Business Survivability in Mattapan, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Mattapan is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.6% 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 Mattapan (79.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #40 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 63.4% 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 Mattapan 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 Mattapan is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 74.0% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 76.4% chance.
Is Mattapan a good place to start a business?
Among the 52 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Boston, Mattapan ranks #40 for business survivability, with an average 63.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Mattapan, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 10.4 points above that type's average.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Mattapan can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Mattapan will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- A 91.0% employment rate in Mattapan means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Mattapan?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Mattapan for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Mattapan, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chiropractor Office in 2026:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in Mattapan. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Mattapan?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 86.2% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.8% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 11 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 12 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 14 | Cosmetics Shop | 81.4% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Clothing Store and Convenience Store are tied; Hair Salon and Cafe 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 Mattapan
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 79.6% on average across Mattapan; best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #2 Opening a Dentist Office in Mattapan shows 74.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #3): 76.4% average in Mattapan. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Mattapan: 74.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #8 Clothing Store: 73.9% on average across Mattapan; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Mattapan
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Mattapan shows 73.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.9%.
- #10 Laundromat (Ranked #10): 69.1% average in Mattapan. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #11 Hair Salon is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Mattapan: 73.4% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #12 Cafe: 71.2% on average across Mattapan; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #14 Opening a Cosmetics Shop in Mattapan shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 51.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Mattapan make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Mattapan 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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 analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Mattapan?
The top businesses to open next in Mattapan:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 74.0% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 76.4% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 5.9% means the Census estimates that share of Mattapan'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 Mattapan. 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 Mattapan.
What type of business should you rent your Mattapan storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Mattapan shows that Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Veterinary Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Mattapan: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Mattapan storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
The data shows a Chiropractor Office in Mattapan is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Mattapan?
Start any location decision in Mattapan with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- 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.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
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.