Business Survivability in Scottsdale, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Scottsdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.2% 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 Scottsdale (77.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #96 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 54.0% 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 Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 69.1% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 69.0% chance.
Is Scottsdale a good place to start a business?
In Chicago's survivability rankings, Scottsdale comes in at #96 of 99 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 54.0% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Scottsdale is 12.4 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Scottsdale see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring's model reads Scottsdale's 2.9% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Scottsdale?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Scottsdale that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. The location below represents the address in Scottsdale with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Scottsdale. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Scottsdale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 4 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 83.6% |
| 6 | Bar | 83.1% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 83.1% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.1% |
| 9 | Cafe | 81.8% |
| 10 | Spa | 79.0% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store, Hair Salon and Clothing Store are tied; Bar, Laundromat 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.
Highest Survivability in Scottsdale
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 77.2% on average across Scottsdale; best at 89.6%, challenging at 67.0%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Scottsdale shows 69.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 58.1%.
- #3 Convenience Store (Ranked #3): 69.0% average in Scottsdale. Best-case storefronts: 84.1%. Challenging locations: 50.4%.
- #4 Hair Salon is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Scottsdale: 68.3% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 50.7%.
- #5 Clothing Store: 60.9% on average across Scottsdale; best at 84.1%, challenging at 49.0%.
Strong Performers in Scottsdale
- #6 Opening a Bar in Scottsdale shows 69.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.1%; lower-end sites show 53.4%.
- #7 Laundromat (Ranked #7): 64.8% average in Scottsdale. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #8 Coffee Shop is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Scottsdale: 62.8% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #9 Cafe: 72.7% on average across Scottsdale; best at 83.1%, challenging at 50.2%.
- #10 Opening a Spa in Scottsdale shows 68.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Scottsdale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Scottsdale 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 one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Scottsdale?
The top businesses to open next in Scottsdale:
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 69.1% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 69.0% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 91.9% employment rate in Scottsdale is a key signal of consumer health, and the 2.9% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Scottsdale right now.
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- See the Chicago Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Chicago Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Scottsdale.
What type of business should you rent your Scottsdale storefront to?
For landlords in Scottsdale, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Scottsdale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Scottsdale storefronts, with a best-case score of 89.6% and a floor of 67.0% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Scottsdale?
Location decisions in Scottsdale should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.