Business Survivability in Braeswood Place, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Braeswood Place is a Dentist Office with a 78.3% 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 Braeswood Place (78.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #47 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 66.2% 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 Braeswood Place 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 Braeswood Place is a Dentist Office with a 78.3% 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 78.0% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 78.0% chance. At a good address, Dentist Office is tied with Acupuncture Clinic, Dermatology Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Braeswood Place a good place to start a business?
Braeswood Place is ranked number 47 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston to start a business, with an average 66.2% 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 Braeswood Place is 11.7 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Braeswood Place see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Housing vacancy in Braeswood Place 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 Braeswood Place?
StreetSpring's Braeswood Place data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Braeswood Place, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Dentist Office in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Braeswood Place that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Dentist Office survivability. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Braeswood Place?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.7% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.9% |
| 9 | Boutique | 83.6% |
| 10 | Florist | 83.6% |
| 19 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 22 | Day Care Center | 82.0% |
| 23 | Dance Club | 82.0% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Acupuncture Clinic, Dermatology Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Boutique and Florist are tied; Day Care Center and Dance Club 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 Braeswood Place
- #1 Dentist Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Braeswood Place: 78.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic: 78.0% on average across Braeswood Place; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #3 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Braeswood Place shows 78.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #6 Eye Care Center (Ranked #6): 76.7% average in Braeswood Place. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Braeswood Place: 73.9% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 57.3%.
Strong Performers in Braeswood Place
- #9 Boutique: 71.7% on average across Braeswood Place; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #10 Opening a Florist in Braeswood Place shows 71.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #19 Cafe (Ranked #19): 68.8% average in Braeswood Place. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #22 Day Care Center is ranked #22 for top businesses to open in Braeswood Place: 67.5% chance on average, best at 85.6%, challenging at 50.0%.
- #23 Dance Club: 66.4% on average across Braeswood Place; best at 85.6%, challenging at 50.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Braeswood Place make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Braeswood Place 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.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Braeswood Place?
The top businesses to open next in Braeswood Place:
- Dentist Offices: 78.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 78.0% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 78.0% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. Braeswood Place's employment rate (95.4%) and housing vacancy rate (10.4%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Braeswood Place 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 Braeswood Place.
What type of business should you rent your Braeswood Place storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Braeswood Place shows that Dentist Offices, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Braeswood Place: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Braeswood Place storefront to a Dentist Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Dentist Office would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 56.8% chance.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Braeswood Place?
Before committing to any location in Braeswood Place, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Braeswood Place, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.