Business Survivability in Braeburn, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds a tie for the best business to open in Braeburn: 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 Physical Therapy Clinic): a Dermatology Clinic in Braeburn (80.8% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 68.9% 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 Braeburn 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 Braeburn: 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 Dermatology Clinic in Braeburn, has a 80.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; after the tie comes an Acupuncture Clinic with a 80.7% chance.
Is Braeburn a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Braeburn #46 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston, with an average Survivability Score of 68.9% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Braeburn, the top-ranked business type scores 8.8 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Braeburn can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Braeburn could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 9.0% housing vacancy rate in Braeburn comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Braeburn?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Braeburn for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Dermatology Clinic in Braeburn:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Dermatology Clinic in Braeburn. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Braeburn?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.6% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Boutique | 84.1% |
| 20 | International Grocery Store | 83.2% |
| 22 | Grocery Store | 82.4% |
| 23 | Day Care Center | 82.4% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Liquor Store and Boutique are tied; 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 Braeburn
- #1 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #1): 80.8% average in Braeburn. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 59.8%.
- #2 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Braeburn: 80.8% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic: 80.7% on average across Braeburn; best at 89.6%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Braeburn shows 79.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 77.2% average in Braeburn. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
Strong Performers in Braeburn
- #9 Liquor Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Braeburn: 76.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.6%.
- #10 Boutique: 74.3% on average across Braeburn; best at 84.6%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #20 Opening an International Grocery Store in Braeburn shows 71.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 52.2%.
- #22 Grocery Store (Ranked #22): 72.7% average in Braeburn. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 50.8%.
- #23 Day Care Center is ranked #23 for top businesses to open in Braeburn: 69.9% chance on average, best at 85.1%, challenging at 51.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Braeburn make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Braeburn 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Braeburn?
The top businesses to open next in Braeburn:
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.8% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 80.8% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 80.7% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 Braeburn's 94.5% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Braeburn and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Braeburn.
What type of business should you rent your Braeburn storefront to?
For landlords in Braeburn, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Dermatology Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Braeburn storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
The published file prints the same good-address, average and best-address figures for Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic in Braeburn and lists them in name order, so no one of them leads. The best addresses for a Dermatology Clinic reach 89.6% survivability; challenging addresses score around 59.8%.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Braeburn?
Before committing to any location in Braeburn, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Braeburn.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.