Business Survivability in Northside Village, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Northside Village is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 87.3% 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 Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Northside Village (87.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #24 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 75.4% 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 Northside Village 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 Northside Village is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 87.3% 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 85.6% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 85.6% chance.
Is Northside Village a good place to start a business?
Northside Village holds the #24 position of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston for new business survivability, with an average score of 75.4% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Northside Village score 2.7 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Northside Village can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Northside Village could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Northside Village's employment rate of 90.1% and housing vacancy rate of 15.5% 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 Northside Village?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Northside Village offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Northside Village, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Northside Village. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Northside Village?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.0% |
| 9 | Jewelry Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Florist | 85.0% |
| 19 | Smoke Shop | 84.6% |
| 20 | Day Care Center | 84.6% |
| 21 | Grocery Store | 84.4% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic, Dentist Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Jewelry Store and Florist are tied; Smoke Shop 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 Northside Village
- #1 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Northside Village: 87.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 72.6%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic: 85.6% on average across Northside Village; best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.4%.
- #3 Opening a Dentist Office in Northside Village shows 85.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 66.2%.
- #6 Eye Care Center (Ranked #6): 84.9% average in Northside Village. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 63.6%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Northside Village: 77.5% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 58.1%.
Strong Performers in Northside Village
- #9 Jewelry Store: 81.8% on average across Northside Village; best at 85.0%, challenging at 64.3%.
- #10 Opening a Florist in Northside Village shows 80.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 57.6%.
- #19 Smoke Shop (Ranked #19): 77.6% average in Northside Village. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 54.8%.
- #20 Day Care Center is ranked #20 for top businesses to open in Northside Village: 76.9% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #21 Grocery Store: 77.0% on average across Northside Village; best at 85.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Northside Village make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Northside Village 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- 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 Northside Village?
The top businesses to open next in Northside Village:
- Mental Health Clinics: 87.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 85.6% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 85.6% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 90.1% employment rate in Northside Village is a key signal of consumer health, and the 15.5% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Northside Village. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Northside Village.
What type of business should you rent your Northside Village storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Northside Village, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Mental Health Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. 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 Northside Village storefront to a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Northside Village in 2026, a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 72.6%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- 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 Northside Village?
Start any location decision in Northside Village with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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 custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- The most current survivability data for Northside Village is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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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.