Business Survivability in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Chestnut Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.3% 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 Chestnut Hill (77.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #61 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 66.4% 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 Chestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 69.1% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 73.6% chance.
Is Chestnut Hill a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Chestnut Hill comes in at #61 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 66.4% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Chestnut Hill, the top-ranked business type scores 12.7 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Chestnut Hill can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Chestnut Hill's employment rate of 95.7% and housing vacancy rate of 5.1% 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 Chestnut Hill?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Chestnut Hill moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Chestnut Hill for a Chiropractor Office:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Chestnut Hill. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Chestnut Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 84.5% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 5 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 6 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 7 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 9 | Cafe | 83.4% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Bar, Gym, Spa 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 Chestnut Hill
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Chestnut Hill: 77.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic: 69.1% on average across Chestnut Hill; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Chestnut Hill shows 73.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #4 Clothing Store (Ranked #4): 71.6% average in Chestnut Hill. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 50.4%.
- #5 Bar is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Chestnut Hill: 72.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.8%.
Strong Performers in Chestnut Hill
- #6 Gym: 71.6% on average across Chestnut Hill; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #7 Opening a Spa in Chestnut Hill shows 69.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.2%.
- #8 Coffee Shop (Ranked #8): 67.3% average in Chestnut Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #9 Cafe is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Chestnut Hill: 72.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 50.2%.
- #10 Hair Salon: 71.7% on average across Chestnut Hill; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Chestnut Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Chestnut Hill 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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'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 Chestnut Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Chestnut Hill:
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 69.1% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 73.6% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. Chestnut Hill sits at 95.7% employment and 5.1% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Chestnut Hill are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Chestnut Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Chestnut Hill storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Chestnut Hill are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Eye Care Centers.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Chestnut Hill storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
The data shows a Chiropractor Office in Chestnut Hill is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- 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 Chestnut Hill?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Chestnut Hill address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- The most current survivability data for Chestnut Hill is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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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 Philadelphia are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Philadelphia: /resources/data/philadelphia-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.