Business Survivability in Sun Valley, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sun Valley is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.7% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Sun Valley (77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #117 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 64.2% 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 Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 72.7% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 71.8% chance.
Is Sun Valley a good place to start a business?
In Los Angeles's survivability rankings, Sun Valley comes in at #117 of 173 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 64.2% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Sun Valley, the top-ranked business type scores 12.3 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Sun Valley can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Sun Valley could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 92.5% employment rate in Sun Valley supports consumer spending, while its 7.9% 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 Sun Valley?
StreetSpring scores each block in Sun Valley so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Sun Valley:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Sun Valley. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Sun Valley?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 83.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 83.6% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 83.6% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 82.8% |
| 8 | Cafe | 82.7% |
| 9 | Acupuncture Clinic | 82.4% |
| 13 | Spa | 82.2% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office, Dentist Office, Convenience Store and Clothing Store 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 Sun Valley
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 77.7% on average across Sun Valley; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Sun Valley shows 72.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 71.8% average in Sun Valley. Best-case storefronts: 88.7%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #4 Convenience Store is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Sun Valley: 68.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #5 Clothing Store: 65.2% on average across Sun Valley; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
Strong Performers in Sun Valley
- #6 Opening a Hair Salon in Sun Valley shows 67.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
- #7 Eye Care Center (Ranked #7): 69.9% average in Sun Valley. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #8 Cafe is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Sun Valley: 70.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #9 Acupuncture Clinic: 70.8% on average across Sun Valley; best at 88.7%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #13 Opening a Spa in Sun Valley shows 71.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sun Valley make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Sun Valley 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Sun Valley?
The top businesses to open next in Sun Valley:
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 72.7% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 71.8% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Sun Valley's 92.5% 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 recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Sun Valley right now.
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- See the Los Angeles Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Los Angeles Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sun Valley.
What type of business should you rent your Sun Valley storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Sun Valley are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Sun Valley storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Sun Valley storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 57.3% at the most challenging addresses.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Sun Valley?
In Sun Valley, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Sun Valley to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.