Business Survivability in Newbold, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Newbold is a Veterinary Clinic with a 69.5% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Newbold (69.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #119 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 59.9% 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 Newbold 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 Newbold is a Veterinary Clinic with a 69.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 74.7% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 66.6% chance.
Is Newbold a good place to start a business?
Newbold holds the #119 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 59.9% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Newbold, the top-ranked business type scores 20.5 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Newbold, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- With a 89.7% employment rate, Newbold has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Newbold?
The right address in Newbold can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Newbold, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Newbold that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Newbold?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 84.9% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.9% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 13 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Cafe, Laundromat 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 Newbold
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 69.5% average in Newbold. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Newbold: 74.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 66.6% on average across Newbold; best at 87.4%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Newbold shows 66.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 87.4%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #7 Convenience Store (Ranked #7): 81.9% average in Newbold. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.9%.
Strong Performers in Newbold
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Newbold: 76.4% chance on average, best at 84.1%, challenging at 57.1%.
- #10 Cafe: 83.4% on average across Newbold; best at 84.0%, challenging at 81.8%.
- #11 Opening a Laundromat in Newbold shows 82.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 62.4%.
- #12 Coffee Shop (Ranked #12): 80.2% average in Newbold. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 50.2%.
- #13 Bar is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Newbold: 75.0% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Newbold make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Newbold 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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 address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Newbold?
The top businesses to open next in Newbold:
- Veterinary Clinics: 69.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 74.7% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 66.6% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Newbold's 89.7% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Newbold and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Newbold.
What type of business should you rent your Newbold storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Newbold, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Newbold storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Newbold landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 56.4% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Newbold?
When evaluating potential locations in Newbold, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Newbold address on StreetSpring.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.