City Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Beauty Salons across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Beauty Salon to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Beauty Salon is Dallas — 71% average survivability
- 1 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Beauty Salon survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is Philadelphia at 67%
- National average survivability score for Beauty Salon: 68.7%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Beauty Salons
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Beauty Salon succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Beauty Salon?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Beauty Salons?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Dallas ranks as the #1 city for opening a Beauty Salon in the United States, with an average 71% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 70%, and Orlando with 70%. The national picture for Beauty Salons shows 68.7% average survivability across 24 cities, with the gap between Dallas and lower-ranked metros revealing significant geographic variation. City-wide statistics are directional, not definitive; the best decision comes from analyzing your specific storefront. Use this data to narrow your shortlist, then visit each top city in person to assess foot traffic and competitive density.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Beauty Salon city survivability rankings — Dallas leads among 24 US metros at 71% in 2026
Every Major US Metro Ranked for Beauty Salons
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Beauty Salons:
1. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 78.6% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 67.9% – 73.0%
- Challenging locations: 46.0% – 63.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Dallas →
What "city rank" hides about block-level reality
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 77.1% – 86.0%
- Average locations: 66.8% – 71.8%
- Challenging locations: 44.0% – 62.1%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 77.6% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 66.6% – 71.9%
- Challenging locations: 43.0% – 61.8%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Orlando →
4. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 77.4% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 66.4% – 71.7%
- Challenging locations: 43.0% – 61.6%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
5. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 77.8% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 65.8% – 71.7%
- Challenging locations: 39.0% – 60.4%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Houston →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 78.2% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 66.2% – 71.8%
- Challenging locations: 43.0% – 61.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 78.2% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 66.1% – 71.7%
- Challenging locations: 42.0% – 61.2%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in San Francisco →
8. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 77.6% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 66.0% – 71.4%
- Challenging locations: 43.0% – 61.3%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in San Diego →
9. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 77.1% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 66.0% – 71.2%
- Challenging locations: 44.0% – 61.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Charlotte →
10. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 77.5% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 65.6% – 71.2%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.6%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Miami →
11. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 77.1% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 65.4% – 71.1%
- Challenging locations: 40.0% – 60.2%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Boston →
12. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 77.1% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 65.7% – 71.1%
- Challenging locations: 42.0% – 60.8%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Portland →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
13. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 77.9% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 65.5% – 71.3%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in New York City →
14. St Louis
- Best locations: 77.0% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 65.5% – 71.0%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in St Louis →
15. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 77.5% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 65.5% – 71.2%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.5%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
16. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 76.5% – 86.0%
- Average locations: 65.4% – 70.8%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.4%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Denver →
17. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 77.7% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 65.0% – 71.0%
- Challenging locations: 39.0% – 59.7%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Washington DC →
18. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 77.6% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 65.1% – 70.8%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 60.1%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Atlanta →
19. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 76.9% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 64.6% – 70.2%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 59.8%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 76.9% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 64.5% – 70.2%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 59.7%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 76.8% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 64.6% – 70.0%
- Challenging locations: 43.0% – 60.2%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Baltimore →
22. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 76.1% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 64.0% – 69.5%
- Challenging locations: 41.0% – 59.3%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Seattle →
23. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 76.0% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 63.8% – 69.4%
- Challenging locations: 40.0% – 58.9%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Detroit →
24. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 76.3% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 63.4% – 69.3%
- Challenging locations: 39.0% – 58.4%
- Explore Beauty Salon neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
What Stands Out in the Numbers
| Comparison factor | Top-tier city pattern | Bottom-tier city pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Income distribution shape | Cities with a broad middle-class income band that supports the subtype's price tier. | Cities with bifurcated income distributions where the subtype's price point falls into the middle gap. |
| Anchor-tenant density | Cities with high concentration of universities, hospitals, transit hubs within a 1-mile radius of typical storefronts. | Cities where anchor institutions are isolated in suburbs or single-purpose campuses with no street-level spillover. |
| Cross-subtype clustering | Cities where the subtype clusters near complementary categories (e.g., coffee shops near coworking + gyms). | Cities where the subtype is dispersed across isolated storefronts without supporting foot-traffic. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Dallas at 70.9%) and the #24 city (Philadelphia at 66.7%) is 4.2 percentage points. This 1.0-point variation between the #1 and #2 cities is below average for the category, suggesting that Beauty Salons are particularly responsive to local market conditions.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Beauty Salon is 68.7%.
What's Driving the Strongest Markets
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Beauty Salons:
- Strong survivability signals: Dallas leads with a 71% average survivability score for Beauty Salons — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Beauty Salons, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Supply chain access: Cities at the top of this ranking benefit from mature supplier networks for this category, reducing operating costs and inventory lead times.
- Geographic distribution: The top cities span multiple U.S. regions, giving franchise operators or multi-location owners diverse market options without concentrating risk.
The data behind these rankings comes from our proprietary AI models, trained on millions of real-world business outcomes across the U.S. Our analysis covers businesses serving the 24 largest metros in America. The prediction engine behind these rankings is entirely proprietary — developed in-house over years of research.
Neighborhood-Level Winners in Every Tier
City-level averages mask significant within-city variation. Below are some of the strongest neighborhoods for Beauty Salon at different points in the rankings:
Dallas — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Beauty Salons
- Monticello (84% survivability)
- Linwood (84% survivability)
- Downtown (82% survivability)
- Cottonwood (81% survivability)
- Old-Towne (80% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Dallas →
New York City — ranked #13 of 24 — a middle-of-the-pack national market
- Murray-Hill (85% survivability)
- Floral-Park (84% survivability)
- Dongan-Hills (83% survivability)
- Garment-District (82% survivability)
- Upper-West-Side (82% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for New York City →
Philadelphia — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Mayfair (79% survivability)
- Old-City (79% survivability)
- Oxford-Circle (78% survivability)
- Lexington-Park (78% survivability)
- Crescentville (78% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Philadelphia →
These examples show that a city's national rank for Beauty Salons is a starting signal — neighborhood-level data is what drives an actual location decision.
Visual Data
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon in Dallas
- Business Survivability Rankings: Dallas
- Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
- Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon in Los Angeles
- Business Survivability Rankings: Los Angeles
- Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon in Houston
- Business Survivability Rankings: Houston
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salons
- Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Dallas
What's the update cadence for this ranking?
Rankings are updated quarterly. The current data reflects StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with the next full dataset refresh scheduled for Q3 2026. As market conditions shift across major metros, individual city scores can move meaningfully between updates — particularly for Beauty Salons, where local competition density and consumer spending patterns respond quickly to new entrants and neighborhood change. For the most current score at any specific address, use StreetSpring's live survivability tool rather than the static ranking above.
Should a Beauty Salon avoid cities ranked below the top 10?
Yes — our top 10 ranking reflects cities with the strongest average conditions, but lower-ranked metros can still contain exceptional individual neighborhoods. Many operators successfully open Beauty Salons in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Beauty Salons in particular can find strong performance in secondary markets where the right demographic concentration, household income, and limited direct competition within walking distance align — even outside our highest-ranked cities. StreetSpring's neighborhood-level data surfaces these pockets of opportunity in every city we analyze, regardless of where the city as a whole ranks nationally.
Which tools rank cities for a Beauty Salon survivability?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Beauty Salons across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Beauty Salons, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Beauty Salon will still be operating after two years. You can check any specific address before signing a lease and compare multiple neighborhoods side by side to identify the highest-survivability site within your target city.
Try the Survivability Score tool →
Which metro tops the Beauty Salon survivability ranking?
Dallas ranks as the #1 city in the US for Beauty Salons survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 71%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Dallas, a Beauty Salon has approximately a 71% chance of still operating after two years — above the national average for this category. San Antonio ranks second, followed by Orlando. The full ranking reflects data across 24 major US metro areas — see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.
Reviewed: May 6, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder
Technical note: Aggregated national survivability rankings across all 24 metros are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.
Methodology: City rankings aggregate neighborhood-level Survivability Scores (max, average, and min) across all analyzed neighborhoods in each metro area. Rankings reflect average conditions but do not account for variation within cities. Coverage includes 24 major US metropolitan areas: Dallas, San Antonio, Orlando, Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Diego, Charlotte, Miami, Boston, Portland, New York City, St Louis, Tampa Bay, Denver, Washington DC, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, Baltimore, Seattle, Detroit, Philadelphia.