Business Survivability in Strawberry Hill, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Strawberry Hill is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.8% 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 Strawberry Hill (81.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #33 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 67.6% 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 Strawberry Hill 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 Strawberry Hill is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 75.3% chance, followed by a Clothing Store with a 67.7% chance.
Is Strawberry Hill a good place to start a business?
In Boston's survivability rankings, Strawberry Hill comes in at #33 of 52 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 67.6% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Strawberry Hill, the top-ranked business type scores 8.2 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Strawberry Hill can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Strawberry Hill will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Strawberry Hill's employment rate of 96.0% and housing vacancy rate of 2.3% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Strawberry Hill?
StreetSpring scores each block in Strawberry Hill so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in Strawberry Hill per 2026 data:
The highlighted area represents the address in Strawberry Hill that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic 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 Strawberry Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.8% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 84.5% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
| 6 | Dentist Office | 83.6% |
| 7 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 83.6% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 10 | Spa | 83.1% |
| 13 | Pet Boarding Facility | 82.3% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Physical Therapy 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 Strawberry Hill
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 81.8% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 67.5%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill: 75.3% chance on average, best at 87.4%, challenging at 63.2%.
- #3 Clothing Store: 67.7% on average across Strawberry Hill; best at 85.0%, challenging at 53.5%.
- #4 Opening an Eye Care Center in Strawberry Hill shows 74.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 62.8%.
- #5 Hair Salon (Ranked #5): 75.4% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 65.6%.
Strong Performers in Strawberry Hill
- #6 Dentist Office is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill: 72.7% chance on average, best at 85.3%, challenging at 62.4%.
- #7 Physical Therapy Clinic: 72.1% on average across Strawberry Hill; best at 85.8%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #8 Opening a Coffee Shop in Strawberry Hill shows 65.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 50.7%.
- #10 Spa (Ranked #10): 76.1% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 64.2%.
- #13 Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill: 73.2% chance on average, best at 83.2%, challenging at 58.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Strawberry Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Strawberry Hill 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Strawberry Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Strawberry Hill:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 75.3% average survival rate
- Clothing Stores: 67.7% 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. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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 2.3% means the Census estimates that share of Strawberry Hill'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 Strawberry Hill. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Strawberry Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Strawberry Hill storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Clothing Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Strawberry Hill, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Strawberry Hill storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Strawberry Hill landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 67.5% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Strawberry Hill?
In Strawberry Hill, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Strawberry Hill addresses rank right now.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.