Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in New York City 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: West Side, Jersey City: 84.4% at a good address, 79.5% at a typical address
- Most challenging: Tudor City: 51.6% average survivability
- 180 neighborhoods ranked across the New York City 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.
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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 West Side, Jersey City first in New York City, with the best locations offering a 84.6% chance of lasting more than two years. Across all business types that could open in West Side, Jersey City, the average location shows a 79.5% chance of lasting more than two years. Averages mask the full picture: a single block can outperform an entire neighborhood's ranking at the storefront level.
What Are the 10 Best Neighborhoods in or Around New York City to Open a Business?
The top 10 neighborhoods in or around New York City to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Side, Jersey City | 84.4% | 79.5% | 84.6% | 58.6% |
| 2 | Bergen-Lafayette | 84.0% | 77.0% | 84.6% | 51.2% |
| 3 | Windsor Terrace | 83.8% | 79.4% | 84.5% | 62.0% |
| 4 | Hackensack Riverfront | 83.8% | 76.5% | 84.6% | 52.9% |
| 5 | McGinley Square | 83.5% | 79.5% | 84.2% | 62.6% |
| 6 | Journal Square | 83.3% | 77.4% | 84.6% | 52.5% |
| 7 | Jersey City Heights | 83.3% | 77.1% | 84.5% | 56.0% |
| 8 | New Dorp | 83.3% | 69.4% | 84.0% | 50.2% |
| 9 | Downtown Jersey City | 83.2% | 72.6% | 84.6% | 48.9% |
| 10 | The Waterfront (Jersey City) | 83.0% | 76.0% | 84.4% | 53.8% |
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What Are the Hardest Places in or Around New York City to Open a Business?
The hardest neighborhoods in or around New York City to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Turtle Bay | 59.8% | 54.5% | 66.1% | 48.7% |
| 177 | Morningside Heights | 59.8% | 53.1% | 72.3% | 48.7% |
| 178 | Sutton Place | 58.4% | 53.5% | 67.6% | 48.8% |
| 179 | Gramercy | 58.4% | 53.0% | 71.8% | 48.7% |
| 180 | Tudor City | 54.3% | 51.6% | 58.1% | 48.8% |
The Full New York City Neighborhood Ranking
All 180 neighborhoods we rank in or around New York City, 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.
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| # | Neighborhood | At a good address | Typical address | Best locations | Challenging locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Side, Jersey City | 84.4% | 79.5% | 84.6% | 58.6% |
| 2 | Bergen-Lafayette | 84.0% | 77.0% | 84.6% | 51.2% |
| 3 | Windsor Terrace | 83.8% | 79.4% | 84.5% | 62.0% |
| 4 | Hackensack Riverfront | 83.8% | 76.5% | 84.6% | 52.9% |
| 5 | McGinley Square | 83.5% | 79.5% | 84.2% | 62.6% |
| 6 | Journal Square | 83.3% | 77.4% | 84.6% | 52.5% |
| 7 | Jersey City Heights | 83.3% | 77.1% | 84.5% | 56.0% |
| 8 | New Dorp | 83.3% | 69.4% | 84.0% | 50.2% |
| 9 | Downtown Jersey City | 83.2% | 72.6% | 84.6% | 48.9% |
| 10 | The Waterfront (Jersey City) | 83.0% | 76.0% | 84.4% | 53.8% |
| 11 | Greenpoint | 82.9% | 73.5% | 84.3% | 49.5% |
| 12 | Clinton Hill | 82.4% | 72.8% | 83.6% | 51.0% |
| 13 | Old Town | 82.4% | 72.5% | 83.9% | 53.6% |
| 14 | Clove Lake | 82.3% | 73.8% | 83.9% | 59.2% |
| 15 | Carroll Gardens | 82.0% | 77.1% | 83.5% | 63.7% |
| 16 | Williamsburg | 82.0% | 70.9% | 84.4% | 49.0% |
| 17 | Sunnyside | 81.6% | 70.0% | 84.4% | 48.8% |
| 18 | Hunters Point | 81.6% | 68.1% | 83.8% | 48.8% |
| 19 | Grymes Hill | 81.5% | 72.5% | 84.1% | 53.8% |
| 20 | Ridgewood | 81.5% | 65.1% | 84.3% | 48.7% |
| 21 | Park Slope | 81.3% | 73.1% | 83.7% | 50.2% |
| 22 | Bedford-Stuyvesant | 81.3% | 72.0% | 83.8% | 49.3% |
| 23 | Crown Heights | 81.2% | 69.3% | 83.6% | 48.8% |
| 24 | Brooklyn Heights | 81.2% | 67.5% | 83.2% | 48.9% |
| 25 | Prospect Heights | 81.1% | 74.0% | 82.8% | 57.4% |
| 26 | Bay Ridge | 81.1% | 68.3% | 84.3% | 49.3% |
| 27 | Greenwood Heights | 80.8% | 68.5% | 84.3% | 49.0% |
| 28 | Columbia Street Waterfront District | 80.7% | 73.3% | 83.2% | 54.1% |
| 29 | Blissville | 80.6% | 70.0% | 83.1% | 53.8% |
| 30 | Bushwick | 80.6% | 69.2% | 84.3% | 49.6% |
| 31 | Kensington | 80.6% | 66.8% | 83.4% | 48.9% |
| 32 | Sunset Park | 80.5% | 69.5% | 83.9% | 49.1% |
| 33 | Red Hook | 80.3% | 66.3% | 83.6% | 49.1% |
| 34 | Prospect Lefferts Gardens | 80.1% | 71.5% | 81.9% | 53.1% |
| 35 | Dongan Hills | 79.8% | 67.4% | 84.1% | 52.0% |
| 36 | Ocean Hill | 79.6% | 69.6% | 83.0% | 50.2% |
| 37 | East Elmhurst | 79.6% | 67.4% | 83.7% | 49.7% |
| 38 | Jamaica Hills | 79.6% | 63.4% | 83.0% | 49.4% |
| 39 | Middle Village | 79.5% | 66.1% | 83.8% | 49.3% |
| 40 | Greenville | 79.4% | 64.0% | 84.5% | 48.8% |
| 41 | Cobble Hill | 79.3% | 74.9% | 80.5% | 64.6% |
| 42 | Maspeth | 79.1% | 67.2% | 84.1% | 48.8% |
| 43 | Fort Hamilton | 79.0% | 67.4% | 83.7% | 49.3% |
| 44 | Grant City | 79.0% | 66.6% | 82.6% | 52.0% |
| 45 | Astoria Heights | 78.9% | 68.9% | 81.0% | 54.8% |
| 46 | Briarwood | 78.9% | 60.2% | 83.1% | 48.8% |
| 47 | Borough Park | 78.8% | 67.2% | 82.9% | 48.8% |
| 48 | Gowanus | 78.8% | 67.1% | 83.1% | 49.4% |
| 49 | Fort Greene | 78.8% | 66.0% | 82.3% | 49.1% |
| 50 | Auburndale | 78.7% | 63.8% | 83.4% | 48.8% |
| 51 | Castleton Corners | 78.6% | 65.4% | 82.6% | 49.2% |
| 52 | Prospect Park South | 78.6% | 64.4% | 80.0% | 49.7% |
| 53 | East New York | 78.5% | 62.8% | 84.1% | 48.7% |
| 54 | Hillcrest | 78.4% | 63.6% | 83.3% | 48.8% |
| 55 | Rego Park | 78.3% | 65.4% | 83.1% | 49.0% |
| 56 | Forest Hills | 78.2% | 62.0% | 84.3% | 48.8% |
| 57 | Dumbo | 78.0% | 65.4% | 80.5% | 49.8% |
| 58 | Flushing | 77.8% | 64.6% | 83.6% | 49.1% |
| 59 | Wingate | 77.7% | 65.0% | 81.8% | 49.1% |
| 60 | Jamaica Estates | 77.7% | 64.5% | 82.2% | 48.9% |
| 61 | Astoria | 77.5% | 64.0% | 83.8% | 48.7% |
| 62 | Kew Gardens Hills | 77.4% | 62.8% | 82.8% | 48.8% |
| 63 | Dyker Heights | 77.2% | 63.4% | 83.6% | 49.1% |
| 64 | Elmhurst | 77.2% | 62.6% | 83.6% | 48.7% |
| 65 | Boerum Hill | 76.8% | 64.0% | 78.9% | 50.4% |
| 66 | Westerleigh | 76.8% | 63.5% | 82.0% | 50.1% |
| 67 | Hamilton Heights | 76.7% | 63.8% | 81.5% | 48.7% |
| 68 | Port Morris | 76.5% | 65.7% | 82.6% | 49.3% |
| 69 | West Farms | 76.5% | 64.0% | 79.8% | 49.1% |
| 70 | New Utrecht | 76.3% | 63.8% | 80.3% | 49.6% |
| 71 | Murray Hill | 76.3% | 62.5% | 83.5% | 48.8% |
| 72 | Elm Park | 76.1% | 66.2% | 78.0% | 56.4% |
| 73 | Bath Beach | 76.1% | 62.2% | 83.1% | 48.7% |
| 74 | Ocean Parkway | 76.0% | 62.6% | 82.6% | 48.7% |
| 75 | Brownsville | 75.9% | 64.3% | 82.4% | 49.3% |
| 76 | Richmond Hill | 75.8% | 63.5% | 83.3% | 49.3% |
| 77 | Woodhaven | 75.7% | 62.5% | 83.5% | 48.9% |
| 78 | Brighton Beach | 75.5% | 62.8% | 81.9% | 49.1% |
| 79 | Concourse | 75.5% | 62.1% | 82.3% | 49.0% |
| 80 | Flatlands | 75.5% | 61.7% | 82.1% | 48.7% |
| 81 | Spuyten Duyvil | 75.4% | 60.6% | 80.9% | 49.0% |
| 82 | Corona | 75.3% | 63.0% | 82.8% | 49.0% |
| 83 | Pomonok | 75.1% | 62.8% | 78.7% | 49.2% |
| 84 | South Bronx | 75.1% | 60.6% | 83.1% | 48.7% |
| 85 | Meiers Corners | 75.0% | 62.4% | 82.8% | 50.4% |
| 86 | Bayside | 75.0% | 61.3% | 84.0% | 48.8% |
| 87 | Glendale | 74.8% | 59.9% | 83.9% | 48.8% |
| 88 | Rockaway Park | 74.7% | 62.0% | 81.0% | 49.0% |
| 89 | Flatbush | 74.7% | 61.2% | 83.7% | 48.7% |
| 90 | Manhattan Beach | 74.7% | 60.6% | 81.1% | 48.7% |
| 91 | East Tremont | 74.5% | 62.7% | 80.9% | 48.9% |
| 92 | Roosevelt Island | 74.5% | 61.1% | 81.2% | 48.8% |
| 93 | Morris Park | 74.5% | 59.7% | 82.5% | 48.7% |
| 94 | Belmont | 74.4% | 63.0% | 80.3% | 49.5% |
| 95 | Woodside | 74.4% | 62.0% | 81.1% | 49.0% |
| 96 | Jackson Heights | 74.3% | 63.3% | 81.0% | 48.9% |
| 97 | East Flatbush | 74.2% | 61.3% | 83.4% | 48.7% |
| 98 | Bedford Park | 73.8% | 62.2% | 81.8% | 48.9% |
| 99 | Georgetown | 73.8% | 56.9% | 83.2% | 48.8% |
| 100 | Tribeca | 73.7% | 60.8% | 80.5% | 49.2% |
| 101 | Ozone Park | 73.7% | 60.2% | 82.3% | 48.8% |
| 102 | Highbridge | 73.7% | 58.1% | 82.3% | 48.8% |
| 103 | Williamsbridge | 73.6% | 62.6% | 82.4% | 48.8% |
| 104 | Woodlawn | 73.6% | 61.6% | 80.4% | 48.9% |
| 105 | Midwood | 73.6% | 59.1% | 83.0% | 48.7% |
| 106 | Bellerose | 73.5% | 60.2% | 83.8% | 48.8% |
| 107 | Holliswood | 73.1% | 60.9% | 77.8% | 50.0% |
| 108 | Pelham Gardens | 73.1% | 60.2% | 82.7% | 48.9% |
| 109 | South Ozone Park | 73.1% | 60.1% | 83.5% | 48.8% |
| 110 | Parkchester | 72.8% | 60.4% | 77.8% | 49.2% |
| 111 | Douglaston-Little Neck | 72.8% | 58.0% | 83.8% | 48.7% |
| 112 | Bensonhurst | 72.7% | 58.9% | 83.0% | 48.8% |
| 113 | Co-op City | 72.5% | 60.6% | 81.3% | 49.0% |
| 114 | Marble Hill | 72.5% | 57.4% | 77.6% | 49.4% |
| 115 | Sheepshead Bay | 72.2% | 59.6% | 81.8% | 48.7% |
| 116 | Jamaica | 72.2% | 58.9% | 82.8% | 48.7% |
| 117 | Eltingville | 72.1% | 61.3% | 80.3% | 48.9% |
| 118 | Coney Island | 72.0% | 57.4% | 80.0% | 48.7% |
| 119 | West Village | 71.7% | 61.2% | 78.8% | 48.9% |
| 120 | Longwood | 71.6% | 61.2% | 78.9% | 50.0% |
| 121 | Hollis | 71.5% | 58.8% | 82.7% | 48.8% |
| 122 | Queens Village | 71.5% | 57.7% | 82.4% | 48.7% |
| 123 | Garment District | 71.2% | 61.8% | 73.0% | 51.7% |
| 124 | Little Italy | 71.2% | 61.5% | 77.6% | 51.7% |
| 125 | Wakefield | 71.2% | 58.2% | 80.6% | 48.8% |
| 126 | Upper East Side | 71.0% | 59.6% | 78.4% | 48.7% |
| 127 | Rochdale | 71.0% | 57.4% | 81.7% | 48.8% |
| 128 | Washington Heights | 70.9% | 58.3% | 81.2% | 48.7% |
| 129 | Laurelton | 70.6% | 58.7% | 82.8% | 49.0% |
| 130 | Mott Haven | 70.4% | 59.0% | 82.2% | 48.8% |
| 131 | Upper West Side | 70.4% | 58.9% | 79.2% | 48.7% |
| 132 | Riverdale | 70.3% | 58.1% | 84.1% | 48.7% |
| 133 | Far Rockaway | 70.2% | 58.1% | 82.1% | 48.7% |
| 134 | Marine Park | 70.2% | 56.8% | 82.6% | 48.7% |
| 135 | Battery Park City | 70.1% | 60.0% | 77.5% | 49.4% |
| 136 | Homecrest | 70.1% | 57.1% | 77.1% | 48.7% |
| 137 | Upper Clinton Hill | 70.0% | 58.9% | 79.8% | 48.8% |
| 138 | Weequahic | 69.8% | 58.6% | 80.0% | 49.0% |
| 139 | Kingsbridge | 69.7% | 58.4% | 78.9% | 48.9% |
| 140 | Soundview | 69.6% | 58.3% | 79.0% | 48.8% |
| 141 | Morris Heights | 69.5% | 57.4% | 75.4% | 48.7% |
| 142 | Unionport | 69.4% | 58.6% | 80.1% | 48.8% |
| 143 | Chelsea | 69.0% | 57.1% | 78.0% | 48.7% |
| 144 | Kew Gardens | 68.9% | 59.1% | 78.2% | 48.8% |
| 145 | Baychester | 68.7% | 57.6% | 78.0% | 48.8% |
| 146 | Hell's Kitchen | 68.5% | 55.4% | 83.2% | 48.7% |
| 147 | Chinatown | 68.2% | 60.7% | 76.5% | 53.2% |
| 148 | Fordham | 68.0% | 57.9% | 73.9% | 49.0% |
| 149 | Gravesend | 68.0% | 56.4% | 81.4% | 48.7% |
| 150 | Gerritsen Beach | 67.4% | 55.6% | 78.6% | 48.8% |
| 151 | Financial District | 67.3% | 57.1% | 81.1% | 48.7% |
| 152 | Stuyvesant Town | 67.2% | 55.2% | 73.6% | 48.8% |
| 153 | East Harlem | 67.0% | 55.9% | 80.7% | 48.7% |
| 154 | Lower East Side | 67.0% | 55.6% | 75.7% | 48.7% |
| 155 | Utopia | 67.0% | 55.1% | 72.9% | 48.9% |
| 156 | East Village | 66.6% | 56.7% | 78.4% | 48.7% |
| 157 | Westchester Heights | 66.3% | 56.4% | 75.6% | 48.7% |
| 158 | Melrose | 65.8% | 55.7% | 77.0% | 49.0% |
| 159 | St. Albans | 65.4% | 55.6% | 76.9% | 48.7% |
| 160 | Fieldston | 65.1% | 55.1% | 77.1% | 48.8% |
| 161 | Van Nest | 65.0% | 56.4% | 73.2% | 48.8% |
| 162 | Midtown | 64.6% | 55.9% | 72.4% | 48.9% |
| 163 | Columbus Circle | 64.6% | 55.8% | 74.5% | 48.7% |
| 164 | University Heights | 64.4% | 55.2% | 77.2% | 48.7% |
| 165 | Carnegie Hill | 64.3% | 58.1% | 77.8% | 51.3% |
| 166 | Manhattanville | 64.3% | 54.4% | 72.8% | 48.8% |
| 167 | Forest Hills Gardens | 64.2% | 54.8% | 72.9% | 48.8% |
| 168 | Greenwich Village | 64.1% | 55.8% | 69.0% | 49.5% |
| 169 | Pelham Bay | 64.1% | 55.5% | 75.2% | 48.7% |
| 170 | Country Club | 64.0% | 56.6% | 72.8% | 49.3% |
| 171 | Malba | 63.2% | 54.1% | 67.0% | 48.8% |
| 172 | Tremont | 63.0% | 55.2% | 71.6% | 48.9% |
| 173 | SoHo | 62.6% | 55.6% | 69.3% | 48.7% |
| 174 | Harlem | 61.6% | 54.2% | 78.2% | 48.7% |
| 175 | Flatiron District | 60.9% | 54.9% | 70.4% | 49.6% |
| 176 | Turtle Bay | 59.8% | 54.5% | 66.1% | 48.7% |
| 177 | Morningside Heights | 59.8% | 53.1% | 72.3% | 48.7% |
| 178 | Sutton Place | 58.4% | 53.5% | 67.6% | 48.8% |
| 179 | Gramercy | 58.4% | 53.0% | 71.8% | 48.7% |
| 180 | Tudor City | 54.3% | 51.6% | 58.1% | 48.8% |
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending, which is why StreetSpring's real-time tool is the best place to check today's survivability score for a particular location.
Where in or Around New York City Would a Business Make the Most Money?
Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any storefront. In West Side, Jersey City, the top-ranked neighborhood in or around New York City, a new business at a good address has about an 84.4% chance of lasting two or more years. In Tudor City, the last-ranked, the same figure is 54.3%. 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.
Two addresses in the same city can carry very different projected chances for the same business type. Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis for New York City, 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 New York City?
Where you locate is one of the biggest decisions when opening a brick-and-mortar business, and the Survivability Score puts a projected two-year chance on each address you consider. Consider how differently two businesses perform at the same address: a Dentist Office will have a different forecasted spend than a Persian Restaurant, a Gym, a Hawaiian Restaurant, and others: and every one of those business types would produce a distinct forecast at the exact same storefront. Every forecast is powered by StreetSpring's private data models.
StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open. StreetSpring models market share by mapping every relevant competitor within each service radius, weighting them by quality and proximity, and layering in the accessibility and tenant mix around each location. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. The right amount of competition creates a destination effect, where multiple similar businesses collectively attract more foot traffic than any one would alone (this is why car dealerships often cluster together). However, past a certain threshold, additional competitors divide the available spending pool too thinly for new entrants to reach profitability. 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 New York City with the highest overall rank are:
- West Side, Jersey City
- Bergen-Lafayette
- Windsor Terrace
Some other important factors to consider:
Ownership Rates: Survivability Scores for service-oriented businesses improve in areas with high homeownership, where customers are more likely to become regulars rather than transient visitors. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around New York City with the highest ownership rates are: Eltingville, Laurelton, and Hackensack Riverfront.
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 New York City with the highest employment rates are: Hackensack Riverfront, Battery Park City, and Dumbo.
Housing Occupancy: Housing occupancy is the share of homes and apartments that are lived in, the reverse of the Census housing vacancy rate, and StreetSpring's model reads it as one neighborhood characteristic among many. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around New York City with the highest housing occupancy rates are: Tremont, Concourse, and Hackensack Riverfront.
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Where Should I Start, and How Do I Find the Right Data for New York City?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, West Side, Jersey City, Bergen-Lafayette, and Windsor Terrace are the strongest starting points in or around New York City, 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 New York City neighborhood (including survivability scores by type) is at New York City 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 New York City: 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 New York City Know When Evaluating Tenant Success?
Broad trends don't capture the unique dynamics of each storefront. Survivability data gives property owners a competitive advantage in tenant selection, lease pricing, and portfolio planning.
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 New York City?
Agents have historically made location decisions with limited data and gut feeling, but StreetSpring highlights which addresses offer the best odds for long-term success across every business subtype in and around New York City. 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 New York City?
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. The interplay of competitors, customer movement, and spending patterns is unique to every site. 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?
A Survivability Score is a data-driven probability: the likelihood that a specific business type will survive its first two years at a specific address. StreetSpring calculates this from 100+ factors including competitive density, forecasted spend, and mobility patterns. Learn more → 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?
Most site-selection tools describe what a location looks like today; StreetSpring predicts what your business will look like in two years at that location. StreetSpring vs other platforms →
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 New York City list, at a good address in each:
West Side, Jersey City: ranked #1 of 180 in New York City, the strongest neighborhood overall
- Veterinary Clinic (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Eye Care Center (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Dentist 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)
Full West Side, Jersey City business guide
East Tremont: ranked #91 of 180, the middle of the New York City list
- Chiropractor Office (89.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Convenience Store (85.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Clothing Store (84.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Eye Care Center (84.5% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Cafe (84.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
Full East Tremont business guide
Tudor City: ranked #180 of 180, the last in the New York City list
- Veterinary Clinic (90.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Convenience Store (84.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Clothing Store (84.6% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Coffee Shop (84.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
- Bar (84.0% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address)
Full Tudor City business guide
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Related Resources
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- New York City Business Survivability Rankings: overall rankings by business type across all New York City neighborhoods
- Business Survivability in West Side, Jersey City
- Business Survivability in Bergen-Lafayette
- Business Survivability in Windsor Terrace
- StreetSpring Methodology
Every Neighborhood We Rank in New York City
Survivability rankings for each New York City neighborhood we score, one page per neighborhood, with the business-type detail behind each one.
- Astoria
- Astoria Heights
- Auburndale
- Bath Beach
- Battery Park City
- Bay Ridge
- Baychester
- Bayside
- Bedford Park
- Bellerose
- Belmont
- Bensonhurst
- Blissville
- Boerum Hill
- Borough Park
- Briarwood
- Brighton Beach
- Brooklyn Heights
- Brownsville
- Bushwick
- Carroll Gardens
- Chelsea
- Clinton Hill
- Clove Lake
- Co-op City
- Columbus Circle
- Concourse
- Coney Island
- Corona
- Country Club
- Crown Heights
- Dongan Hills
- Downtown Jersey City
- Dumbo
- Dyker Heights
- East Elmhurst
- East Flatbush
- East Harlem
- East New York
- East Tremont
- East Village
- Elm Park
- Elmhurst
- Eltingville
- Far Rockaway
- Fieldston
- Flatbush
- Flatlands
- Flushing
- Fordham
- Forest Hills
- Fort Greene
- Garment District
- Georgetown
- Gerritsen Beach
- Glendale
- Gowanus
- Gramercy
- Grant City
- Gravesend
- Greenpoint
- Greenville
- Greenwood Heights
- Grymes Hill
- Harlem
- Hell's Kitchen
- Highbridge
- Hillcrest
- Hollis
- Holliswood
- Homecrest
- Hunters Point
- Jackson Heights
- Jamaica
- Jamaica Estates
- Jamaica Hills
- Jersey City Heights
- Journal Square
- Kensington
- Kew Gardens
- Kingsbridge
- Laurelton
- Longwood
- Lower East Side
- Manhattan Beach
- Manhattanville
- Marine Park
- Maspeth
- McGinley Square
- Meiers Corners
- Melrose
- Middle Village
- Midtown
- Midwood
- Morris Heights
- Morris Park
- Mott Haven
- Murray Hill
- New Dorp
- New Utrecht
- Ocean Hill
- Ocean Parkway
- Old Town
- Ozone Park
- Park Slope
- Parkchester
- Pelham Bay
- Pelham Gardens
- Pomonok
- Port Morris
- Queens Village
- Red Hook
- Rego Park
- Richmond Hill
- Ridgewood
- Riverdale
- Rochdale
- Rockaway Park
- Sheepshead Bay
- SoHo
- Soundview
- South Bronx
- Spuyten Duyvil
- St. Albans
- Sunnyside
- Sunset Park
- Sutton Place
- The Waterfront (Jersey City)
- Tremont
- Tribeca
- Tudor City
- Turtle Bay
- Unionport
- Upper East Side
- Upper West Side
- Van Nest
- Wakefield
- Weequahic
- West Farms
- West Village
- Westerleigh
- Williamsbridge
- Williamsburg
- Wingate
- Woodhaven
- Woodlawn
- Woodside
Cities and Towns We Rank in the New York City Metro
Whole municipalities in the New York City metro, ranked separately from the neighborhoods above, one page per place.
Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
View technical data for New York City
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.