Business Survivability in Eltingville, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Eltingville is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.1% 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 Chiropractor Office in Eltingville (84.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #117 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 61.3% 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 Eltingville 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 Eltingville is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 84.3% chance, followed by a Spa with a 76.3% chance.
Is Eltingville a good place to start a business?
Eltingville holds the #117 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 61.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Eltingville score 5.5 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Eltingville can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- At 95.8% employed, Eltingville's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Eltingville?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Eltingville that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Chiropractor Office in Eltingville:
The highlighted area represents the address in Eltingville that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Eltingville?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 83.6% |
| 5 | Dentist Office | 83.6% |
| 6 | Convenience Store | 83.2% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 83.2% |
| 9 | Gym | 83.1% |
| 10 | Bar | 83.1% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 82.6% |
Ties at a good address: Spa, Physical Therapy Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Gym and Bar 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 Eltingville
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Eltingville shows 84.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #2): 84.3% average in Eltingville. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 62.0%.
- #3 Spa is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Eltingville: 76.3% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 53.0%.
- #4 Physical Therapy Clinic: 69.6% on average across Eltingville; best at 87.9%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #5 Opening a Dentist Office in Eltingville shows 69.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 87.9%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Eltingville
- #6 Convenience Store (Ranked #6): 69.4% average in Eltingville. Best-case storefronts: 84.1%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #8 Clothing Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Eltingville: 68.5% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #9 Gym: 74.1% on average across Eltingville; best at 83.6%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #10 Opening a Bar in Eltingville shows 73.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 51.6%.
- #12 Coffee Shop (Ranked #12): 75.0% average in Eltingville. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 52.5%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Spa: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Eltingville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Eltingville 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Eltingville?
The top businesses to open next in Eltingville:
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 84.3% average survival rate
- Spas: 76.3% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. The 5.6% housing vacancy rate in Eltingville describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Eltingville are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Eltingville.
What type of business should you rent your Eltingville storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Eltingville are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Spas.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. 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 Eltingville storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Chiropractor Office leads all business categories for Eltingville landlords: 89.6% at the best addresses and 58.6% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Eltingville?
Location decisions in Eltingville should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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 proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- The most current survivability data for Eltingville is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.