Business Survivability in Kenmore, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Kenmore is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.7% 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 Kenmore (84.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #31 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 66.9% two-year survival 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 Kenmore 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 Kenmore is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.7% 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 75.7% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Kenmore a good place to start a business?
Kenmore is ranked number 31 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston to start a business, with an average 66.9% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Kenmore, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 5.3 points above that type's average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Kenmore for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 15.6% housing vacancy rate in Kenmore comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Kenmore?
The right address in Kenmore can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Kenmore:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Kenmore. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Kenmore?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.3% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 85.3% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.5% |
| 6 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 7 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 8 | Spa | 84.0% |
| 9 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.0% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Bar, Cafe, Spa, Dermatology Clinic and Coffee 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 Kenmore
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 84.7% on average across Kenmore; best at 90.0%, challenging at 73.4%.
- #2 Opening an Eye Care Center in Kenmore shows 75.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 75.7% average in Kenmore. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 59.4%.
- #4 Convenience Store is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Kenmore: 75.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.7%.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic: 77.2% on average across Kenmore; best at 87.9%, challenging at 60.2%.
Strong Performers in Kenmore
- #6 Opening a Bar in Kenmore shows 80.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 57.9%.
- #7 Cafe (Ranked #7): 76.2% average in Kenmore. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #8 Spa is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Kenmore: 74.6% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 55.2%.
- #9 Dermatology Clinic: 73.7% on average across Kenmore; best at 88.3%, challenging at 58.6%.
- #11 Opening a Coffee Shop in Kenmore shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
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 Kenmore make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Kenmore 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific 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 Kenmore?
The top businesses to open next in Kenmore:
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 75.6% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 75.7% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 15.6% means the Census estimates that share of Kenmore's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Kenmore. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Boston Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Boston Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Boston neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Kenmore.
What type of business should you rent your Kenmore storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Kenmore are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Kenmore storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Chiropractor Office leads all business categories for Kenmore landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 73.4% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- 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 Kenmore?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Kenmore address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Boston: /resources/data/boston-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.