Business Survivability in Burbank, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Burbank is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.6% 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 Chiropractor Office in Burbank (79.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #3 of 20 towns around Los Angeles
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 67.5% 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 Burbank 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 Burbank is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 77.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 74.2% chance.
Is Burbank a good place to start a business?
Burbank is ranked number 3 of 20 towns around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average 67.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Burbank score 10.4 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Burbank for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 93.1% employment rate in Burbank supports consumer spending, while its 5.3% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Burbank?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Burbank produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Burbank:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Burbank. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Burbank?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 88.3% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.3% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.0% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 17 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 22 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 23 | Cosmetics Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Clothing Store and Convenience Store are tied; Cafe, Hair Salon and Cosmetics Shop 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 Burbank
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 79.6% average in Burbank. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 57.7%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Burbank: 77.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 74.2% on average across Burbank; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Burbank shows 74.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 71.5% average in Burbank. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Burbank
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Burbank: 73.4% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #10 Convenience Store: 72.5% on average across Burbank; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #17 Opening a Cafe in Burbank shows 71.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
- #22 Hair Salon (Ranked #22): 71.3% average in Burbank. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #23 Cosmetics Shop is ranked #23 for top businesses to open in Burbank: 71.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Burbank make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Burbank 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Burbank?
The top businesses to open next in Burbank:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 77.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 74.2% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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. Burbank's 93.1% employment rate and 5.3% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Burbank today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Burbank.
What type of business should you rent your Burbank storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Burbank, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Burbank: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Burbank storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Chiropractor 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 57.7% chance.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Burbank?
When evaluating potential locations in Burbank, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Burbank address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Los Angeles: /resources/data/los-angeles-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.