Business Survivability in Mount Baker, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Mount Baker is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.6% 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 Chiropractor Office in Mount Baker (80.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #89 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 66.5% 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 Baker 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 Baker is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 81.5% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 80.9% chance.
Is Mount Baker a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Mount Baker #89 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle, with an average Survivability Score of 66.5% across the business types ranked there.
- In Mount Baker, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 9.4 points above that type's average.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Mount Baker can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Mount Baker will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
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 Baker?
The right address in Mount Baker can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Mount Baker for a Chiropractor Office:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Mount Baker based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Baker?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.3% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.5% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
| 7 | Gym | 84.0% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 9 | Seafood Restaurant | 83.1% |
| 10 | Pizza Restaurant | 83.1% |
| 11 | Bar | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Physical Therapy Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Hair Salon and Gym are tied; Seafood Restaurant, Pizza Restaurant 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 Mount Baker
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Mount Baker: 80.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 62.0%.
- #2 Physical Therapy Clinic: 81.5% on average across Mount Baker; best at 88.7%, challenging at 62.8%.
- #3 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Mount Baker shows 80.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 62.0%.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #5): 74.8% average in Mount Baker. Best-case storefronts: 86.6%. Challenging locations: 58.6%.
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Mount Baker: 74.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.5%.
Strong Performers in Mount Baker
- #7 Gym: 72.4% on average across Mount Baker; best at 84.0%, challenging at 50.2%.
- #8 Opening a Coffee Shop in Mount Baker shows 73.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 53.4%.
- #9 Seafood Restaurant (Ranked #9): 76.1% average in Mount Baker. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 50.7%.
- #10 Pizza Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Mount Baker: 74.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #11 Bar: 72.2% on average across Mount Baker; best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Mount Baker make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Mount Baker 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.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Mount Baker?
The top businesses to open next in Mount Baker:
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 81.5% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 80.9% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Mount Baker and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Mount Baker.
What type of business should you rent your Mount Baker storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business types most likely to succeed long-term in Mount Baker are Chiropractor Offices, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Mount Baker storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Chiropractor Office in Mount Baker: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 62.0%.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Mount Baker?
Don't commit to a storefront in Mount Baker without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Mount Baker addresses rank right now.
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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 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.