What is the best neighborhood in Boston to open an Afghan Restaurant?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Boston to open an Afghan Restaurant is Haverhill, with 87% average survivability. 88 of 88 neighborhoods analyzed exceed the 70% two-year survival threshold.

How much more revenue can an Afghan Restaurant make in the best vs. average Boston neighborhood?

In Haverhill, the best possible Afghan Restaurant location in Boston offers approximately 8.5% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 6.8% less than average.

What is the city-wide average survivability for Afghan Restaurant in Boston?

The city-wide average survivability for Afghan Restaurant across Boston is 80% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Haverhill substantially outperform this average, reaching 87%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Afghan Restaurant in Boston?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Boston for Afghan Restaurant include Winchester with 75% average survival chance, West Roxbury, and South End. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well.

How often are Afghan Restaurant rankings in Boston updated?

StreetSpring recalculates survivability scores regularly using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. The live tool always shows the most current predictions for any address in Boston.

Survivability Rankings for Afghan Restaurant in Boston

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Boston to open an Afghan Restaurant, from Haverhill (87% survival) to Winchester ...

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last reviewed: April 26, 2026 | Updated weekly | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Haverhill — 87% average survivability for Afghan Restaurant

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 88 of 88 analyzed

City-wide average: 80% for Afghan Restaurants

Most challenging area: Winchester at 75%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~8.5% more expected revenue in Haverhill

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

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FAQ: Best Neighborhoods
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FAQ: Is an Afghan Restaurant a Good Tenant?
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Summary

Opening an Afghan Restaurant in Boston? Our 2026 analysis identifies Haverhill as the top location with 87% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 97% and the most challenging locations in Haverhill at 64%. The worst neighborhoods include Winchester with 75% average chance. Our data shows that roughly 15% of top-performing locations sit in neighborhoods ranked below the city median.

Top-Survivability Boston Neighborhoods for Afghan Restaurants

**Where else does Haverhill look like?** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, the strongest profile matches are **Fraser (Detroit)** and **Imperial Beach (San Diego)** — sharing less college-educated, less transit-reliant, and older housing stock. Same neighborhood signatures tend to produce similar business-type outcomes.

**Failure-mode analysis: Afghan Restaurants in Boston.** Across 88 neighborhoods, scores range **75-87%**, with the citywide average at 80%. The top-ranked neighborhood (**Haverhill**, 87%, no existing competitors in our index) sits 12 points above the bottom (**Winchester**, 75%). For an Afghan Restaurant, neighborhood selection drives more of the survivability outcome than almost any other controllable input.

Haverhill ranks #1 of 88 neighborhoods analyzed in and around Boston for Afghan Restaurant survivability with a score of 87% as of 2026. The top 10 neighborhoods are:

Why density alone doesn't determine the winner

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Haverhill	94.0% – 97.0%	85.9% – 88.8%	63.0% – 67.0%
2	Boston	90.0% – 94.0%	85.8% – 88.7%	71.0% – 75.0%
3	Medfield	95.0% – 97.0%	84.8% – 87.7%	61.0% – 65.0%
4	Dover	94.0% – 97.0%	84.5% – 87.4%	65.0% – 69.0%
5	Methuen	94.0% – 97.0%	84.2% – 87.1%	65.0% – 69.0%
6	Needham	95.0% – 97.0%	83.4% – 86.3%	64.0% – 68.0%
7	Merrymount	90.0% – 94.0%	83.3% – 86.2%	69.0% – 73.0%
8	Lowell	94.0% – 97.0%	83.1% – 86.0%	65.0% – 69.0%
9	Ten Hills	87.0% – 91.0%	82.5% – 85.4%	71.0% – 75.0%
10	Adams Shore	92.0% – 96.0%	82.0% – 84.9%	67.0% – 71.0%

What the score spread tells you about risk

A low-ranking neighborhood can still contain high-potential storefronts — the address matters most. However, market conditions change daily, and it's best to use StreetSpring's live data to check the Survivability Score for a specific address.

Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each neighborhood. See our full methodology →

Try StreetSpring to see if this location is still the best and see if there are locations to rent in this area right now.

Boston's Best-Earning Neighborhoods for Afghan Restaurants

In Haverhill, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~8.5% more than the average location in or around Boston.

On the other hand, in Winchester, the worst possible location could result in making ~6.8% less than the average location in the city.

The difference between success and failure often comes down to where you sign the lease. Opening an Afghan Restaurant in Boston requires careful location choice. Across 88 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Afghan Restaurant is 80% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. A high-traffic corner that works well for a coffee shop may be entirely wrong for a specialty retailer.

Key Considerations Before Opening an Afghan Restaurant in Boston

The right address sets the ceiling on every other variable. Filtering candidate locations by Survivability Score first protects against the most common cause of business failure. Revenue Capture Score captures the interplay between market share and consumer spending — the two biggest drivers of success. StreetSpring computes this by projecting the business's market share, which is based on the quality and quantity of primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors. Our models draw from one of the most comprehensive commercial real estate datasets ever assembled. Competition density is not inherently negative — it often signals an established customer base. StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
Outdoor seating / sidewalk use	Signing assuming you can add patio seating, then learning the city requires a separate sidewalk-cafe permit with long lead times.	Check the city's sidewalk-cafe permit process up front. Confirm landlord allows outdoor build-out in the lease language.
Parking & visibility	Storefront looks great from the sidewalk but is invisible from the road.	Drive past at 30 mph from both directions. Count street parking + nearest paid lot capacity at peak hours.
Anchor co-tenancy	Signing next to a high-traffic anchor that closes 6 months later, leaving you orphaned.	Ask for a co-tenancy clause — rent abatement or termination right if the anchor leaves. Standard for strong markets.

This can be summarized as:

Revenue Capture Score = Projected Market Share × Forecasted Spend on Specific Business

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. For the most accurate predictions, always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform.

The Best Place to Start an Afghan Restaurant in Boston

Our data ranks the top-performing neighborhoods as Haverhill, Boston, and Medfield, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Winchester, West Roxbury, and South End. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

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Where Afghan Restaurants Thrive in Boston

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the top neighborhood for an Afghan Restaurant in Boston is Haverhill with 87% average survivability, followed by Boston and Medfield. 88 of 88 neighborhoods analyzed exceed 70% two-year survival.

New competitor openings and closures happen weekly — the live tool ensures you see the latest picture.

Should You Consider Lower-Survivability Areas of Boston for an Afghan Restaurant?

Yes — neighborhood averages mask significant block-by-block variation. Even in neighborhoods ranked outside the top 10, individual storefronts with strong foot traffic, low direct competition, and favorable lease terms can outperform the area average. Even neighborhoods with modest average scores can harbor exceptional individual locations. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

The Update Schedule for Boston Afghan Restaurants Data

StreetSpring recalculates survivability scores regularly using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. Rankings are updated quarterly; the live tool always reflects the most current predictions for any address in Boston.

Is an Afghan Restaurant a Good Tenant for Boston Landlords?

In Haverhill, StreetSpring forecasts a 85.9% – 88.8% average chance for a new Afghan Restaurant to survive more than 2 years, depending on the exact storefront. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

Landlord Survivability Data for Afghan Restaurant in Boston

If you own commercial property in Boston and are considering an Afghan Restaurant tenant, here is what the data shows: Haverhill properties offer the best survivability outlook (85.9% – 88.8%), Boston is strong but slightly lower (85.8% – 88.7%), and Medfield rounds out the top 3 (84.8% – 87.7%). Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

StreetSpring delivers address-level predictions, showing how likely hundreds of different businesses are to last at that exact spot.

What Are the Best Neighborhoods in Boston to Open an Afghan Restaurant?

You can see the best neighborhoods in or around Boston to open any type of business in our article Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Boston.

Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View technical data for Boston

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Visual Data

Waterfall chart of best and worst Afghan Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston — Top and bottom neighborhoods for Afghan Restaurant in Boston — each step shows the gap from the city average. Wider spread = location matters more.

Headline survivability statistic for Afghan Restaurant in Boston — Headline survivability stat for Afghan Restaurant in Boston.

Dumbbell chart comparing best vs worst locations for businesses in boston — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type — the gap shows how much location choice matters within a city.

How we measure this: Shorter leases compress survival horizons. We assume a 5-year base term unless listing data overrides.

**A bit of background on Boston.** Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston))

**LEHD daytime-density context for Boston:** Across 129 Boston neighborhoods, the median daytime-to-resident ratio is **0.25:1** (LEHD LODES). Top-quartile neighborhoods run **2.36:1** — strongly-residential commercial-corridor concentration. Worker-heavy neighborhoods favor weekday-lunch and commuter-traffic businesses; resident-heavy areas favor evening + weekend demand cycles.

**Operating-cost context (Boston):** Commercial electricity in Boston runs about **10.9¢/kWh** (above the 24-metro median of 10.8¢), the state minimum wage is **$15.00/hr** (below the 15.00 median), combined sales tax averages **6.2%** (below the 7.7% median), and effective commercial property tax is **1.20%** (above the 0.96% median). On operating costs alone, Boston sits in the **average** tier of US metros we track.

**Authoritative anchor:** BLS data (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) puts the national 5-year survival rate for Afghan Restaurants at **50.0%**. In Boston, StreetSpring's **survivability score** for this subtype averages **85%** — a site-quality measure built from 100+ location factors.

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Beyond the Numbers: Local Context

Beyond the general FAQ — data-anchored answers for this specific location.

Does Boston's population profile support Afghan Restaurants?

Boston's key demographics — ~$135K median household income, 41 median age — feed into the survivability model alongside competition, rent, and accessibility data. The model averages Afghan Restaurants at 85% across Boston.

How much does location matter for an Afghan Restaurant in Boston?

The Boston survivability spread for Afghan Restaurants runs from 60% (challenging locations) to 99% (best locations) — a 39-point window driven entirely by site selection.

Do Afghan Restaurants need walkable locations in Boston?

Boston's metro median commute is 32 minutes. Accessibility is one of ~100 factors in the survivability model — Afghan Restaurants in Boston score 85% on average, with the spread (60-99%) driven heavily by per-location accessibility differences.

What factors drive the Boston Afghan Restaurants score?

Each Afghan Restaurants survivability score in Boston (averaging 85%) reflects ~100 factors per address: competitor counts at multiple radii, demographics, accessibility, rent, and historical outcomes. The model is recalibrated quarterly against 500K+ business outcomes nationally.

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