Business Survivability in Alief, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds a tie for the best business to open in Alief: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic print the same good-address, average and best-address figures in the published file.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business (tied in the file with Dermatology Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic): a Dentist Office in Alief (83.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #19 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 73.2% 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 Alief 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 a tie for the best business to open in Alief: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic print the same good-address, average and best-address figures, and the published file lists them in name order. Each of them, like a Dentist Office in Alief, has a 83.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; after the tie comes an Eye Care Center with a 82.7% chance.
Is Alief a good place to start a business?
Alief is ranked number 19 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston to start a business, with an average 73.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Alief, the top-ranked business type scores 6.3 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Alief can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Alief will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Alief's employment rate of 92.7% and housing vacancy rate of 7.6% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Alief?
StreetSpring scores each block in Alief so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Here is the top survivability address for a Dentist Office in Alief, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dentist Office in Alief. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Alief?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Boutique | 84.6% |
| 12 | International Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 20 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 21 | Day Care Center | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Boutique, International Grocery Store, Grocery Store and Day Care Center 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.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Alief
- #1 Opening a Dentist Office in Alief shows 83.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 83.7% average in Alief. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.
- #3 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Alief: 83.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.5%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 82.7% on average across Alief; best at 90.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #7 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Alief shows 78.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 58.1%.
Strong Performers in Alief
- #9 Liquor Store (Ranked #9): 79.6% average in Alief. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 53.5%.
- #10 Boutique is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Alief: 77.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.6%.
- #12 International Grocery Store: 77.4% on average across Alief; best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.6%.
- #20 Opening a Grocery Store in Alief shows 76.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.8%.
- #21 Day Care Center (Ranked #21): 74.4% average in Alief. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 51.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Alief make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Alief 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.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Alief?
The top businesses to open next in Alief:
- Dentist Offices: 83.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 83.7% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 83.7% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. With Alief's 92.7% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Alief are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Alief.
What type of business should you rent your Alief storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Alief shows that Dentist Offices, Dermatology Clinics, and Physical Therapy Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Alief storefront to a Dentist Office?
The published file prints the same good-address, average and best-address figures for Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic in Alief and lists them in name order, so no one of them leads. The best addresses for a Dentist Office reach 90.0% survivability; challenging addresses score around 61.1%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Alief?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Alief address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Alief.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. Aggregated survivability rankings for Houston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Houston: /resources/data/houston-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.