Business Survivability in Greater Greenspoint, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Greater Greenspoint is a Dentist Office with a 81.1% 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 Greater Greenspoint (81.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #31 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 69.2% 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 Greater Greenspoint 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 Greater Greenspoint is a Dentist Office with a 81.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.7% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 80.7% chance. At a good address, Dentist Office is tied with Dermatology Clinic, Mental Health Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Greater Greenspoint a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Greater Greenspoint #31 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston, with an average Survivability Score of 69.2% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Greater Greenspoint is 8.9 points on the two-year chance.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Greater Greenspoint can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- At 93.2% employed, Greater Greenspoint'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 Greater Greenspoint?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Greater Greenspoint, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Greater Greenspoint with the highest projected survivability for a Dentist Office:
This map shows the optimal location for a Dentist Office in Greater Greenspoint based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Greater Greenspoint?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 9 | Florist | 84.6% |
| 10 | Women's Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 19 | Day Care Center | 84.2% |
| 20 | Dance Club | 84.2% |
| 23 | Grocery Store | 83.5% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic, Mental Health Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Florist and Women's Clothing Store 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 Greater Greenspoint
- #1 Opening a Dentist Office in Greater Greenspoint shows 81.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 59.0%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 80.7% average in Greater Greenspoint. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 57.7%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Greater Greenspoint: 80.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 79.5% on average across Greater Greenspoint; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Greater Greenspoint shows 72.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Greater Greenspoint
- #9 Florist (Ranked #9): 74.3% average in Greater Greenspoint. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 51.2%.
- #10 Women's Clothing Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Greater Greenspoint: 74.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #19 Day Care Center: 70.7% on average across Greater Greenspoint; best at 86.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #20 Opening a Dance Club in Greater Greenspoint shows 69.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #23 Grocery Store (Ranked #23): 70.2% average in Greater Greenspoint. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Greater Greenspoint make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Greater Greenspoint 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Location is a decision you can check 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 Greater Greenspoint?
The top businesses to open next in Greater Greenspoint:
- Dentist Offices: 81.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.7% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 80.7% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. The 93.2% employment rate in Greater Greenspoint is a key signal of consumer health, and the 11.8% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Greater Greenspoint are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Greater Greenspoint.
What type of business should you rent your Greater Greenspoint storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Greater Greenspoint, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Dentist Offices, Dermatology Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics.
- Location is a decision you can check 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. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Greater Greenspoint: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Greater Greenspoint storefront to a Dentist Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Dentist Office ranks as the top tenant type for your Greater Greenspoint storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 59.0%.
- 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 Greater Greenspoint?
Don't commit to a storefront in Greater Greenspoint without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.