Business Survivability in Dyker Heights, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dyker Heights is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.6% 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 Dyker Heights (78.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #63 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 63.4% 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 Dyker Heights 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 Dyker Heights is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.6% 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 77.8% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 77.4% chance.
Is Dyker Heights a good place to start a business?
Dyker Heights holds the #63 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 63.4% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Dyker Heights is 11.4 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Dyker Heights can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Dyker Heights's employment rate of 92.9% and housing vacancy rate of 9.2% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Dyker Heights?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Dyker Heights offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Dyker Heights with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Dyker Heights. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Dyker Heights?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 84.5% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 6 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 7 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 8 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 83.4% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 83.2% |
Ties at a good address: 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.
Highest Survivability in Dyker Heights
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Dyker Heights shows 78.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 77.8% average in Dyker Heights. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 59.0%.
- #3 Convenience Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Dyker Heights: 77.4% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #4 Eye Care Center: 72.1% on average across Dyker Heights; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #5 Opening a Clothing Store in Dyker Heights shows 75.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Dyker Heights
- #6 Cafe (Ranked #6): 76.2% average in Dyker Heights. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 51.6%.
- #7 Hair Salon is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Dyker Heights: 73.5% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #8 Spa: 71.8% on average across Dyker Heights; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #9 Opening a Coffee Shop in Dyker Heights shows 63.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
- #10 Dentist Office (Ranked #10): 70.4% average in Dyker Heights. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dyker Heights make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Dyker Heights 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
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific 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 Dyker Heights?
The top businesses to open next in Dyker Heights:
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.8% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 77.4% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. With Dyker Heights's 92.9% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Dyker Heights. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- 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 Dyker Heights.
What type of business should you rent your Dyker Heights storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Dyker Heights, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- 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. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dyker Heights storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 56.8% chance.
- 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 Dyker Heights?
When selecting a location in Dyker Heights it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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 forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Dyker Heights to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.