Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Denver

Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

Quick Summary

• Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
• Top-ranked neighborhood: Platt Park: 84.6% at a good address, 84.0% at a typical address
• Most challenging: Trails at First Creek: 52.1% average survivability
• 186 neighborhoods ranked across the Denver metro
• 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 129 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points. Your specific business type and address will differ.
• See our full methodology →

Table of Contents

• Summary
• 10 Best Neighborhoods to Open a Business
• Hardest Places to Open a Business
• Where Would a Business Make the Most Money?
• What Should I Consider When Opening?
• Where to Start & How to Find Data
• Advice for Landlords
• Tools for Tenant-Rep Agents
• Why Do Survival Rates Vary?
• What Is a Survivability Score?
• How Does StreetSpring Compare?
• What Each Neighborhood Specializes In
• Related Resources

Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 file ranks Platt Park first in Denver, with the best locations offering a 84.6% chance of lasting more than two years. Across all business types that could open in Platt Park, the average location shows a 84.0% chance of lasting more than two years. That said, neighborhood averages don't tell the whole story: there are standout locations even in areas that may appear less suitable.

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What Are the 10 Best Neighborhoods in or Around Denver to Open a Business?

The top 10 neighborhoods in or around Denver to open a business are:

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What Are the Hardest Places in or Around Denver to Open a Business?

The hardest neighborhoods in or around Denver to open a business are:

The Full Denver Neighborhood Ranking

All 186 neighborhoods we rank in or around Denver, best to hardest, on the same measure as the tables above: the projected chance a business at a good address in that neighborhood (the mean p90 score of its ranked business types, the file's neighborhood_overall_score) lasts two or more years, averaged across the 129 business types in this ranking.

Show all 186 ranked neighborhoods

#	Neighborhood	At a good address	Typical address	Best locations	Challenging locations
1	Platt Park	84.6%	84.0%	84.6%	79.9%
2	Jefferson Park	84.5%	82.4%	84.5%	75.4%
3	Five Points	84.5%	81.0%	84.6%	61.4%
4	Overland	84.5%	80.7%	84.6%	52.9%
5	Cole	84.5%	80.4%	84.6%	67.1%
6	Berkeley	84.5%	79.2%	84.6%	64.9%
7	Heritage Eagle Bend	84.4%	83.2%	84.5%	77.7%
8	Highland	84.4%	82.2%	84.6%	72.3%
9	Rosedale	84.4%	80.1%	84.5%	65.1%
10	Cheesman Park	84.4%	79.7%	84.5%	66.3%
11	Chaffee Park	84.3%	80.2%	84.5%	58.8%
12	Baker	84.3%	76.8%	84.6%	54.2%
13	University	84.3%	75.6%	84.5%	56.6%
14	Montclair	84.3%	69.6%	84.6%	49.6%
15	City Park West	84.2%	82.7%	84.4%	79.3%
16	Fitzsimons	84.2%	81.8%	84.5%	72.5%
17	West Colfax	84.2%	79.3%	84.3%	60.4%
18	University Park	84.2%	77.5%	84.6%	55.1%
19	City Center	84.2%	77.4%	84.5%	63.2%
20	Saddle Rock Golf Club	84.1%	80.0%	84.6%	64.0%
21	Elyria Swansea	84.1%	79.7%	84.5%	59.5%
22	Serenity Ridge	84.1%	79.1%	84.5%	71.6%
23	Tallyn's Reach	84.1%	78.9%	84.6%	58.8%
24	Chambers Heights	84.1%	77.2%	84.5%	58.3%
25	Washington Virginia Vale	84.1%	76.8%	84.6%	50.0%
26	Creighton	84.1%	76.2%	84.6%	56.8%
27	Southeast Crossing	84.1%	76.2%	84.5%	61.0%
28	North Aurora	84.1%	76.1%	84.6%	56.2%
29	Wheatlands	84.1%	75.8%	84.5%	54.1%
30	North Alameda	84.1%	73.0%	84.5%	52.0%
31	University Hills	84.1%	69.3%	84.6%	50.6%
32	Morris Heights	84.0%	79.5%	84.5%	62.7%
33	Lincoln Park	84.0%	79.3%	84.5%	64.2%
34	Union Station	84.0%	78.9%	84.2%	68.0%
35	Green Valley Ranch East	84.0%	78.6%	84.3%	58.4%
36	Civic Center	83.9%	78.5%	84.4%	71.6%
37	South Alameda	83.9%	77.0%	84.6%	60.9%
38	Cory Merrill	83.9%	75.5%	84.5%	54.4%
39	O'Kane Park	83.9%	72.7%	84.5%	57.3%
40	West Highland	83.8%	80.0%	84.3%	66.7%
41	Sunnyside	83.8%	79.3%	84.4%	62.8%
42	Whittier	83.8%	77.9%	84.2%	63.8%
43	Pheasant Run	83.8%	77.1%	84.1%	54.6%
44	Morse Park	83.8%	76.3%	84.5%	56.8%
45	Sloan Lake	83.8%	75.9%	84.3%	59.7%
46	Westwood	83.8%	75.1%	84.6%	57.8%
47	Virginia Village	83.8%	73.2%	84.5%	49.9%
48	Applewood	83.8%	71.2%	84.4%	51.4%
49	Regis	83.7%	77.7%	84.4%	59.7%
50	Valverde	83.7%	77.4%	84.0%	61.1%
51	Globeville	83.7%	77.3%	84.5%	57.9%
52	Murphy Creek	83.7%	77.3%	84.5%	55.2%
53	Washington Park West	83.7%	76.8%	84.0%	57.4%
54	Dam East West	83.7%	75.1%	84.4%	59.0%
55	Washington Park	83.7%	73.6%	84.5%	51.8%
56	Inspiration	83.6%	76.9%	84.1%	60.8%
57	Hampden South	83.6%	75.4%	84.6%	53.4%
58	Mar Lee	83.6%	74.8%	84.2%	53.7%
59	Central Park	83.6%	74.7%	84.6%	50.4%
60	Speer	83.6%	74.5%	84.5%	53.1%
61	Barnum	83.6%	73.7%	84.2%	51.7%
62	Meadow Hills	83.6%	72.0%	84.6%	55.0%
63	Auraria	83.5%	79.6%	83.7%	66.8%
64	Hale	83.5%	77.4%	84.3%	58.5%
65	Tower Triangle	83.5%	76.3%	84.5%	54.2%
66	East Colfax	83.5%	75.7%	84.5%	60.7%
67	Bear Creek	83.5%	74.6%	84.5%	53.1%
68	Lasley	83.5%	70.4%	84.3%	49.9%
69	Expo Park	83.5%	69.5%	83.9%	54.8%
70	Carmody	83.5%	69.4%	84.2%	54.8%
71	Adonea	83.4%	80.9%	83.7%	76.7%
72	Side Creek	83.4%	76.5%	84.5%	61.6%
73	Northeast Park Hill	83.4%	75.4%	84.5%	53.2%
74	Kendrick Lake	83.4%	68.4%	84.4%	52.0%
75	Woodgate	83.3%	79.1%	84.4%	68.1%
76	High Point at DIA	83.3%	75.4%	84.2%	55.9%
77	Heather Gardens	83.3%	75.2%	84.5%	54.2%
78	Kennedy	83.3%	71.2%	83.8%	54.5%
79	Capitol Hill	83.2%	79.1%	84.2%	64.5%
80	Fort Logan	83.2%	77.9%	84.3%	63.2%
81	Southmoor Park	83.2%	76.7%	84.4%	62.2%
82	Sun Valley	83.2%	76.5%	84.1%	59.3%
83	College View South Platte	83.2%	75.5%	84.2%	53.6%
84	Tollgate Overlook	83.2%	72.3%	83.8%	56.0%
85	Painted Prairie	83.1%	78.0%	84.0%	63.5%
86	Belmar Park	83.1%	74.5%	84.5%	52.3%
87	Union Square	83.0%	78.4%	83.3%	66.1%
88	Villa Park	83.0%	75.6%	84.2%	56.1%
89	City Center North	83.0%	72.7%	84.5%	54.7%
90	Belcaro	83.0%	72.1%	84.2%	52.9%
91	Dayton Triangle	82.9%	78.0%	83.7%	65.0%
92	Rooney Valley	82.9%	77.5%	83.9%	65.4%
93	Southshore	82.9%	77.2%	83.6%	60.8%
94	Highline Villages	82.9%	71.8%	83.4%	55.5%
95	South Park Hill	82.9%	70.7%	83.7%	50.4%
96	City Park	82.8%	75.8%	84.0%	57.7%
97	Windler Homestead	82.8%	75.2%	84.0%	57.2%
98	Athmar Park	82.8%	74.9%	84.0%	54.6%
99	Mission Viejo	82.8%	69.8%	84.5%	51.5%
100	Gateway Park	82.8%	65.4%	84.6%	48.8%
101	Windsor	82.7%	73.9%	84.2%	57.2%
102	Foothills	82.7%	73.3%	84.2%	54.1%
103	Villages at Murphy Creek	82.6%	79.4%	83.4%	73.0%
104	Sable Altura Chambers	82.6%	76.2%	84.2%	56.2%
105	Centrepoint	82.6%	74.5%	84.4%	57.8%
106	Highpoint	82.6%	70.9%	84.3%	52.1%
107	DIA	82.6%	70.6%	84.6%	48.8%
108	Bear Valley	82.6%	69.6%	84.5%	49.9%
109	Clayton	82.5%	77.9%	83.8%	59.8%
110	Molholm Two Creeks	82.5%	75.1%	84.0%	54.7%
111	Del Mar Parkway	82.5%	69.4%	83.9%	49.6%
112	Horseshoe Park	82.4%	73.1%	84.2%	59.0%
113	Hampden	82.4%	70.0%	84.2%	50.5%
114	Lowry Field	82.3%	71.7%	84.6%	50.4%
115	Congress Park	82.2%	75.3%	83.4%	57.4%
116	Sterling Hills	82.2%	73.3%	83.7%	61.2%
117	Ruby Hill	82.2%	72.9%	84.5%	56.0%
118	Northeast Lakewood	82.2%	70.8%	83.8%	52.5%
119	Laredo Highline	82.1%	72.5%	84.4%	57.0%
120	The Aurora Highlands	82.1%	70.2%	84.1%	55.8%
121	Blackstone Country Club	82.0%	77.6%	83.3%	65.4%
122	Daniels	82.0%	73.6%	83.2%	59.2%
123	Aurora Hills	82.0%	68.6%	84.0%	53.7%
124	Gateway Green Valley Ranch	81.9%	72.9%	84.4%	51.2%
125	Meadowood	81.8%	71.9%	84.1%	55.4%
126	Village East	81.8%	69.8%	84.3%	51.8%
127	Indian Creek	81.7%	71.2%	82.5%	55.2%
128	Country Club	81.6%	73.4%	82.8%	55.4%
129	Jewell Heights Hoffman Heights	81.6%	66.4%	83.7%	49.3%
130	Rocky Ridge	81.5%	71.0%	83.4%	57.6%
131	Willow Park	81.5%	68.4%	83.4%	49.6%
132	Eiber	81.4%	74.5%	83.6%	62.7%
133	Green Mountain Park	81.4%	74.0%	83.8%	56.7%
134	Glennon Heights	81.3%	72.5%	82.4%	58.6%
135	Montbello	81.3%	69.7%	84.2%	50.5%
136	Beacon Point	81.3%	68.9%	82.0%	54.8%
137	Barnum West	81.3%	64.9%	83.9%	49.2%
138	Utah Park	81.2%	71.0%	82.9%	54.6%
139	Kirkegaard Acres	81.2%	70.7%	84.3%	53.5%
140	Centretech	80.9%	73.3%	82.7%	61.5%
141	Academy Park	80.9%	73.2%	83.0%	55.5%
142	Summer Valley	80.9%	71.1%	84.5%	52.8%
143	Harvey Park	80.9%	69.5%	82.9%	51.4%
144	Grant Ranch	80.9%	68.3%	82.6%	52.5%
145	Marston	80.8%	69.9%	83.6%	51.6%
146	Lakeshore	80.8%	63.8%	82.5%	52.8%
147	Harvey Park South	80.7%	68.1%	83.6%	52.3%
148	Seven Hills	80.6%	70.9%	84.3%	54.0%
149	Skyland	80.5%	73.6%	81.7%	54.8%
150	Aurora Knolls Hutchinson Heights	80.4%	67.1%	83.6%	51.5%
151	Prides Crossing	80.3%	72.1%	81.7%	55.8%
152	Aurora Highlands	80.3%	69.6%	83.6%	50.9%
153	Rangeview	80.1%	68.2%	82.0%	53.1%
154	Thraemoor	80.1%	67.2%	82.6%	50.8%
155	Sableridge	79.9%	70.2%	80.7%	56.4%
156	Heather Ridge	79.8%	70.8%	84.0%	54.5%
157	Butterfield Trails	79.6%	67.9%	80.2%	57.3%
158	Jefferson Gardens	79.3%	71.9%	81.2%	59.8%
159	Central Business District	79.1%	67.8%	83.2%	52.5%
160	Wellshire	78.6%	62.6%	81.1%	48.9%
161	Kings Point North	78.2%	66.5%	81.5%	52.2%
162	North Park Hill	78.2%	65.1%	81.9%	49.4%
163	Green Mountain	77.6%	65.9%	84.4%	49.5%
164	Kingsborough	77.6%	62.4%	81.3%	50.6%
165	Norfolk Glen	77.3%	65.0%	81.9%	52.3%
166	Lynn Knoll	77.0%	64.3%	79.9%	52.3%
167	East Ridge Ptarmigan Park	76.6%	63.5%	80.5%	49.6%
168	Whispering Pines	76.3%	65.8%	79.3%	54.1%
169	Tollgate Crossing	76.2%	67.2%	83.0%	56.5%
170	Hilltop	75.8%	62.5%	82.4%	49.8%
171	Goldsmith	75.7%	63.9%	82.7%	49.9%
172	Traditions	75.1%	71.6%	78.0%	65.2%
173	Horizon Uptown	75.1%	63.1%	78.6%	51.3%
174	Harmony	74.2%	66.7%	76.6%	51.3%
175	Friendly Village	73.3%	64.0%	79.1%	49.6%
176	Murphy Creek North	73.0%	68.8%	80.2%	60.2%
177	Sorrel Ranch	72.7%	65.3%	75.2%	54.0%
178	Conservatory	71.9%	62.7%	75.6%	52.8%
179	Parklands	71.4%	58.9%	81.6%	49.1%
180	East Quincy Highlands	68.6%	61.2%	74.0%	51.7%
181	Coal Creek	68.4%	57.9%	74.6%	49.2%
182	Kings Point South	68.3%	57.4%	71.6%	50.8%
183	Highland Park East	65.1%	57.9%	82.6%	49.4%
184	Sun Meadow	62.7%	55.8%	65.7%	49.9%
185	Sand Creek Ranch	62.5%	57.6%	67.5%	50.9%
186	Trails at First Creek	54.2%	52.1%	56.2%	50.8%

Every address is unique; the neighborhood score is a guide, but your specific storefront's score may be meaningfully higher or lower. Competition opens and closes constantly, so the most reliable data for any specific address is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis.

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Where in or Around Denver Would a Business Make the Most Money?

Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any storefront. In Platt Park, the top-ranked neighborhood in or around Denver, a new business at a good address has about an 84.6% chance of lasting two or more years. In Trails at First Creek, the last-ranked, the same figure is 54.2%. StreetSpring publishes no revenue figure for a neighborhood. The Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the most important factor in choosing where to open, and the live tool scores it address by address.

Location is the part of the decision this projection measures, and inside one city it moves the projected chance a long way. Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis for Denver, you can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial, to select the location that puts you in the best position to succeed.

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What Should I Consider When Opening a Business in or Around Denver?

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

Location selection is a high-stakes decision, and the Survivability Score gives each site a projected chance of lasting two or more years. The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address. The first component (Projected Market Share) is determined by the competitive landscape: Market share is projected by analyzing the full competitive landscape (primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors at multiple distance bands) combined with consumer spending patterns for the specific address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. A certain density of competitors signals strong demand and can benefit all businesses: this is why car dealerships often cluster together: however, excessive competition quickly erodes profitability and makes survival difficult. The second component (Forecasted Spend) differs by business type: StreetSpring's spending projections are business-type-specific and address-specific: built from a proprietary model trained on hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes across the country; thus, a Taiwanese Restaurant will have a different forecasted spend than an Indian Restaurant, a Pan-Asian Restaurant, a Barbecue Restaurant, and others: and each of those businesses would receive a completely different survivability score at the same address. These forecasts are produced using StreetSpring's exclusive machine learning infrastructure, not available through any other platform.

Across every business type StreetSpring ranks, the 3 neighborhoods in and around Denver with the highest overall rank are:

1. Platt Park
2. Jefferson Park
3. Five Points

Some other important factors to consider:

Ownership Rates: For businesses providing local services, Survivability Scores are boosted when nearby home ownership rates are high, providing a larger percentage of long-term repeat customers. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Denver with the highest ownership rates are: Country Club, South Park Hill, and Meadowood.

Employment Rates: Neighborhoods with high employment levels support stronger consumer spending, which directly benefits businesses whose revenue depends on discretionary income. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Denver with the highest employment rates are: Kingsborough, Belcaro, and Platt Park.

Housing Occupancy: This measure covers homes and apartments, not shops or offices: it comes from the Census American Community Survey count of occupied and vacant housing units. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Denver with the highest housing occupancy rates are: Laredo Highline, Mar Lee, and Westwood.

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Where Should I Start, and How Do I Find the Right Data for Denver?

According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, Platt Park, Jefferson Park, and Five Points are the strongest starting points in or around Denver, but the best neighborhood for your specific business type may differ from these overall rankings.

• Best businesses by neighborhood: A full breakdown of the top business types to open in each Denver neighborhood (including survivability scores by type) is at Denver Business Survivability Rankings.
• Best neighborhoods for your business type: If you already know your category, that same guide lets you filter by business type to see which neighborhoods score highest for your specific concept.
• Address-level scores: StreetSpring's live tool shows a survivability score for any business type at any exact address in or around Denver: updated regularly.

Get your address-level survivability score →

Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending, which is why StreetSpring's real-time tool is the best place to check today's survivability score for a particular location.

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What Should Landlords in or Around Denver Know When Evaluating Tenant Success?

Aggregate neighborhood scores obscure the specific opportunities and risks at each individual property and storefront. Landlords who understand Survivability Scores can set better rents, reduce turnover, and match incoming tenants with spaces where they are most likely to succeed.

See how landlords can use these forecasts to improve occupancy and NOI: Landlord Representatives Guide

Try StreetSpring to see the Survivability Score for 500+ business types at your storefront's address.

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What Tools Can Tenant-Rep Agents Use to Find the Most Promising Locations in Denver?

Agents have historically made location decisions with limited data and gut feeling, but StreetSpring highlights which addresses offer the best odds for long-term success across every business subtype in and around Denver. For a breakdown of the AI tools agents use to select the strongest sites, see: AI Tools for Tenant Reps

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Why Do Business Survival Rates Vary So Much Between Neighborhoods in Denver?

Even neighborhoods with strong averages contain blocks where businesses struggle. Survival rates differ because each address has a unique mix of competitive pressure, accessibility, customer spending potential, walkability patterns, and local business ecosystems. Our research explains why U.S. business survival rates haven't risen in decades, and how location drives outcomes more than concept: Why Survival Rates Aren't Increasing

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What Is a Survivability Score and How Does StreetSpring Calculate It?

Each Survivability Score is an address-level probability that a given business type will still be operating after two years: calculated from 100+ inputs across competition, consumer spending, and location quality. Full methodology → 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.

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How Does StreetSpring Compare to Other Site-Selection Tools?

Unlike traditional site-selection platforms, StreetSpring forecasts future business performance rather than describing present conditions, giving you a prediction, not just a snapshot. See how StreetSpring compares →

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What Each Neighborhood Specializes In

The strongest neighborhood overall is not the best for every business, and the last-ranked one still has business types that do well there. Here are the top five for three points on the Denver list, at a good address in each:

Platt Park: ranked #1 of 186 in Denver, the strongest neighborhood overall

• Eye Care Center (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Veterinary Clinic (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Chiropractor Office (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Dentist Office (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Physical Therapy Clinic (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)

Highline Villages: ranked #94 of 186, the middle of the Denver list

• Dermatology Clinic (89.2% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Acupuncture Clinic (89.2% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Dentist Office (89.2% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Mental Health Clinic (89.2% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Veterinary Clinic (88.7% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)

Trails at First Creek: ranked #186 of 186, the last in the Denver list

• Chiropractor Office (73.8% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Dentist Office (67.9% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Eye Care Center (66.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Dermatology Clinic (65.4% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Physical Therapy Clinic (65.4% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)

Use the overall ranking to find candidate neighborhoods, then check the business type you plan to open.

Related Resources

However, market conditions change daily, and it's best to use StreetSpring's live data to check the survivability score for a specific address. See the full rankings and get a live survivability score for any address in Denver.

• Denver Business Survivability Rankings: overall rankings by business type across all Denver neighborhoods
• Business Survivability in Platt Park
• Business Survivability in Jefferson Park
• Business Survivability in Five Points
• StreetSpring Methodology

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

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