Business Survivability in West Roxbury, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in West Roxbury is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.3% 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 West Roxbury (76.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #35 of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: 62.5% 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 West Roxbury 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 West Roxbury is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.4% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 70.6% chance.
Is West Roxbury a good place to start a business?
West Roxbury holds the #35 position of 52 neighborhoods in and around Boston for new business survivability, with an average score of 62.5% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in West Roxbury, the top-ranked business type scores 13.7 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within West Roxbury, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- The 7.7% housing vacancy rate in West Roxbury 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 West Roxbury?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in West Roxbury give your concept the best odds of survival. Here is the top survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in West Roxbury, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in West Roxbury. 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 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 West Roxbury?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 87.9% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.9% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.9% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 83.6% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 83.6% |
| 11 | Cafe | 82.2% |
| 12 | Spa | 81.8% |
| 13 | Hair Salon | 81.8% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Convenience Store, Eye Care Center and Clothing Store are tied; Spa and Hair Salon 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 West Roxbury
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 76.3% on average across West Roxbury; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in West Roxbury shows 77.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #3 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #3): 70.6% average in West Roxbury. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in West Roxbury: 70.5% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #8 Convenience Store: 70.7% on average across West Roxbury; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
Strong Performers in West Roxbury
- #9 Opening an Eye Care Center in West Roxbury shows 70.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #10 Clothing Store (Ranked #10): 68.6% average in West Roxbury. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #11 Cafe is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in West Roxbury: 66.4% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #12 Spa: 70.1% on average across West Roxbury; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #13 Opening a Hair Salon in West Roxbury shows 68.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in West Roxbury make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in West Roxbury 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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 West Roxbury?
The top businesses to open next in West Roxbury:
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.4% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 70.6% 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. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for West Roxbury's 97.0% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in West Roxbury right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in West Roxbury.
What type of business should you rent your West Roxbury storefront to?
If you own commercial space in West Roxbury, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your West Roxbury storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chiropractor Office ranks as the top tenant type for your West Roxbury storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 56.8%.
- 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 West Roxbury?
When opening a business in West Roxbury, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any West Roxbury address on StreetSpring.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.