Business Survivability in Summit Hill, Minneapolis

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Summit Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

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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 Summit Hill (80.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #62 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
  • Neighborhood average: 64.8% 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

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Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Summit Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.2% 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 74.9% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 70.9% chance.


Is Summit Hill a good place to start a business?

Among the 64 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Minneapolis, Summit Hill ranks #62 for business survivability, with an average 64.8% chance of lasting two or more years.

  • For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Summit Hill score 9.8 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
  • Even so, the weakest addresses in Summit Hill for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
  • The 95.3% employment rate in Summit Hill supports consumer spending, while its 4.6% 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 Summit Hill?

StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Summit Hill for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Summit Hill for a Chiropractor Office:

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This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Summit Hill based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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What are the best businesses to open in Summit Hill?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1Chiropractor Office89.2%
2Eye Care Center86.6%
3Dentist Office86.2%
4Veterinary Clinic85.8%
5Acupuncture Clinic85.8%
9Clothing Store84.1%
10Laundromat84.0%
11Bar83.6%
12Hair Salon83.6%
13Spa83.6%

Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Bar, Hair Salon and Spa 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 Summit Hill

  • #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Summit Hill shows 80.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 64.1%.
  • #2 Eye Care Center (Ranked #2): 74.9% average in Summit Hill. Best-case storefronts: 87.0%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
  • #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Summit Hill: 70.9% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 56.8%.
  • #4 Veterinary Clinic: 76.5% on average across Summit Hill; best at 89.6%, challenging at 59.4%.
  • #5 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Summit Hill shows 71.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.

Strong Performers in Summit Hill

  • #9 Clothing Store (Ranked #9): 73.5% average in Summit Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 53.5%.
  • #10 Laundromat is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Summit Hill: 71.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 50.2%.
  • #11 Bar: 74.6% on average across Summit Hill; best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.8%.
  • #12 Opening a Hair Salon in Summit Hill shows 73.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 49.8%.
  • #13 Spa (Ranked #13): 73.2% average in Summit Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 54.8%.

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How much money could a business in Summit Hill make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Summit Hill 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

  • Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
  • Location is a decision you can check before you open.
  • 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's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.

What businesses should open next in Summit Hill?

The top businesses to open next in Summit Hill:

  • Chiropractor Offices: 80.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
  • Eye Care Centers: 74.9% average survival rate
  • Dentist Offices: 70.9% average survival rate

These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 survivability rankings for Summit Hill draw on real Census conditions, including 95.3% employment and 4.6% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Summit Hill, 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 Summit Hill.


What type of business should you rent your Summit Hill storefront to?

According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Summit Hill are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.

  • Location is a decision you can check before you open.
  • StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity


Should you rent your Summit Hill storefront to a Chiropractor Office?

StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for Summit Hill. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 64.1%.

  • StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.

What should I consider when opening a business in Summit Hill?

Don't commit to a storefront in Summit Hill without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.

  • Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
  • No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
  • Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Summit Hill, starting with a free 10-minute trial.

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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for Minneapolis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Full dataset for Minneapolis: /resources/data/minneapolis-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.