Business Survivability in Dongan Hills, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dongan Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business: a Veterinary Clinic in Dongan Hills (88.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #35 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 67.4% 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
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Dongan Hills a good place to start a business?
- How to find the best location
- Best businesses to open
- How much money could a business make?
- What businesses should open next?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dongan Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.9% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 75.4% chance.
Is Dongan Hills a good place to start a business?
Among the 180 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around New York City, Dongan Hills ranks #35 for business survivability, with an average 67.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Dongan Hills, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 1.7 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Dongan Hills often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- The 92.8% employment rate in Dongan Hills supports consumer spending, while its 6.1% 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 Dongan Hills?
The right address in Dongan Hills can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The location below represents the address in Dongan Hills with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Dongan Hills based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Dongan Hills?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.2% |
| 5 | Dentist Office | 86.2% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 13 | Spa | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Physical Therapy Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Hair Salon, Coffee Shop 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 Dongan Hills
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Dongan Hills: 88.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 83.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 79.9% on average across Dongan Hills; best at 89.6%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Dongan Hills shows 75.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 63.2%.
- #4 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #4): 75.2% average in Dongan Hills. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 61.1%.
- #5 Dentist Office is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Dongan Hills: 75.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.1%.
Strong Performers in Dongan Hills
- #9 Convenience Store: 80.9% on average across Dongan Hills; best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.4%.
- #10 Opening a Clothing Store in Dongan Hills shows 81.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 58.9%.
- #11 Hair Salon (Ranked #11): 81.2% average in Dongan Hills. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 55.2%.
- #12 Coffee Shop is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Dongan Hills: 81.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 65.6%.
- #13 Spa: 79.6% on average across Dongan Hills; best at 83.6%, challenging at 68.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dongan Hills make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Dongan Hills 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Dongan Hills?
The top businesses to open next in Dongan Hills:
- Veterinary Clinics: 88.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.9% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 75.4% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. Dongan Hills's employment rate (92.8%) and housing vacancy rate (6.1%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Dongan Hills right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dongan Hills.
What type of business should you rent your Dongan Hills storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Dongan Hills shows that Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dongan Hills storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Dongan Hills storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 83.6% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dongan Hills?
Location decisions in Dongan Hills should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- The most current survivability data for Dongan Hills is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for New York City: /resources/data/new-york-city-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.