Business Survivability in Beacon Hill, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Beacon Hill is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 83.3% 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 Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill (83.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #65 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 71.6% 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 Beacon 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 Beacon Hill is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 83.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 83.2% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 83.1% chance. At a good address, Physical Therapy Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Beacon Hill a good place to start a business?
Beacon Hill is ranked number 65 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle to start a business, with an average 71.6% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Beacon Hill, the top-ranked business type scores 6.7 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill's 6.1% 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 Beacon Hill?
The right address in Beacon Hill can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Beacon Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.2% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 87.4% |
| 9 | Chicken Shop | 84.6% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Pizza Restaurant | 84.0% |
| 12 | Seafood Restaurant | 84.0% |
| 13 | Day Care Center | 83.8% |
Ties at a good address: Physical Therapy Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Chicken Shop and Convenience Store are tied; Pizza Restaurant and Seafood Restaurant 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 Beacon Hill
- #1 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill shows 83.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 70.0%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #2): 83.2% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 68.3%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Beacon Hill: 83.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic: 83.0% on average across Beacon Hill; best at 89.2%, challenging at 64.9%.
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Beacon Hill shows 77.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 59.4%.
Strong Performers in Beacon Hill
- #9 Chicken Shop (Ranked #9): 78.4% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 62.5%.
- #10 Convenience Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Beacon Hill: 74.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #11 Pizza Restaurant: 80.9% on average across Beacon Hill; best at 84.0%, challenging at 69.2%.
- #12 Opening a Seafood Restaurant in Beacon Hill shows 80.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
- #13 Day Care Center (Ranked #13): 75.6% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: 85.6%. Challenging locations: 55.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Beacon Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Beacon 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Beacon Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Beacon Hill:
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 83.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 83.2% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 83.1% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. The 97.3% employment rate in Beacon Hill is a key signal of consumer health, and the 6.1% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Beacon Hill are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Physical Therapy Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Beacon Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Beacon Hill storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Beacon Hill are Physical Therapy Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Beacon Hill storefront to a Physical Therapy Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 70.0%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Beacon Hill?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Beacon Hill before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Beacon Hill to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for Seattle are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Seattle: /resources/data/seattle-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.