Business Survivability in Warrendale, Detroit
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Warrendale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.9% 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 Warrendale (79.9% average survival rate, 88.7% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #94 of 141 neighborhoods in and around Detroit
- Neighborhood average: 65.5% 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 Warrendale 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 Warrendale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.7% chance; next is a Convenience Store with a 74.4% chance, followed by a Bar with a 72.8% chance.
Is Warrendale a good place to start a business?
Warrendale is ranked number 94 of 141 neighborhoods in and around Detroit to start a business, with an average 65.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Warrendale is 8.8 points on the two-year chance.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Warrendale can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Warrendale will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- At 88.5% employed, Warrendale'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 Warrendale?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Warrendale, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Warrendale with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Warrendale. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Warrendale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 83.2% |
| 3 | Bar | 83.1% |
| 4 | Cafe | 81.8% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 81.3% |
| 6 | Spa | 80.8% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 80.8% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 80.5% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 80.3% |
| 10 | Chiropractor Office | 78.5% |
Ties at a good address: Spa and Laundromat 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 Warrendale
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 79.9% on average across Warrendale; best at 88.7%, challenging at 65.4%.
- #2 Opening a Convenience Store in Warrendale shows 74.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.1%; lower-end sites show 52.2%.
- #3 Bar (Ranked #3): 72.8% average in Warrendale. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 55.2%.
- #4 Cafe is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Warrendale: 77.2% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 58.4%.
- #5 Hair Salon: 73.9% on average across Warrendale; best at 83.1%, challenging at 57.0%.
Strong Performers in Warrendale
- #6 Opening a Spa in Warrendale shows 73.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.1%; lower-end sites show 56.6%.
- #7 Laundromat (Ranked #7): 67.8% average in Warrendale. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #8 Clothing Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Warrendale: 69.2% chance on average, best at 84.1%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #9 Coffee Shop: 74.4% on average across Warrendale; best at 81.8%, challenging at 62.0%.
- #10 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Warrendale shows 69.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.2%; lower-end sites show 59.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Bar: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Warrendale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Warrendale 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Warrendale?
The top businesses to open next in Warrendale:
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.9% average survival rate, 88.7% at the best address
- Convenience Stores: 74.4% average survival rate
- Bars: 72.8% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Warrendale's 88.5% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Warrendale, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Warrendale.
What type of business should you rent your Warrendale storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Convenience Stores, and Bars at the top of the survivability rankings for Warrendale, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. 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 Detroit Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Warrendale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Warrendale: best-in-class addresses achieve 88.7% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 65.4%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Warrendale?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Warrendale address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Warrendale addresses rank right now.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for Detroit are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Detroit: /resources/data/detroit-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.