Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis for new businesses by survivability score. See which areas give you the best chance of lasting more than two years.
Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Top-ranked neighborhood: Windom: 84.1% at a good address, 78.2% at a typical address
- Most challenging: Ventura Village: 61.8% average survivability
- 64 neighborhoods ranked across the Minneapolis metro
- 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 129 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points. Your specific business type and address will differ.
- See our full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- 10 Best Neighborhoods to Open a Business
- Hardest Places to Open a Business
- Where Would a Business Make the Most Money?
- What Should I Consider When Opening?
- Where to Start & How to Find Data
- Advice for Landlords
- Tools for Tenant-Rep Agents
- Why Do Survival Rates Vary?
- What Is a Survivability Score?
- How Does StreetSpring Compare?
- What Each Neighborhood Specializes In
- Related Resources
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 file ranks Windom first in Minneapolis, with the best locations offering a 84.3% chance of lasting more than two years. Across all business types that could open in Windom, the average location shows a 78.2% chance of lasting more than two years. Even the lowest-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that beat the city average, and even top-ranked ones have weak spots.
What Are the 10 Best Neighborhoods in or Around Minneapolis to Open a Business?
The top 10 neighborhoods in or around Minneapolis to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windom | 84.1% | 78.2% | 84.3% | 62.1% |
| 2 | Whittier | 84.0% | 80.0% | 84.5% | 67.1% |
| 3 | Downtown | 84.0% | 74.9% | 84.6% | 53.8% |
| 4 | Lyndale | 83.9% | 79.0% | 84.3% | 68.6% |
| 5 | Dayton's Bluff | 83.8% | 76.0% | 84.5% | 55.1% |
| 6 | Kingfield | 83.7% | 78.9% | 84.3% | 61.4% |
| 7 | Central | 83.7% | 78.9% | 84.2% | 65.3% |
| 8 | Lowry Hill East | 83.6% | 72.3% | 83.9% | 56.7% |
| 9 | Cooper | 83.5% | 78.8% | 83.9% | 64.5% |
| 10 | Standish | 83.5% | 77.5% | 84.2% | 67.7% |
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What Are the Hardest Places in or Around Minneapolis to Open a Business?
The hardest neighborhoods in or around Minneapolis to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Macalester-Groveland | 78.1% | 64.2% | 83.5% | 49.5% |
| 61 | Greater East Side | 77.9% | 65.5% | 82.4% | 49.8% |
| 62 | Summit Hill | 77.1% | 64.8% | 81.4% | 49.9% |
| 63 | Elliot Park | 75.6% | 64.6% | 76.8% | 50.5% |
| 64 | Ventura Village | 67.4% | 61.8% | 73.5% | 53.3% |
The Full Minneapolis Neighborhood Ranking
All 64 neighborhoods we rank in or around Minneapolis, best to hardest, on the same measure as the tables above: the projected chance a business at a good address in that neighborhood (the mean p90 score of its ranked business types, the file's neighborhood_overall_score) lasts two or more years, averaged across the 129 business types in this ranking.
Show all 64 ranked neighborhoods
| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windom | 84.1% | 78.2% | 84.3% | 62.1% |
| 2 | Whittier | 84.0% | 80.0% | 84.5% | 67.1% |
| 3 | Downtown | 84.0% | 74.9% | 84.6% | 53.8% |
| 4 | Lyndale | 83.9% | 79.0% | 84.3% | 68.6% |
| 5 | Dayton's Bluff | 83.8% | 76.0% | 84.5% | 55.1% |
| 6 | Kingfield | 83.7% | 78.9% | 84.3% | 61.4% |
| 7 | Central | 83.7% | 78.9% | 84.2% | 65.3% |
| 8 | Lowry Hill East | 83.6% | 72.3% | 83.9% | 56.7% |
| 9 | Cooper | 83.5% | 78.8% | 83.9% | 64.5% |
| 10 | Standish | 83.5% | 77.5% | 84.2% | 67.7% |
| 11 | Field | 83.5% | 72.6% | 83.9% | 53.2% |
| 12 | Seward | 83.4% | 75.2% | 84.2% | 56.7% |
| 13 | Audubon Park | 83.4% | 75.2% | 83.9% | 50.7% |
| 14 | University District | 83.4% | 74.4% | 84.0% | 54.7% |
| 15 | Lowry Hill | 83.3% | 79.7% | 83.9% | 69.7% |
| 16 | Summit-University | 83.3% | 73.4% | 84.5% | 50.3% |
| 17 | Payne-Phalen | 83.2% | 73.8% | 84.6% | 49.7% |
| 18 | Phillips West | 83.1% | 76.4% | 83.7% | 62.2% |
| 19 | Marcy-Holmes | 83.1% | 74.4% | 84.3% | 55.9% |
| 20 | Armatage | 83.0% | 75.4% | 83.3% | 64.7% |
| 21 | Midway | 83.0% | 72.6% | 84.0% | 49.5% |
| 22 | Merriam Park | 82.8% | 71.1% | 84.3% | 51.0% |
| 23 | Frogtown | 82.7% | 74.2% | 84.0% | 52.9% |
| 24 | Ericsson | 82.7% | 73.8% | 83.3% | 60.0% |
| 25 | Diamond Lake | 82.6% | 72.3% | 83.3% | 51.5% |
| 26 | Howe | 82.5% | 74.9% | 83.9% | 61.1% |
| 27 | Cedar-Riverside | 82.5% | 74.6% | 83.9% | 52.1% |
| 28 | Morris Park | 82.4% | 75.3% | 84.4% | 52.6% |
| 29 | Northeast Park | 82.4% | 72.0% | 83.3% | 57.1% |
| 30 | Tangletown | 82.3% | 77.1% | 83.9% | 60.1% |
| 31 | Longfellow | 82.3% | 77.0% | 84.4% | 60.0% |
| 32 | Kenny | 82.3% | 76.7% | 83.8% | 62.9% |
| 33 | Southeast Como | 82.2% | 75.7% | 83.6% | 59.3% |
| 34 | Powderhorn Park | 82.0% | 77.3% | 84.1% | 69.2% |
| 35 | Hawthorne | 82.0% | 74.5% | 83.1% | 57.5% |
| 36 | East Harriet | 82.0% | 74.0% | 83.6% | 51.9% |
| 37 | West Side | 81.9% | 72.0% | 84.3% | 53.5% |
| 38 | Cedar-Isles-Dean | 81.8% | 76.9% | 82.8% | 67.6% |
| 39 | St. Anthony West | 81.8% | 76.4% | 83.7% | 68.0% |
| 40 | Downtown East | 81.6% | 73.7% | 82.3% | 54.7% |
| 41 | Keewaydin | 81.5% | 74.4% | 83.5% | 55.4% |
| 42 | North End | 81.5% | 72.8% | 84.4% | 54.0% |
| 43 | Holland | 81.4% | 76.0% | 82.4% | 63.4% |
| 44 | Bancroft | 81.4% | 75.8% | 82.5% | 60.4% |
| 45 | North Loop | 81.3% | 74.0% | 82.7% | 61.7% |
| 46 | Loring Park | 81.2% | 72.7% | 82.4% | 56.7% |
| 47 | Northrop | 81.1% | 68.9% | 82.6% | 55.6% |
| 48 | Shingle Creek | 81.0% | 74.8% | 84.5% | 60.5% |
| 49 | Windom Park | 80.7% | 71.1% | 81.6% | 53.8% |
| 50 | East Phillips | 80.5% | 75.0% | 81.4% | 65.3% |
| 51 | Kenwood | 79.8% | 72.0% | 82.7% | 57.0% |
| 52 | Linden Hills | 79.8% | 69.4% | 82.2% | 54.3% |
| 53 | Near North | 79.7% | 72.4% | 82.9% | 55.1% |
| 54 | Prospect Park | 79.4% | 69.8% | 82.1% | 54.8% |
| 55 | West Maka Ska | 79.1% | 68.3% | 80.3% | 58.2% |
| 56 | Lynnhurst | 79.0% | 72.5% | 81.9% | 60.8% |
| 57 | Downtown West | 78.8% | 70.8% | 81.9% | 55.7% |
| 58 | Como | 78.4% | 67.0% | 81.7% | 50.0% |
| 59 | Fulton | 78.3% | 70.2% | 82.0% | 55.0% |
| 60 | Macalester-Groveland | 78.1% | 64.2% | 83.5% | 49.5% |
| 61 | Greater East Side | 77.9% | 65.5% | 82.4% | 49.8% |
| 62 | Summit Hill | 77.1% | 64.8% | 81.4% | 49.9% |
| 63 | Elliot Park | 75.6% | 64.6% | 76.8% | 50.5% |
| 64 | Ventura Village | 67.4% | 61.8% | 73.5% | 53.3% |
That said, neighborhood averages don't tell the whole story: there are standout locations even in areas that may appear less suitable. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.
Where in or Around Minneapolis Would a Business Make the Most Money?
Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any storefront. In Windom, the top-ranked neighborhood in or around Minneapolis, a new business at a good address has about an 84.1% chance of lasting two or more years. In Ventura Village, the last-ranked, the same figure is 67.4%. StreetSpring publishes no revenue figure for a neighborhood. The Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the most important factor in choosing where to open, and the live tool scores it address by address.
Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease. Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis for Minneapolis, you can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial, to select the location that puts you in the best position to succeed.
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What Should I Consider When Opening a Business in or Around Minneapolis?
Before signing a lease, check the Survivability Score of that specific address. Consider how differently two businesses perform at the same address: a Lebanese Restaurant will have a different forecasted spend than a Georgian Restaurant, a Jewelry Store, a Mixed Martial Arts Studio, and others: and all of those would have different projections for each location. Every forecast is powered by StreetSpring's private data models.
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. The market share component accounts for all competition (not just direct competitors but secondary and tertiary alternatives) and factors in the actual movement patterns of consumers in that area. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. Clustering works when it draws more customers to the area than any single business could alone (this is why car dealerships often cluster together). However, too much high quality primary competition can hurt a business's chances. Consumer spending forecasts are generated separately for each business type using proprietary models trained on hundreds of thousands of U.S. business outcomes, so the spending potential for a coffee shop and a nail salon at the same address will differ significantly.
Revenue Capture Score = Projected Market Share × Forecasted Spend on Specific Business
Across every business type StreetSpring ranks, the 3 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis with the highest overall rank are:
- Windom
- Whittier
- Downtown
Some other important factors to consider:
Ownership Rates: Owner-occupied neighborhoods generate more reliable recurring demand for local businesses, which StreetSpring's model captures through the ownership rate input. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis with the highest ownership rates are: Lynnhurst, Northrop, and Kenwood.
Employment Rates: Employment rate is a key input for businesses sensitive to consumer spending cycles: areas with low unemployment tend to show stronger and more stable demand for discretionary purchases. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis with the highest employment rates are: West Maka Ska, Northeast Park, and East Harriet.
Housing Occupancy: This measure covers homes and apartments, not shops or offices: it comes from the Census American Community Survey count of occupied and vacant housing units. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis with the highest housing occupancy rates are: Lynnhurst, Field, and Kenny.
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Where Should I Start, and How Do I Find the Right Data for Minneapolis?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, Windom, Whittier, and Downtown are the strongest starting points in or around Minneapolis, but the best neighborhood for your specific business type may differ from these overall rankings.
- Best businesses by neighborhood: A full breakdown of the top business types to open in each Minneapolis neighborhood (including survivability scores by type) is at Minneapolis Business Survivability Rankings.
- Best neighborhoods for your business type: If you already know your category, that same guide lets you filter by business type to see which neighborhoods score highest for your specific concept.
- Address-level scores: StreetSpring's live tool shows a survivability score for any business type at any exact address in or around Minneapolis: updated regularly.
Get your address-level survivability score →
The best-performing neighborhoods today may look different in six months; check StreetSpring's live tool for the current score at any specific location.
What Should Landlords in or Around Minneapolis Know When Evaluating Tenant Success?
Broad trends don't capture the unique dynamics of each storefront. Landlords who understand Survivability Scores can set better rents, reduce turnover, and match incoming tenants with spaces where they are most likely to succeed.
See how landlords can use these forecasts to improve occupancy and NOI: Landlord Representatives Guide
Try StreetSpring to see the Survivability Score for 500+ business types at your storefront's address.
What Tools Can Tenant-Rep Agents Use to Find the Most Promising Locations in Minneapolis?
The conventional approach to tenant representation leaves agents without the one number that matters most: the actual probability of the business surviving at that address, but StreetSpring highlights which addresses offer the best odds for long-term success across every business subtype in and around Minneapolis. For a breakdown of the AI tools agents use to select the strongest sites, see: AI Tools for Tenant Reps
Why Do Business Survival Rates Vary So Much Between Neighborhoods in Minneapolis?
A single new competitor opening nearby can shift an address survivability score by several points: hyperlocal dynamics are the most volatile factor in the model. Local conditions (from parking to pedestrian patterns) shape outcomes at each specific address. Our research explains why U.S. business survival rates haven't risen in decades, and how location drives outcomes more than concept: Why Survival Rates Aren't Increasing
What Is a Survivability Score and How Does StreetSpring Calculate It?
Survivability Scores reflect the projected 2-year survival probability for a specific business type at a specific address, accounting for competition, spending, mobility, and dozens of other factors. See how it works → 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.
How Does StreetSpring Compare to Other Site-Selection Tools?
Where other platforms provide demographic or foot traffic data, StreetSpring produces a direct survivability forecast: translating raw inputs into a probability of business success. Compare tools →
What Each Neighborhood Specializes In
The strongest neighborhood overall is not the best for every business, and the last-ranked one still has business types that do well there. Here are the top five for three points on the Minneapolis list, at a good address in each:
Windom: ranked #1 of 64 in Minneapolis, the strongest neighborhood overall
- Veterinary Clinic (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Chiropractor Office (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Dermatology Clinic (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Mental Health Clinic (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Acupuncture Clinic (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
Southeast Como: ranked #33 of 64, the middle of the Minneapolis list
- Veterinary Clinic (88.7% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Chiropractor Office (88.7% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Dentist Office (88.3% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Acupuncture Clinic (88.3% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Mental Health Clinic (88.3% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
Ventura Village: ranked #64 of 64, the last in the Minneapolis list
- Chiropractor Office (87.4% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Veterinary Clinic (86.2% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Eye Care Center (85.3% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Convenience Store (84.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Coffee Shop (83.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
Use the overall ranking to find candidate neighborhoods, then check the business type you plan to open.
Related Resources
These city and neighborhood averages are a starting point, but StreetSpring's live platform provides the up-to-date survivability score for your exact block or storefront. See the full rankings and get a live survivability score for any address in Minneapolis.
- Minneapolis Business Survivability Rankings: overall rankings by business type across all Minneapolis neighborhoods
- Business Survivability in Windom
- Business Survivability in Whittier
- Business Survivability in Downtown
- StreetSpring Methodology
Every Neighborhood We Rank in Minneapolis
Survivability rankings for each Minneapolis neighborhood we score, one page per neighborhood, with the business-type detail behind each one.
- Central
- Como
- Diamond Lake
- Ericsson
- Frogtown
- Fulton
- Hawthorne
- Howe
- Keewaydin
- Kenny
- Kenwood
- Kingfield
- Longfellow
- Lynnhurst
- Midway
- Morris Park
- Near North
- North End
- North Loop
- Seward
- Standish
- Summit Hill
- West Side
Cities and Towns We Rank in the Minneapolis Metro
Whole municipalities in the Minneapolis metro, ranked separately from the neighborhoods above, one page per place.
Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for Minneapolis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
View technical data for Minneapolis
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.