Business Survivability in Merrymount, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Merrymount is a Bar with a 73.2% 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 Bar in Merrymount (73.2% average survival rate, 84.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #49 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 61.0% 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 Merrymount 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 Merrymount is a Bar with a 73.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 84.0% chance; next is a Gym with a 67.0% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 71.6% chance.
Is Merrymount a good place to start a business?
Among the 52 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Boston, Merrymount ranks #49 for business survivability, with an average 61.0% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Merrymount, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 10.8 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Merrymount often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- With a 89.7% employment rate, Merrymount has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Merrymount?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Merrymount, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Merrymount with the highest projected survivability for a Bar:
The highlighted area represents the address in Merrymount that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Bar survivability. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Merrymount?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 2 | Gym | 83.1% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 82.8% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 82.4% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 77.9% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 77.7% |
| 7 | Spa | 77.2% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 76.8% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 76.8% |
| 10 | Acupuncture Clinic | 76.4% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Eye Care Center 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.
Highest Survivability in Merrymount
- #1 Bar (Ranked #1): 73.2% average in Merrymount. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 53.8%.
- #2 Gym is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Merrymount: 67.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #3 Convenience Store: 71.6% on average across Merrymount; best at 85.0%, challenging at 53.5%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Merrymount shows 71.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 62.0%.
- #5 Dance Club (Ranked #5): 67.7% average in Merrymount. Best-case storefronts: 83.8%. Challenging locations: 52.7%.
Strong Performers in Merrymount
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Merrymount: 65.6% chance on average, best at 79.5%, challenging at 56.1%.
- #7 Spa: 68.1% on average across Merrymount; best at 81.3%, challenging at 57.9%.
- #8 Opening a Dentist Office in Merrymount shows 68.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 78.5%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #9 Eye Care Center (Ranked #9): 66.7% average in Merrymount. Best-case storefronts: 79.8%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #10 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Merrymount: 67.8% chance on average, best at 76.4%, challenging at 56.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Bar: See how this compares to other cities →
- Gym: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Merrymount make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Merrymount 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Merrymount?
The top businesses to open next in Merrymount:
- Bars: 73.2% average survival rate, 84.0% at the best address
- Gyms: 67.0% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 71.6% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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. With Merrymount's 89.7% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Merrymount are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Merrymount.
What type of business should you rent your Merrymount storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Bars, Gyms, and Convenience Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Merrymount, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Merrymount: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Merrymount storefront to a Bar?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Bar at the top of the survivability rankings for Merrymount storefronts, with a best-case score of 84.0% and a floor of 53.8% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Merrymount?
Start any location decision in Merrymount with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- The most current survivability data for Merrymount is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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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.