Business Survivability in Magoun Square, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Magoun Square is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.9% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Magoun Square (88.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #3 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 81.2% 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 Magoun Square 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 Magoun Square is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.9% 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 86.8% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 86.9% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Magoun Square a good place to start a business?
Magoun Square holds the #3 position of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston for new business survivability, with an average score of 81.2% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Magoun Square, the top-ranked business type scores 1.1 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Magoun Square can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Magoun Square could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Magoun Square has a housing vacancy rate of 3.9% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Magoun Square?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Magoun Square offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Magoun Square with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Magoun Square. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Magoun Square?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | International Grocery Store | 85.0% |
| 11 | Smoke Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Florist | 85.0% |
| 13 | Liquor Store | 84.7% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Dentist Office, Physical Therapy Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; International Grocery Store, Smoke Shop and Florist 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 Magoun Square
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 88.9% on average across Magoun Square; best at 90.0%, challenging at 86.6%.
- #2 Opening an Eye Care Center in Magoun Square shows 86.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 74.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 86.9% average in Magoun Square. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 77.7%.
- #4 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Magoun Square: 86.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 77.7%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic: 86.1% on average across Magoun Square; best at 89.6%, challenging at 76.0%.
Strong Performers in Magoun Square
- #9 Opening a Dance Club in Magoun Square shows 84.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 74.3%.
- #10 International Grocery Store (Ranked #10): 83.8% average in Magoun Square. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 77.4%.
- #11 Smoke Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Magoun Square: 83.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 78.2%.
- #12 Florist: 82.4% on average across Magoun Square; best at 85.0%, challenging at 71.0%.
- #13 Opening a Liquor Store in Magoun Square shows 80.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 60.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: 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 Magoun Square make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Magoun Square 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Magoun Square?
The top businesses to open next in Magoun Square:
- Veterinary Clinics: 88.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 86.8% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 86.9% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. Magoun Square sits at 97.9% employment and 3.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Magoun Square are currently available and how they score.
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Boston neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Magoun Square.
What type of business should you rent your Magoun Square storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Magoun Square, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Magoun Square: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Magoun Square storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
The data shows a Veterinary Clinic in Magoun Square is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 86.6%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Magoun Square?
When opening a business in Magoun Square, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- The most current survivability data for Magoun Square is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.