Business Survivability in Renton, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Renton is a Chiropractor Office 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 Chiropractor Office in Renton (77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #15 of 23 towns around Seattle
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 68.5% 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 Renton 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 Renton is a Chiropractor Office 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 Veterinary Clinic with a 80.8% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 74.1% chance.
Is Renton a good place to start a business?
Among the 23 towns StreetSpring ranks around Seattle, Renton ranks #15 for business survivability, with an average 68.5% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Renton is 12.1 points on the two-year chance.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Renton, 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.
- A 95.5% employment rate in Renton means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Renton?
StreetSpring scores each block in Renton so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. The location below represents the address in Renton with the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office:
The highlighted area represents the address in Renton that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Renton?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 87.0% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.6% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Beauty Salon | 83.6% |
| 11 | Day Care Center | 83.3% |
| 12 | Cosmetics Shop | 83.2% |
| 13 | Pet Store | 83.2% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Cosmetics Shop and Pet 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 Renton
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 77.9% average in Renton. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Renton: 80.8% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 74.1% on average across Renton; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Renton shows 74.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #8 Eye Care Center (Ranked #8): 72.9% average in Renton. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Renton
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Renton: 68.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #10 Beauty Salon: 77.6% on average across Renton; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #11 Opening a Day Care Center in Renton shows 72.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 51.4%.
- #12 Cosmetics Shop (Ranked #12): 72.0% average in Renton. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
- #13 Pet Store is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Renton: 71.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Renton 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 Renton 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.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Renton?
The top businesses to open next in Renton:
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.8% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 74.1% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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 survivability rankings for Renton draw on real Census conditions, including 95.5% employment and 4.6% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Renton are available right now and how they rank.
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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 Renton.
What type of business should you rent your Renton storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Renton, Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Renton: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Renton storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Renton in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 56.8%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Renton?
Location decisions in Renton should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Renton addresses rank right now.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.