Business Survivability in Edison Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Edison Park is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.4% 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 Edison Park (77.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #93 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 54.5% 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 Edison Park 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 Edison Park is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Clothing Store with a 67.2% chance, followed by a Laundromat with a 64.9% chance.
Is Edison Park a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Edison Park #93 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago, with an average Survivability Score of 54.5% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Edison Park, the top-ranked business type scores 12.6 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Edison Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- At 95.5% employed, Edison Park's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Edison Park?
StreetSpring scores each block in Edison Park so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Edison Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chiropractor Office in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Edison Park. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Edison Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 5 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 6 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 7 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 8 | Hair Salon | 82.6% |
| 9 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 77.2% |
| 10 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 75.2% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store, Spa, Cafe and Bar 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.
Highest Survivability in Edison Park
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Edison Park shows 77.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 60.7%.
- #2 Clothing Store (Ranked #2): 67.2% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 50.8%.
- #3 Laundromat is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Edison Park: 64.9% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #4 Convenience Store: 66.9% on average across Edison Park; best at 84.1%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #5 Opening a Spa in Edison Park shows 66.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
Strong Performers in Edison Park
- #6 Cafe (Ranked #6): 64.5% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 50.2%.
- #7 Bar is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Edison Park: 63.6% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #8 Hair Salon: 59.4% on average across Edison Park; best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #9 Opening an Asian Fusion Restaurant in Edison Park shows 62.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.1%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
- #10 Japanese / Sushi Restaurant (Ranked #10): 60.7% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: 83.1%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Edison Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Edison Park 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.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Edison Park?
The top businesses to open next in Edison Park:
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Clothing Stores: 67.2% average survival rate
- Laundromats: 64.9% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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. The survivability rankings for Edison Park draw on real Census conditions, including 95.5% employment and 4.4% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Edison Park today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Chicago Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Chicago Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Edison Park.
What type of business should you rent your Edison Park storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Edison Park, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Chiropractor Offices, Clothing Stores, and Laundromats.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Edison Park storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Edison Park in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 60.7%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Edison Park?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Edison Park before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Edison Park to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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 Chicago are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Chicago: /resources/data/chicago-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.