Business Survivability in Sutton Place, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sutton Place is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% 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 Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place (81.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #178 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 53.5% 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 Sutton Place 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 Sutton Place is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Convenience Store with a 76.2% chance, followed by a Clothing Store with a 73.4% chance.
Is Sutton Place a good place to start a business?
Sutton Place is ranked number 178 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average 53.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Sutton Place score 8.7 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Sutton Place for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Sutton Place's employment rate of 94.7% and housing vacancy rate of 24.4% 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 Sutton Place?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Sutton Place, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Sutton Place?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 4 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 5 | Spa | 84.0% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 8 | Cafe | 83.9% |
| 9 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 75.6% |
Ties at a good address: Bar, Spa, 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.
Highest Survivability in Sutton Place
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 81.3% on average across Sutton Place; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #2 Opening a Convenience Store in Sutton Place shows 76.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 51.2%.
- #3 Clothing Store (Ranked #3): 73.4% average in Sutton Place. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #4 Bar is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Sutton Place: 73.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #5 Spa: 73.2% on average across Sutton Place; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
Strong Performers in Sutton Place
- #6 Opening a Hair Salon in Sutton Place shows 71.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #7 Coffee Shop (Ranked #7): 64.1% average in Sutton Place. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #8 Cafe is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Sutton Place: 65.9% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #9 Gym: 72.6% on average across Sutton Place; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #10 Opening a Dentist Office in Sutton Place shows 66.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.8%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sutton Place 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 Sutton Place 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Sutton Place?
The top businesses to open next in Sutton Place:
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Convenience Stores: 76.2% average survival rate
- Clothing Stores: 73.4% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 24.4% means the Census estimates that share of Sutton Place's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Sutton Place right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sutton Place.
What type of business should you rent your Sutton Place storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Sutton Place, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Chiropractor Offices, Convenience Stores, and Clothing Stores as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. 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 Sutton Place storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
The data shows a Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Sutton Place?
When evaluating potential locations in Sutton Place, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Sutton Place to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.