nothing influences a business's future more than its location. Opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore requires careful location choice. Across 23 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Indonesian Restaurant is 81% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. Different business types will have different forecasted spend than others, and all of those would have different projections for each location.

What to Think About When Launching an Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore

The address you sign for is the most consequential decision in launching this business. A high Survivability Score is a non-negotiable starting point. Revenue Capture Score captures the interplay between market share and consumer spending — the two biggest drivers of success. 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 analysis covers businesses serving the 24 largest metros in America. Strategic clustering can actually boost performance by creating destination zones. StreetSpring's predictions leverage proprietary datasets covering competition, spending, and mobility.

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
Permits & licensing	Assuming a 30-day permit timeline, hitting 90+ days, paying rent on a non-operating storefront.	Call the local zoning office before signing. Confirm your use is already permitted; if not, factor a 2-3 month variance timeline.
Anchor co-tenancy	Signing next to a high-traffic anchor that closes 6 months later, leaving you orphaned.	Ask for a co-tenancy clause — rent abatement or termination right if the anchor leaves. Standard for strong markets.
Outdoor seating / sidewalk use	Signing assuming you can add patio seating, then learning the city requires a separate sidewalk-cafe permit with long lead times.	Check the city's sidewalk-cafe permit process up front. Confirm landlord allows outdoor build-out in the lease language.

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. Because local conditions evolve weekly, the live survivability tool offers a more current snapshot than any published ranking.

Where to Launch an Indonesian Restaurant in or Around Baltimore

The strongest survivability scores belong to Medford, Canton, and Towson, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Old Town, Glen Burnie, and Fallstaff. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring refreshes survivability data continuously — check the tool for the most current score at any address.

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Where Indonesian Restaurants Thrive in Baltimore

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the top neighborhood for an Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore is Medford with 88% average survivability, followed by Canton and Towson. 23 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed exceed 70% two-year survival.

Market dynamics shift frequently; validate these insights with real-time data from StreetSpring.

When Lower-Scoring Neighborhoods Can Still Work for Indonesian Restaurants

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. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

How Fresh Is Our Baltimore Indonesian Restaurant Ranking Data?

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 Baltimore.

Should Baltimore Landlords Lease to Indonesian Restaurants?

In Medford, StreetSpring forecasts a 85.9% – 89.5% average chance for a new Indonesian Restaurant to survive more than 2 years, depending on the exact storefront. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

Landlord Survivability Data for Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore

The data tells a clear story for Indonesian Restaurant tenants across Baltimore's top neighborhoods. Medford leads with 85.9% – 89.5% average survivability, with best-case storefronts reaching 89.0% – 93.0%. Canton averages 84.3% – 87.8%, and Towson comes in at 83.3% – 86.9%. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

Our tool delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location for any business category.

What Are the Best Neighborhoods in Baltimore to Open an Indonesian Restaurant?

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

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

View technical data for Baltimore

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 Baltimore by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Baltimore plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth. Find Indonesian Restaurant relative to its peers.

Waterfall chart of best and worst Indonesian Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore — Top and bottom neighborhoods for Indonesian Restaurant in Baltimore — each step shows the gap from the city average. Wider spread = location matters more.

How we measure this: Shorter leases compress survival horizons. We assume a 5-year base term unless listing data overrides.

**How we benchmark:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release reports **50.0% 5-year survival** for Indonesian Restaurants nationally. StreetSpring's Baltimore model — which incorporates competitive density, traffic patterns, and rent dynamics — produces an average **survivability score of 87%** for Indonesian Restaurants across the city.

**About Baltimore** — Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 569,997 in 2025, while the Baltimore metropolitan area at 2.86 million residents is the 22nd-largest metropolitan area in the nation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore))

**Daytime-worker density across Baltimore:** Per US Census LEHD LODES, the median Baltimore neighborhood has a **0.39:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** (75th-percentile = 4.34, across **96** tracked neighborhoods) — a strongly-residential commercial-corridor profile. The right neighborhood pick for any subtype depends on whether the business model fits the worker-traffic or resident-traffic side of that distribution.

**Where Baltimore sits on operating costs:** Commercial power **7.3¢/kWh** (below the 24-metro median), state min wage **$15.00/hr** (below), combined sales tax **6.0%** (below), and commercial property tax **1.07%** (above). Composite read: **low-cost** for operating overhead. None of these are dispositive on their own — but they bound the runway a new Baltimore storefront has to find product-market fit.

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