Business Survivability in Georgetown, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Georgetown is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.5% 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 Georgetown (79.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #99 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 56.9% 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 70.9% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 66.3% chance.
Is Georgetown a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Georgetown #99 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 56.9% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Georgetown is 10.5 points on the two-year chance.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Georgetown can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Georgetown will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Georgetown has a housing vacancy rate of 17.4% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Georgetown?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Georgetown produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The location below represents the address in Georgetown with the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Georgetown based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Georgetown?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 90.0% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 84.9% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.5% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 9 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 12 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Hair Salon and Coffee Shop 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 Georgetown
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 79.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic: 70.9% on average across Georgetown; best at 90.0%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Georgetown shows 66.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #4 Clothing Store (Ranked #4): 68.9% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 66.0% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Georgetown
- #8 Convenience Store: 68.7% on average across Georgetown; best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #9 Opening a Cafe in Georgetown shows 70.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
- #10 Hair Salon (Ranked #10): 69.2% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #11 Coffee Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 65.6% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #12 Laundromat: 69.0% on average across Georgetown; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Georgetown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Georgetown 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Georgetown?
The top businesses to open next in Georgetown:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 70.9% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 66.3% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 17.4% housing vacancy rate in Georgetown describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Georgetown are currently available and how they score.
See the Survivability Score for your new business
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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 Georgetown.
What type of business should you rent your Georgetown storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business concepts that score highest for survivability at most addresses in Georgetown are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. 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 Georgetown storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
The data shows a Chiropractor Office in Georgetown is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Georgetown?
Don't commit to a storefront in Georgetown without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Georgetown.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.