Business Survivability in Parkrose, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Parkrose is a Veterinary Clinic 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 Veterinary Clinic in Parkrose (79.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland
- Neighborhood average: 66.8% 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 Parkrose 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 Parkrose is a Veterinary Clinic 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 an Eye Care Center with a 70.2% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 72.4% chance.
Is Parkrose a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Parkrose #10 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland, with an average Survivability Score of 66.8% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Parkrose, the top-ranked business type scores 10.5 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Parkrose for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- StreetSpring's model reads Parkrose's 5.3% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Parkrose?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Parkrose offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Parkrose:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Parkrose. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Parkrose?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 85.8% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.3% |
| 5 | Mental Health Clinic | 85.3% |
| 8 | Dance Club | 84.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 11 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 12 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Cafe 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 Parkrose
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 79.5% average in Parkrose. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 59.8%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Parkrose: 70.2% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 72.4% on average across Parkrose; best at 88.3%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Parkrose shows 72.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.3%; lower-end sites show 57.7%.
- #5 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #5): 72.1% average in Parkrose. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
Strong Performers in Parkrose
- #8 Dance Club is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Parkrose: 69.4% chance on average, best at 85.6%, challenging at 50.9%.
- #9 Convenience Store: 74.9% on average across Parkrose; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #10 Opening a Clothing Store in Parkrose shows 69.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #11 Cafe (Ranked #11): 74.3% average in Parkrose. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 54.8%.
- #12 Bar is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Parkrose: 73.6% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 54.3%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Parkrose make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Parkrose 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.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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'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 Parkrose?
The top businesses to open next in Parkrose:
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.5% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 70.2% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 72.4% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 5.3% means the Census estimates that share of Parkrose'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 Parkrose, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- See the Portland Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Portland Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Parkrose.
What type of business should you rent your Parkrose storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Parkrose, Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Parkrose storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Parkrose: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 59.8%.
- 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 Parkrose?
Start any location decision in Parkrose with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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 Parkrose to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. Aggregated survivability rankings for Portland are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Portland: /resources/data/portland-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.