Business Survivability in Ravenna, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ravenna is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.9% 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 Ravenna (77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #64 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 68.0% 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 Ravenna 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 Ravenna is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.9% 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 76.6% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 74.5% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Ravenna a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's survivability rankings, Ravenna comes in at #64 of 94 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 68.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Ravenna score 12.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Ravenna can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With 96.1% of the local population employed, Ravenna 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 Ravenna?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Ravenna, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Ravenna:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Ravenna 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 Ravenna?
| # | 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 | 88.3% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 84.9% |
| 5 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 6 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.5% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 9 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 11 | Spa | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Chiropractor Office are tied; Coffee Shop, Laundromat, Bar and Spa 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 Ravenna
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Ravenna shows 77.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 59.0%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 76.6% average in Ravenna. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #3 Eye Care Center is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Ravenna: 74.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Dentist Office: 73.7% on average across Ravenna; best at 88.7%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #5 Opening a Convenience Store in Ravenna shows 75.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.8%.
Strong Performers in Ravenna
- #6 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #6): 73.0% average in Ravenna. Best-case storefronts: 87.9%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #7 Coffee Shop is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Ravenna: 79.9% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 61.0%.
- #8 Laundromat: 74.8% on average across Ravenna; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #9 Opening a Bar in Ravenna shows 74.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.7%.
- #11 Spa (Ranked #11): 73.0% average in Ravenna. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 52.5%.
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 Ravenna make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Ravenna 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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.
- 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 Ravenna?
The top businesses to open next in Ravenna:
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.6% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 74.5% 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. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 7.6% housing vacancy rate in Ravenna describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. 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 Ravenna right now.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Ravenna.
What type of business should you rent your Ravenna storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Ravenna, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Ravenna: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Ravenna storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Ravenna: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 59.0%.
- 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 Ravenna?
Don't commit to a storefront in Ravenna without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Ravenna, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.