What is the best neighborhood in Boston to open a Filipino Restaurant?

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

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

In Haverhill, the best possible Filipino Restaurant location in Boston offers approximately 8.6% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 7.6% less than average.

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

The city-wide average survivability for Filipino Restaurant across Boston is 81% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Haverhill substantially outperform this average, reaching 88%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Filipino Restaurant in Boston?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Boston for Filipino Restaurant include Winchester with 75% average survival chance, West Roxbury, and Belmont. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

How accurate are StreetSpring's Filipino Restaurant survivability predictions?

StreetSpring's models achieve 95–99% accuracy across business types, analyzing 100+ factors with a ±3% margin of error. StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

Survivability Rankings for Filipino Restaurant in Boston

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Boston to open a Filipino Restaurant, from Haverhill (88% survival) to Winchester...

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last reviewed: May 13, 2026 | New data weekly | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Haverhill — 88% average survivability for Filipino Restaurant

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 88 of 88 analyzed

City-wide average: 81% for Filipino Restaurants

Most challenging area: Winchester at 75%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~8.6% more expected revenue in Haverhill

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

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FAQ: Best Neighborhoods
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Summary

Haverhill leads Boston's 2026 survivability rankings for Filipino Restaurant operators with 88% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering >97% and the most challenging locations in Haverhill at 68%. The worst neighborhoods include Winchester with 75% average chance. Location-level factors like visibility and adjacent tenants can override neighborhood-level trends.

Which Boston Neighborhoods Are Strongest for Filipino Restaurants?

**How Haverhill compares:** Haverhill — the top-ranked neighborhood for Filipino Restaurants in Boston — has a profile that most resembles **Fraser (Detroit)** and **Imperial Beach (San Diego)**. All three share less college-educated, less transit-reliant, and older housing stock, giving operators a wider reference set than a single city's data alone.

**Failure pattern for Filipino Restaurants in Boston.** Across 88 tracked neighborhoods, survivability for this subtype spans **75% to 88%** — a 13-point gap. **Haverhill** leads at 88% (1 existing competitor), while **Winchester** sits at 75%. The dominant failure mode for a Filipino Restaurant in Boston is neighborhood selection: a 13-point head start is on the table before the lease is signed.

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

The data signals behind these scores

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Haverhill	95.0% – 97.0%	85.9% – 89.3%	67.0% – 71.0%
2	Boston	91.0% – 95.0%	85.7% – 89.0%	72.0% – 76.0%
3	Medfield	95.0% – 97.0%	84.5% – 87.8%	61.0% – 65.0%
4	Methuen	94.0% – 97.0%	84.0% – 87.3%	67.0% – 71.0%
5	Aggasiz - Harvard North	86.0% – 90.0%	83.9% – 87.3%	80.0% – 84.0%
6	Dover	94.0% – 97.0%	83.7% – 87.0%	66.0% – 70.0%
7	Needham	95.0% – 97.0%	83.4% – 86.7%	61.0% – 65.0%
8	Davis Square	84.0% – 88.0%	82.5% – 85.9%	78.0% – 82.0%
9	Porter Square	85.0% – 89.0%	82.3% – 85.6%	80.0% – 84.0%
10	Peabody	85.0% – 89.0%	82.3% – 85.6%	77.0% – 81.0%

Where the rankings might surprise you

Our data shows that roughly 15% of top-performing locations sit in neighborhoods ranked below the city median. New competitor openings and closures happen weekly — the live tool ensures you see the latest picture.

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 Filipino Restaurants

In Haverhill, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~8.6% more than the average location in or around Boston.

On the other hand, in Winchester, the worst possible location could result in making ~7.6% less than the average location in the city.

Your choice of location outweighs almost every other business decision combined. Opening a Filipino Restaurant in Boston requires careful location choice. Across 88 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Filipino Restaurant is 81% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. Consumer spending patterns differ dramatically across business types and micro-locations.

Key Considerations Before Opening a Filipino Restaurant in Boston

Location quality is the dominant factor in survival outcomes. A high Survivability Score isn't a nice-to-have — it's the floor every candidate address must clear. 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. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major US metros. Clustering works when it draws more customers to the area than any single business could alone. Our proprietary models incorporate data sources not available through any public platform.

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Workforce availability	Hiring radius is smaller than you think — many neighborhoods can't staff a full team at standard wages.	Pull BLS wage data for your industry in this metro. Walk through your staffing plan with a local restaurant/retail operator before signing.
Lease term	Locking into 7-10 years without break clauses, then needing to relocate after year 2.	Negotiate a relocation or termination clause. Confirm assignment + sublease rights are in writing.
Insurance + compliance	General liability quoted at a starter rate, then jumping 2-3x once you add property + workers' comp + business interruption.	Get binding quotes from 2 insurers before signing the lease. Most landlords require minimum coverage levels — read those terms first.

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.

Pinpointing the Right Neighborhood for a Filipino Restaurant in Boston

The neighborhoods with the highest survivability for this business type are Haverhill, Boston, and Medfield, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Winchester, West Roxbury, and Belmont. Location-level factors like visibility and adjacent tenants can override neighborhood-level trends. The live platform incorporates the most recent foot traffic, competitor, and spending data for your exact address.

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Top-Survivability Boston Neighborhoods for Filipino Restaurants

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

For the most accurate predictions, always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform.

When Lower-Scoring Neighborhoods Can Still Work for Filipino Restaurants

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. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

When Does StreetSpring Update Boston Filipino Restaurant Rankings?

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.

Should Boston Landlords Lease to Filipino Restaurants?

In Haverhill, StreetSpring forecasts a 85.9% – 89.3% average chance for a new Filipino 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 Filipino Restaurant in Boston

Landlords in Boston's top three neighborhoods for Filipino Restaurant can expect the following average survivability for new tenants:

Haverhill: 85.9% – 89.3%
Boston: 85.7% – 89.0%
Medfield: 84.5% – 87.8%

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Where Filipino Restaurants Thrive in Boston

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

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Boston by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Boston plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth. Find Filipino Restaurant relative to its peers.

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

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

**About this market.** 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. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston).

**Daytime-worker density across Boston:** Per US Census LEHD LODES, the median Boston neighborhood has a **0.25:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** (75th-percentile = 2.36, across **129** tracked neighborhoods) — a strongly-residential commercial-corridor profile. The right neighborhood pick for any subtype depends on whether the business model fits the worker-traffic or resident-traffic side of that distribution.

**Cost framing for Boston:** Four operating-cost lines tilt this city median vs StreetSpring's 24-metro median — commercial electricity **10.9¢/kWh** (above median 10.8¢), state minimum wage **$15.00/hr** (below 15.00), combined sales tax **6.2%** (below 7.7%), and effective commercial property tax **1.20%** (above 0.96%). Sources: EIA Form 861, US DOL, Tax Foundation 2024.

**BLS data point:** Filipino Restaurants have a **50.0% 5-year survival rate** nationally per BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release. StreetSpring's location-specific model scores Filipino Restaurants in Boston at an average **survivability score of 85%**, reflecting site-level factors like competitive density, demographics, and accessibility that national averages can't capture.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

How is the Filipino Restaurants survivability score for Boston calculated?

StreetSpring's Boston Filipino Restaurants score blends ~100 site-level factors — competition within 0.25, 0.5, and 2 miles; ACS demographics; commute / accessibility patterns; lease rent rates; and historical survival outcomes. The 85% city average emerges from per-site scoring at every grid block.

How comprehensive is the Filipino Restaurants data for Boston?

For Filipino Restaurants, the Boston model produces survivability scores from 60% (low-end neighborhoods) to 99% (top neighborhoods), averaging 85%. Each storefront address gets a precise score that reflects block-level variation.

Do Filipino Restaurants need walkable locations in Boston?

Median Boston commute is ~32 minutes. Accessibility-driven foot-traffic variation contributes to the 60-99% survivability range Filipino Restaurants see across the metro.

What 5-year survival rate does the federal government track for Filipino Restaurants?

BLS data shows Filipino Restaurants survive 5 years at a 50% rate nationally. In Boston, StreetSpring's location-specific survivability score for this subtype averages 85% — above the national figure by 35 points.

What's the gap between the best and worst Boston locations for a Filipino Restaurant?

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

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