Business Survivability in Dunlap, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dunlap is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 81.4% 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 Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Dunlap (81.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #36 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 67.6% 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 Dunlap 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 Dunlap is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 81.4% 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 77.3% chance, followed by a Chiropractor Office with a 74.1% chance. At a good address, Mental Health Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic, Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Dunlap a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's survivability rankings, Dunlap comes in at #36 of 94 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 67.6% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Dunlap is 8.6 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Dunlap see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring's model reads Dunlap's 4.1% 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 Dunlap?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Dunlap moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Here is the top survivability address for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Dunlap, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Dunlap based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Dunlap?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 9 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Boutique | 84.6% |
| 12 | Cosmetics Shop | 84.6% |
| 21 | Day Care Center | 84.2% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic, Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Convenience Store, Boutique and Cosmetics 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 Dunlap
- #1 Mental Health Clinic: 81.4% on average across Dunlap; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #2 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Dunlap shows 77.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #3 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #3): 74.1% average in Dunlap. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #4 Eye Care Center is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 73.6% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic: 79.5% on average across Dunlap; best at 89.2%, challenging at 57.3%.
Strong Performers in Dunlap
- #9 Opening a Chicken Shop in Dunlap shows 80.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 64.3%.
- #10 Convenience Store (Ranked #10): 72.7% average in Dunlap. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
- #11 Boutique is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 70.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #12 Cosmetics Shop: 70.0% on average across Dunlap; best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #21 Opening a Day Care Center in Dunlap shows 71.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.1%; lower-end sites show 50.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dunlap make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Dunlap 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- 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 gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Dunlap?
The top businesses to open next in Dunlap:
- Mental Health Clinics: 81.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 77.3% average survival rate
- Chiropractor Offices: 74.1% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Dunlap's 95.7% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Dunlap are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dunlap.
What type of business should you rent your Dunlap storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Dunlap, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Mental Health Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Chiropractor Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. 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 Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dunlap storefront to a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice at the top of the survivability rankings for Dunlap storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 56.0% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dunlap?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Dunlap address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Dunlap 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 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.