Business Survivability in Mount Hope, San Diego
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Mount Hope is an Eye Care Center with a 82.2% 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: an Eye Care Center in Mount Hope (82.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 of 83 neighborhoods in and around San Diego
- Neighborhood average: 69.3% 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 Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope is an Eye Care Center with a 82.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.2% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 79.4% chance.
Is Mount Hope a good place to start a business?
Among the 83 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around San Diego, Mount Hope ranks #46 for business survivability, with an average 69.3% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Mount Hope is 7.4 points on the two-year chance.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Mount Hope often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
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 Mount Hope?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Mount Hope give your concept the best odds of survival. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for an Eye Care Center in Mount Hope:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in Mount Hope based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Mount Hope?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 87.0% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.0% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.0% |
| 9 | Boutique | 83.6% |
| 10 | Liquor Store | 83.5% |
| 19 | Day Care Center | 82.8% |
| 22 | Cafe | 82.2% |
| 23 | Mexican Restaurant | 81.8% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic 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 Mount Hope
- #1 Eye Care Center (Ranked #1): 82.2% average in Mount Hope. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 65.4%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Mount Hope: 82.2% chance on average, best at 87.9%, challenging at 74.3%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 79.4% on average across Mount Hope; best at 88.7%, challenging at 59.0%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Mount Hope shows 79.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 59.0%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #5): 79.0% average in Mount Hope. Best-case storefronts: 88.7%. Challenging locations: 59.0%.
Strong Performers in Mount Hope
- #9 Boutique is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Mount Hope: 77.8% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 61.6%.
- #10 Liquor Store: 76.7% on average across Mount Hope; best at 84.1%, challenging at 58.0%.
- #19 Opening a Day Care Center in Mount Hope shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.2%; lower-end sites show 51.8%.
- #22 Cafe (Ranked #22): 75.1% average in Mount Hope. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 56.1%.
- #23 Mexican Restaurant is ranked #23 for top businesses to open in Mount Hope: 74.9% chance on average, best at 82.6%, challenging at 57.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Mount Hope make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Mount Hope 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Mount Hope?
The top businesses to open next in Mount Hope:
- Eye Care Centers: 82.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 82.2% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 79.4% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Mount Hope are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Mount Hope.
What type of business should you rent your Mount Hope storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Eye Care Centers, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Mount Hope, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in San Diego Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Mount Hope storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, an Eye Care Center ranks as the top tenant type for your Mount Hope storefront: best-case locations show a 89.6% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 65.4%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Mount Hope?
When selecting a location in Mount Hope it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Mount Hope with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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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 San Diego are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for San Diego: /resources/data/san-diego-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.