City Survivability Rankings for Gym
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Gyms across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Gym to succeed.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- The highest-ranked city for Gym is Denver: 83.1% at a good address, 74.4% at a typical address
- Dallas is left out of this ranking while a gap in its input data is repaired, and San Antonio is left out because it has too few scored locations to rank fairly
- 8 of 22 analyzed US metros average above 70% for Gym survivability at a typical address
- The lowest-ranked city is Chicago at 72.3%
- National average chance of lasting two or more years for Gym: 68.2%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 22 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Gyms
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Gym succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Gym?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Gyms?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Denver ranks as the #1 city for opening a Gym in the United States, with an 83.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address. Following close behind are Philadelphia with 83.1%, and San Francisco with 83.1%. The 22-city analysis shows Gyms performing at a 68.2% national average, with strong geographic concentration of top scores in a handful of metros. Market conditions change daily and it is best to use StreetSpring's most current data to ensure there have not been major shifts. These rankings reflect data through early 2026: check StreetSpring for the latest figures before any location decision.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Best-to-worst Gym survivability within individual metros: Denver, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston and Phoenix. Each box spans the middle of that metro's range; whiskers are its best and worst locations (2026).
All 22 Cities Ranked for Gyms
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 22 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Gyms:
| # | Metro | Metro area | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 83.1% |
| 2 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 83.1% |
| 3 | San Francisco | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 83.1% |
| 4 | Miami | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 83.1% |
| 5 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 83.1% |
| 6 | New York City | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 83.1% |
| 7 | Charlotte | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 82.7% |
| 8 | Atlanta | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 82.7% |
| 9 | Orlando | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 82.7% |
| 10 | Seattle | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 82.7% |
| 11 | Washington DC | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 82.7% |
| 12 | Boston | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 82.7% |
| 13 | Minneapolis | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82.2% |
| 14 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO-IL | 82.2% |
| 15 | San Diego | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 82.2% |
| 16 | Portland | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 82.2% |
| 17 | Houston | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 81.8% |
| 18 | Baltimore | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 81.3% |
| 19 | Detroit | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 80.8% |
| 20 | Phoenix | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 79.5% |
| 21 | Tampa Bay | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 78.6% |
| 22 | Chicago | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 72.3% |
1. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 74.4%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Denver →
2. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 69.8%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
3. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 67.3%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in San Francisco →
4. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 65.0%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Miami →
5. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 64.6%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
6. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- At a good address: 83.1%
- At a typical address: 62.6%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in New York City →
7. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 74.0%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
8. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 73.3%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
9. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 72.4%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Orlando →
10. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 72.3%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Seattle →
11. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 70.5%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Washington DC →
12. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- At a good address: 82.7%
- At a typical address: 65.7%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Boston →
13. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- At a good address: 82.2%
- At a typical address: 70.4%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
14. St. Louis Metro: St. Louis, MO-IL
- At a good address: 82.2%
- At a typical address: 68.6%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in St. Louis →
15. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- At a good address: 82.2%
- At a typical address: 68.5%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in San Diego →
16. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- At a good address: 82.2%
- At a typical address: 65.5%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Portland →
17. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- At a good address: 81.8%
- At a typical address: 71.5%
- Best scored location: 83.1%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Houston →
18. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- At a good address: 81.3%
- At a typical address: 68.6%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
19. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- At a good address: 80.8%
- At a typical address: 66.5%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Detroit →
20. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- At a good address: 79.5%
- At a typical address: 66.7%
- Best scored location: 83.1%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Phoenix →
21. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- At a good address: 78.6%
- At a typical address: 63.4%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
- Explore Gym neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
22. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- At a good address: 72.3%
- At a typical address: 59.1%
- Best scored location: 84.0%
- Weakest scored location: 48.0%
Key Insights
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Denver at 83.1%) and the #22 city (Chicago at 72.3%) is 10.80 percentage points. A gap of well under a point between Denver and Philadelphia is small. Address-level differences inside a single metro run much wider for Gyms.
Challenging markets: 1 city falls below 60% survivability, suggesting more difficult market conditions.
National average: Across all 22 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Gym is 68.2%.
What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Gyms:
- Strong survivability signals: Denver leads with a 74% average chance of lasting two or more years for Gyms: significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Gyms, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Low market saturation: Top cities for Gyms have fewer direct competitors per square mile than lower-ranked metros, leaving meaningful whitespace for well-positioned new entrants.
- 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.
Our AI platform forecasts business outcomes at the address level, giving entrepreneurs and landlords alike a data-driven edge. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. StreetSpring relies on its own proprietary forecasting engine to deliver these predictions.
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Gym in Denver
- Survivability Rankings for Gym in Philadelphia
- Business Survivability Rankings: Philadelphia
- Survivability Rankings for Gym in San Francisco
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Francisco
- Survivability Rankings for Gym in Miami
- Business Survivability Rankings: Miami
- Survivability Rankings for Gym in Los Angeles
- Business Survivability Rankings: Los Angeles
National guides:
How current is 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 Gyms, 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.
Can a Gym succeed in cities not ranked in 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 Gyms in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Gyms 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.
What tools can help me choose the right city for a Gym?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Gyms across all 22 metros we track. For this category specifically, the model reads competition density, the consumer spending index for Gyms, and Census neighborhood characteristics such as the housing vacancy rate, and turns them into the projected chance that a Gym lasts two or more years at a given address. 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 US city has the best survivability for Gyms?
Denver ranks as the #1 city in the US for Gyms survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average 74% chance of lasting two or more years. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Denver, a Gym has approximately a 74% chance of still operating after two years, above the national average for this category. Philadelphia ranks second, followed by San Francisco. The full ranking reflects data across 22 major US metro areas: see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.
Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
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: Each metro's figures pool the scored locations in its published neighborhoods. Metros are ranked the way the national data file ranks them, on the chance of lasting two or more years at a good address; the typical-address figure is shown alongside. Coverage includes 22 major US metropolitan areas: Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Seattle, Washington DC, Boston, Minneapolis, St. Louis, San Diego, Portland, Houston, Baltimore, Detroit, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Chicago. 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.