Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Detroit

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: O'Hair Park: 83.9% at a good address, 74.9% at a typical address
• Most challenging: Marina District: 60.4% average survivability
• 141 neighborhoods ranked across the Detroit 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 O'Hair Park first in Detroit, with the best locations offering a 84.3% chance of lasting more than two years. Across all business types that could open in O'Hair Park, the average location shows a 74.9% chance of lasting more than two years. However, the specific location is very important and there are some great locations in neighborhoods that might not appear to be a great fit.

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

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

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

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

The Full Detroit Neighborhood Ranking

All 141 neighborhoods we rank in or around Detroit, 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 141 ranked neighborhoods

#	Neighborhood	At a good address	Typical address	Best locations	Challenging locations
1	O'Hair Park	83.9%	74.9%	84.3%	53.5%
2	College Park	83.6%	77.3%	84.4%	59.7%
3	North Campau	83.3%	68.9%	84.2%	54.9%
4	Boynton	83.2%	74.1%	84.1%	56.8%
5	North Rosedale Park	83.1%	73.7%	83.5%	55.2%
6	Salina	83.0%	76.7%	84.4%	58.6%
7	Downtown	83.0%	76.2%	84.0%	54.6%
8	Fordson West	83.0%	75.6%	84.4%	51.7%
9	Mohican Regent	82.8%	77.8%	83.4%	69.3%
10	Davison Schoolcraft	82.8%	76.4%	83.6%	64.8%
11	University District	82.8%	74.3%	83.2%	61.8%
12	Grandmont Rosedale	82.8%	74.0%	84.4%	56.3%
13	Fairlane	82.7%	75.9%	84.2%	54.5%
14	Hubbard Richard	82.5%	73.3%	84.3%	57.8%
15	Green Acres	82.5%	72.1%	83.3%	57.9%
16	Millennium Village	82.5%	70.9%	83.2%	50.4%
17	Oakwood Heights	82.3%	74.4%	83.0%	59.3%
18	Art Center	82.3%	74.1%	83.2%	57.6%
19	Fitzgerald	82.1%	74.2%	83.8%	56.0%
20	Springwells (Dearborn)	82.1%	72.9%	84.3%	56.9%
21	Palmer Park	81.9%	74.9%	82.9%	61.5%
22	Buffalo Charles	81.8%	74.1%	82.7%	56.9%
23	Milwaukee Junction	81.8%	74.0%	83.7%	52.9%
24	Evergreen Outer Drive	81.8%	72.2%	83.0%	58.2%
25	Fordson East	81.7%	72.5%	84.2%	49.6%
26	Regent Park	81.7%	67.9%	83.7%	50.7%
27	Carbon Works	81.6%	75.8%	83.5%	59.6%
28	Princeton Carlysle	81.5%	71.4%	84.3%	53.3%
29	Poletown East	81.5%	69.3%	83.9%	51.0%
30	Southwest Detroit	81.4%	73.8%	83.0%	53.6%
31	Detroit Golf	81.4%	72.2%	81.9%	58.5%
32	Wade	81.4%	67.7%	83.3%	51.7%
33	Lafayette Park	81.3%	70.7%	83.1%	51.9%
34	Campau Banglatown	81.2%	74.0%	82.6%	58.8%
35	Farwell	81.2%	72.3%	84.0%	55.6%
36	Wayne State	81.2%	71.4%	83.6%	53.5%
37	Springwells	81.2%	70.5%	83.8%	51.7%
38	Delray	81.2%	69.2%	83.5%	52.8%
39	Greenfield	81.1%	71.9%	82.9%	56.8%
40	Edison Snow	81.1%	69.3%	84.1%	49.6%
41	Schoolcraft Southfield	81.0%	69.0%	84.1%	50.9%
42	The Eye	80.9%	72.1%	82.3%	58.0%
43	Woodbridge	80.8%	72.7%	81.7%	63.2%
44	Warren Ave Community	80.8%	68.7%	82.3%	51.8%
45	Riverbend	80.7%	70.7%	82.7%	55.4%
46	Von Steuben	80.7%	68.3%	81.7%	52.5%
47	Krainz Woods	80.6%	73.8%	82.8%	64.0%
48	Holcomb Community	80.6%	70.6%	83.2%	56.2%
49	Davison	80.4%	73.6%	82.9%	59.3%
50	Claytown	80.4%	69.9%	83.4%	50.6%
51	Nolan	80.4%	68.9%	82.8%	53.7%
52	Grand River-I96	80.3%	70.8%	82.6%	53.3%
53	Winship	80.3%	70.3%	81.8%	55.6%
54	Aviation Sub	80.3%	69.4%	81.9%	55.7%
55	Core City	80.2%	66.8%	83.1%	51.4%
56	Central Southwest	80.1%	69.6%	81.8%	58.0%
57	Rivertown	80.1%	68.9%	81.2%	52.0%
58	Hubbell Puritan	80.1%	67.8%	81.4%	52.6%
59	Gratiot Grand	80.1%	67.4%	82.3%	53.3%
60	Grant	79.9%	71.9%	81.4%	55.9%
61	Martin Park	79.7%	66.6%	81.9%	49.9%
62	Cadillac Heights	79.6%	71.5%	81.3%	52.7%
63	Islandview	79.4%	67.9%	82.8%	49.7%
64	Rosedale Park	79.3%	71.0%	80.8%	55.6%
65	Oakman Blvd Community	79.2%	65.6%	82.8%	50.8%
66	Sherwood	79.1%	73.0%	80.7%	62.0%
67	Dexter Fenkell	79.1%	72.3%	80.4%	60.6%
68	Barton-McFarland	79.1%	71.1%	82.9%	54.6%
69	Midtown	79.1%	67.0%	82.2%	52.1%
70	East Village	78.9%	67.8%	81.6%	53.3%
71	Conner Creek	78.8%	67.4%	82.6%	53.6%
72	Weatherby	78.5%	71.1%	80.3%	61.7%
73	Plymouth Hubbell	78.5%	68.7%	80.6%	53.2%
74	Seven Mile Rouge	78.2%	67.5%	79.4%	54.7%
75	Schaefer 7/8 Lodge	78.2%	66.8%	79.5%	53.2%
76	Chalfonte	77.9%	70.0%	80.7%	56.8%
77	Harmony Village	77.7%	62.5%	80.4%	51.2%
78	Joy Community	77.6%	69.0%	79.9%	53.8%
79	Cherry Hill	77.6%	67.4%	84.1%	51.8%
80	LaSalle College Park	77.5%	70.1%	80.2%	60.2%
81	Fox Creek	77.4%	67.9%	80.9%	50.8%
82	Jefferson Chalmers	77.1%	67.0%	82.5%	51.1%
83	Gratiot Woods	77.1%	65.7%	80.8%	53.1%
84	Pulaski	77.0%	68.6%	81.2%	57.1%
85	Pride Area Community	77.0%	68.0%	80.2%	54.5%
86	Pilgrim Village	77.0%	61.1%	81.0%	49.9%
87	Littlefield Community	76.7%	72.0%	77.6%	60.3%
88	Elmwood Park	76.5%	66.1%	79.6%	51.9%
89	Franklin Park	76.4%	66.3%	82.0%	51.8%
90	Northeast Central District	76.3%	66.6%	78.4%	54.0%
91	Bagley	76.3%	65.2%	80.4%	49.7%
92	Five Points	76.2%	68.0%	79.1%	55.9%
93	Crary/St. Marys	76.2%	67.8%	78.7%	55.3%
94	Warrendale	76.2%	65.5%	82.1%	51.6%
95	Midwest	76.0%	62.5%	80.8%	50.1%
96	NW Goldberg	75.9%	62.3%	80.4%	49.1%
97	Chadsey Condon	75.7%	65.8%	80.5%	51.6%
98	East English Village	75.6%	63.1%	81.0%	49.8%
99	Gratiot Town Kettering	75.5%	64.1%	78.0%	50.6%
100	Yorkshire Woods	75.4%	68.2%	77.4%	60.0%
101	Riverdale	75.4%	65.8%	80.4%	50.4%
102	West End	75.4%	65.3%	81.2%	52.3%
103	Plymouth-I96	75.2%	68.5%	77.9%	53.7%
104	McDougall-Hunt	75.2%	61.9%	81.3%	49.9%
105	Palmer Woods	75.1%	68.1%	78.1%	56.3%
106	Cornerstone Village	74.8%	63.1%	82.5%	49.3%
107	Moross Morang	74.7%	63.5%	77.2%	51.1%
108	Petoskey Otsego	74.6%	63.2%	78.1%	49.7%
109	Denby	74.5%	64.9%	76.2%	52.9%
110	Chandler Park	74.5%	63.6%	79.3%	50.9%
111	North End	74.5%	63.4%	80.5%	49.3%
112	Eight Mile Wyoming	74.4%	67.0%	81.0%	53.0%
113	Bethune Community	74.4%	64.1%	78.5%	49.3%
114	Outer Drive Hayes	74.4%	62.0%	80.1%	49.7%
115	Nortown	74.3%	67.0%	80.9%	56.4%
116	Eden Gardens	74.3%	65.4%	78.9%	52.5%
117	Fiskhorn	74.3%	64.1%	79.6%	50.2%
118	Briggs	74.3%	62.1%	77.3%	50.0%
119	Schulze	74.1%	66.4%	78.9%	53.4%
120	Virginia Park Community	74.1%	63.8%	77.2%	52.8%
121	Evergreen-Lahser 7/8	74.1%	63.7%	81.1%	50.2%
122	Mount Olivet	73.8%	65.3%	79.8%	55.9%
123	McDowell	73.4%	66.9%	76.7%	56.5%
124	Franklin (Detroit)	73.4%	65.9%	75.4%	54.9%
125	Gratiot Findlay	73.4%	65.9%	76.5%	51.8%
126	Berg Lahser	73.3%	62.5%	77.4%	50.8%
127	Grixdale Farms	73.2%	66.5%	78.4%	54.8%
128	Nardin Park	73.2%	64.0%	76.6%	51.7%
129	Brightmoor	72.5%	62.7%	79.7%	51.4%
130	Eastern Market	72.1%	64.4%	75.4%	53.2%
131	Eliza Howell	72.0%	62.9%	76.0%	51.7%
132	Boston Edison	71.9%	65.6%	74.4%	53.8%
133	Dexter Linwood	71.7%	62.7%	74.8%	49.9%
134	Penrose	71.6%	63.3%	76.4%	51.3%
135	Gateway Community	71.6%	61.0%	74.2%	51.0%
136	Greenfield Park	71.3%	61.7%	75.3%	50.7%
137	Mapleridge	70.7%	63.2%	76.5%	51.3%
138	Forest Park	69.3%	62.3%	74.7%	53.7%
139	Hubbell Lyndon	69.2%	59.4%	71.2%	49.7%
140	Morningside	68.7%	60.2%	81.3%	50.0%
141	Marina District	68.0%	60.4%	70.2%	51.8%

These rankings are aggregated starting points; the exact address you choose within any neighborhood will determine your true survivability score. Neighborhood-level data is directional; for your precise storefront, StreetSpring's live survivability score accounts for the latest competitive and spending conditions.

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

Two storefronts on the same block can have meaningfully different odds of lasting two years: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. In O'Hair Park, the top-ranked neighborhood in or around Detroit, a new business at a good address has about an 83.9% chance of lasting two or more years. In Marina District, the last-ranked, the same figure is 68.0%. 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.

Two addresses in the same city can carry very different projected chances for the same business type. Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis for Detroit, 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 Detroit?

Where you locate is one of the biggest decisions when opening a brick-and-mortar business, and the Survivability Score puts a projected two-year chance on each address you consider. Consider how differently two businesses perform at the same address: a Dermatology Clinic will have a different forecasted spend than a Boutique, a Scandinavian Restaurant, an Eastern European Restaurant, and others: and each of those businesses would receive a completely different survivability score at the same address. Every forecast is powered by StreetSpring's private data models.

Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win. 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. Clustering works when it draws more customers to the area than any single business could alone (this is why car dealerships often cluster together). However, oversaturation forces businesses to compete primarily on price, squeezing margins. Forecasted consumer spend varies by business type: StreetSpring projects how much nearby consumers are likely to spend on that specific business type, drawing on a training dataset that covers hundreds of thousands of businesses nationwide.

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

Ranked overall across every business type StreetSpring ranks, the top 3 neighborhoods in and around Detroit are:

1. O'Hair Park
2. College Park
3. North Campau

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 Detroit with the highest ownership rates are: Palmer Woods, Rosedale Park, and Green Acres.

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 Detroit with the highest employment rates are: Art Center, Downtown, and Rivertown.

Housing Occupancy: Occupancy here means housing occupancy from the Census, the share of residential units that are occupied, and it is one input among many in StreetSpring's model. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Detroit with the highest housing occupancy rates are: Eight Mile Wyoming, Marina District, and Eliza Howell.

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

According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, O'Hair Park, College Park, and North Campau are the strongest starting points in or around Detroit, 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 Detroit neighborhood (including survivability scores by type) is at Detroit 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 Detroit: 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 Detroit Know When Evaluating Tenant Success?

Neighborhood-level averages can hide property-level risks. Landlords who understand which business types thrive at their specific address can negotiate better lease terms and attract higher-quality tenants.

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 Detroit?

The conventional approach to tenant representation leaves agents without the one number that matters most: the actual probability of the business surviving at that address, but StreetSpring highlights which addresses offer the best odds for long-term success across every business subtype in and around Detroit. 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 Detroit?

Micro-location factors create major differences in success rates. Location uniqueness explains why the same concept can thrive on one block and fail two blocks away: the address-level variables compound in ways that neighborhood averages cannot capture. 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?

A Survivability Score is a data-driven probability: the likelihood that a specific business type will survive its first two years at a specific address. StreetSpring calculates this from 100+ factors including competitive density, forecasted spend, and mobility patterns. Learn more → 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?

The key difference between StreetSpring and traditional site-selection tools is outcome focus: StreetSpring tells you if the business will survive, not just what the foot traffic looks like today. Full comparison →

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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 Detroit list, at a good address in each:

O'Hair Park: ranked #1 of 141 in Detroit, the strongest neighborhood overall

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

Conner Creek: ranked #71 of 141, the middle of the Detroit list

• Veterinary Clinic (87.9% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Convenience Store (85.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Eye Care Center (84.9% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Chiropractor Office (83.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Cafe (82.5% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)

Marina District: ranked #141 of 141, the last in the Detroit list

• Clothing Store (85.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Laundromat (84.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Veterinary Clinic (83.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Gym (83.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
• Cafe (82.1% 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

Competition opens and closes constantly, so the most reliable data for any specific address is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis. See the full rankings and get a live survivability score for any address in Detroit.

• Detroit Business Survivability Rankings: overall rankings by business type across all Detroit neighborhoods
• Business Survivability in O'Hair Park
• Business Survivability in College Park
• Business Survivability in North Campau
• StreetSpring Methodology

Every Neighborhood We Rank in Detroit

Survivability rankings for each Detroit neighborhood we score, one page per neighborhood, with the business-type detail behind each one.

• Midtown
• Springwells

Cities and Towns We Rank in the Detroit Metro

Whole municipalities in the Detroit metro, ranked separately from the neighborhoods above, one page per place.

• Birmingham

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

View technical data for Detroit

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