Business Survivability in University Park, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in University Park is an Eye Care Center with a 83.3% 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: an Eye Care Center in University Park (83.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 78.8% 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 University Park 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 University Park is an Eye Care Center with a 83.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 81.1% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 80.5% chance.
Is University Park a good place to start a business?
In Los Angeles's survivability rankings, University Park comes in at #10 of 173 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 78.8% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in University Park is 6.7 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in University Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- The 8.8% housing vacancy rate in University Park comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 University Park?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in University Park, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in University Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for an Eye Care Center in 2026:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for an Eye Care Center in University Park. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in University Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.7% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.7% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 11 | Salad Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Smoke Shop | 84.6% |
| 13 | Liquor Store | 84.1% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Physical Therapy Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Chicken Shop and Salad 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 University Park
- #1 Eye Care Center: 83.3% on average across University Park; best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.4%.
- #2 Opening a Dentist Office in University Park shows 81.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 70.4%.
- #3 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #3): 80.5% average in University Park. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 70.0%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in University Park: 80.2% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 69.2%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 81.9% on average across University Park; best at 88.7%, challenging at 64.1%.
Strong Performers in University Park
- #9 Opening a Dance Club in University Park shows 78.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.6%; lower-end sites show 64.4%.
- #10 Chicken Shop (Ranked #10): 82.0% average in University Park. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 62.5%.
- #11 Salad Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in University Park: 82.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 62.5%.
- #12 Smoke Shop: 79.0% on average across University Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 67.4%.
- #13 Opening a Liquor Store in University Park shows 79.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 56.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in University Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in University Park 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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 address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in University Park?
The top businesses to open next in University Park:
- Eye Care Centers: 83.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 81.1% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 80.5% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 89.0% employment rate in University Park is a key signal of consumer health, and the 8.8% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in University Park, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in University Park.
What type of business should you rent your University Park storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in University Park, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Eye Care Centers, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your University Park storefront to an Eye Care Center?
StreetSpring's data confirms an Eye Care Center as the highest-survivability tenant type for University Park. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 65.4%.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in University Park?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in University Park before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- 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 predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in University Park to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.