Business Survivability in Greenwood, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Greenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.3% 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 Greenwood (87.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #12 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 77.6% 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.8% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 81.8% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Greenwood a good place to start a business?
Among the 94 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Seattle, Greenwood ranks #12 for business survivability, with an average 77.6% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At its best addresses in Greenwood, the top-ranked business type scores 2.7 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Greenwood, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- At 95.6% employed, Greenwood's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual 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 Greenwood?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Greenwood, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Greenwood, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Greenwood. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Greenwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.1% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 85.1% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 13 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Dance Club and Day Care Center are tied; Cosmetics Shop and Convenience Store 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 Greenwood
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 87.3% average in Greenwood. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 72.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Greenwood: 84.8% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 67.0%.
- #3 Eye Care Center: 81.8% on average across Greenwood; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #4 Opening a Dentist Office in Greenwood shows 83.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 64.5%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #5): 82.8% average in Greenwood. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 64.1%.
Strong Performers in Greenwood
- #9 Dance Club is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Greenwood: 78.6% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 56.3%.
- #10 Day Care Center: 77.1% on average across Greenwood; best at 85.6%, challenging at 54.5%.
- #11 Opening a Cosmetics Shop in Greenwood shows 78.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 57.1%.
- #12 Convenience Store (Ranked #12): 77.9% average in Greenwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #13 Grocery Store is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Greenwood: 80.4% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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'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 Greenwood?
The top businesses to open next in Greenwood:
- Veterinary Clinics: 87.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.8% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 81.8% 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. Greenwood sits at 95.6% employment and 6.8% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Greenwood right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Greenwood.
What type of business should you rent your Greenwood storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Greenwood, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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 Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Greenwood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Greenwood storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 72.6%.
- 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 Greenwood?
Start any location decision in Greenwood with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Greenwood to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.