Business Survivability in Roslindale, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Roslindale is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.2% 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 Chiropractor Office in Roslindale (76.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #38 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 63.0% 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 Roslindale 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 Roslindale is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.0% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 71.3% chance.
Is Roslindale a good place to start a business?
Roslindale holds the #38 position of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston for new business survivability, with an average score of 63.0% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Roslindale, the top-ranked business type scores 13.4 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Roslindale can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Roslindale will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 4.9% housing vacancy rate in Roslindale 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 Roslindale?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Roslindale offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Roslindale for a Chiropractor Office:
The highlighted area represents the address in Roslindale that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Roslindale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.2% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 85.3% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.9% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 11 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 12 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 13 | Cafe | 83.3% |
Ties at a good address: Hair Salon and Gym 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 Roslindale
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 76.2% average in Roslindale. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Roslindale: 75.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 71.3% on average across Roslindale; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Opening a Convenience Store in Roslindale shows 75.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #5 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #5): 70.9% average in Roslindale. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Roslindale
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Roslindale: 70.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #10 Laundromat: 69.9% on average across Roslindale; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #11 Opening a Hair Salon in Roslindale shows 69.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #12 Gym (Ranked #12): 68.7% average in Roslindale. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #13 Cafe is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Roslindale: 71.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Roslindale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Roslindale 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Roslindale?
The top businesses to open next in Roslindale:
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 75.0% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 71.3% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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. Roslindale sits at 94.9% employment and 4.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Roslindale are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Roslindale.
What type of business should you rent your Roslindale storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Roslindale are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Roslindale storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for Roslindale. The best addresses show a 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 57.3%.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Roslindale?
In Roslindale, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.