Business Survivability in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Strawberry Mansion is a Veterinary Clinic with a 76.3% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Strawberry Mansion (76.3% average survival rate, 88.3% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #97 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 63.1% 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 Strawberry Mansion 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 Strawberry Mansion is a Veterinary Clinic with a 76.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.3% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.9% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 76.6% chance.
Is Strawberry Mansion a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Strawberry Mansion #97 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 63.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Strawberry Mansion score 12.0 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Strawberry Mansion see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Strawberry Mansion's employment rate of 83.2% and housing vacancy rate of 19.7% 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 Strawberry Mansion?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Strawberry Mansion give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Strawberry Mansion, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Strawberry Mansion that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Strawberry Mansion?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.3% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.0% |
| 6 | Mental Health Clinic | 84.0% |
| 9 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 12 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 13 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Dermatology Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Cafe, Laundromat, Hair Salon 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 Strawberry Mansion
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 76.3% average in Strawberry Mansion. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 77.9% chance on average, best at 87.4%, challenging at 64.5%.
- #3 Convenience Store: 76.6% on average across Strawberry Mansion; best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #4 Opening a Clothing Store in Strawberry Mansion shows 72.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 51.7%.
- #5 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #5): 75.4% average in Strawberry Mansion. Best-case storefronts: 87.4%. Challenging locations: 57.7%.
Strong Performers in Strawberry Mansion
- #6 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 75.4% chance on average, best at 87.4%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #9 Cafe: 77.8% on average across Strawberry Mansion; best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.5%.
- #11 Opening a Laundromat in Strawberry Mansion shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #12 Hair Salon (Ranked #12): 70.1% average in Strawberry Mansion. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 50.7%.
- #13 Bar is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 67.7% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Strawberry Mansion make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Strawberry Mansion 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.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Strawberry Mansion?
The top businesses to open next in Strawberry Mansion:
- Veterinary Clinics: 76.3% average survival rate, 88.3% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.9% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 76.6% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 19.7% means the Census estimates that share of Strawberry Mansion's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Strawberry Mansion, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Strawberry Mansion.
What type of business should you rent your Strawberry Mansion storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Strawberry Mansion, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. 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 Strawberry Mansion storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 88.3% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 56.8% chance.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Strawberry Mansion?
When selecting a location in Strawberry Mansion it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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 uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Strawberry Mansion with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.