Business Survivability in Bellaire, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bellaire is a Dentist Office with a 76.8% 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 Dentist Office in Bellaire (76.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #23 of 29 towns around Houston
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 65.2% 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 Bellaire 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 Bellaire is a Dentist Office with a 76.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 76.7% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 76.7% chance. At a good address, Dentist Office is tied with Acupuncture Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Bellaire a good place to start a business?
In Houston's survivability rankings, Bellaire comes in at #23 of 29 towns, with an average Survivability Score of 65.2% across the business types ranked there.
- In Bellaire, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 13.2 points above that type's average.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Bellaire can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Bellaire will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Housing vacancy in Bellaire sits at 10.4%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Bellaire?
StreetSpring's Bellaire data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Dentist Office in Bellaire:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dentist Office in Bellaire. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Bellaire?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 8 | Boutique | 84.1% |
| 9 | Florist | 84.1% |
| 19 | Dance Club | 83.4% |
| 20 | Day Care Center | 83.3% |
| 21 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.2% |
| 23 | Smoke Shop | 82.8% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Acupuncture Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Boutique and Florist 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 Bellaire
- #1 Dentist Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 76.8% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic: 76.7% on average across Bellaire; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Bellaire shows 76.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #6 Eye Care Center (Ranked #6): 75.4% average in Bellaire. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #8 Boutique is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 70.6% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
Strong Performers in Bellaire
- #9 Florist: 69.8% on average across Bellaire; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #19 Opening a Dance Club in Bellaire shows 65.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 50.0%.
- #20 Day Care Center (Ranked #20): 66.6% average in Bellaire. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 50.4%.
- #21 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #21 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 69.5% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #23 Smoke Shop: 66.3% on average across Bellaire; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture 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 Bellaire make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Bellaire 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Bellaire?
The top businesses to open next in Bellaire:
- Dentist Offices: 76.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 76.7% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 76.7% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. Bellaire's 94.9% employment rate and 10.4% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Bellaire, 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 Bellaire.
What type of business should you rent your Bellaire storefront to?
For landlords in Bellaire, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Dentist Offices, Acupuncture Clinics, and Physical Therapy Clinics as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bellaire storefront to a Dentist Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Dentist Office ranks as the top tenant type for your Bellaire storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 57.3%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bellaire?
In Bellaire, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Bellaire address on StreetSpring.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.