Business Survivability in Phinney Ridge, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Phinney Ridge is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.4% 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 Chiropractor Office in Phinney Ridge (84.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #23 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 75.4% 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 Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 81.8% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.1% chance.
Is Phinney Ridge a good place to start a business?
Among the 94 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Seattle, Phinney Ridge ranks #23 for business survivability, with an average 75.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Phinney Ridge score 5.6 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Phinney Ridge see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- With 95.4% of the local population employed, Phinney Ridge presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Phinney Ridge?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Phinney Ridge that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in Phinney Ridge:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Phinney Ridge. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Phinney Ridge?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 87.0% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.2% |
| 6 | Dance Club | 85.5% |
| 10 | Smoke Shop | 84.6% |
| 11 | Salad Shop | 84.6% |
| 12 | Chicken Shop | 84.6% |
| 13 | Tea Shop | 84.1% |
Ties at a good address: Smoke Shop, Salad Shop and Chicken 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 Phinney Ridge
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Phinney Ridge shows 84.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 74.7%.
- #2 Eye Care Center (Ranked #2): 81.8% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 73.0%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Phinney Ridge: 79.1% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 63.6%.
- #4 Dentist Office: 79.2% on average across Phinney Ridge; best at 89.2%, challenging at 64.9%.
- #5 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Phinney Ridge shows 78.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 64.1%.
Strong Performers in Phinney Ridge
- #6 Dance Club (Ranked #6): 76.5% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: 85.6%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
- #10 Smoke Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Phinney Ridge: 77.4% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 61.6%.
- #11 Salad Shop: 76.9% on average across Phinney Ridge; best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.0%.
- #12 Opening a Chicken Shop in Phinney Ridge shows 76.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 58.0%.
- #13 Tea Shop (Ranked #13): 76.9% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Phinney Ridge make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Phinney Ridge 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Phinney Ridge?
The top businesses to open next in Phinney Ridge:
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 81.8% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.1% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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's model accounts for Phinney Ridge's 95.4% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Phinney Ridge today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Phinney Ridge.
What type of business should you rent your Phinney Ridge storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Phinney Ridge are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Veterinary Clinics.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Phinney Ridge storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Chiropractor Office leads all business categories for Phinney Ridge landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 74.7% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Phinney Ridge?
Location decisions in Phinney Ridge should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Phinney Ridge with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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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.