Business Survivability in Sunset Hill, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sunset Hill is a Veterinary Clinic with a 84.0% 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 Sunset Hill (84.0% average survival rate, 89.2% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #58 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 73.9% 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 Sunset Hill 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 Sunset Hill is a Veterinary Clinic with a 84.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.2% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 80.6% chance, followed by a Chiropractor Office with a 79.5% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Sunset Hill a good place to start a business?
Among the 94 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Seattle, Sunset Hill ranks #58 for business survivability, with an average 73.9% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At its best addresses in Sunset Hill, the top-ranked business type scores 5.2 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Sunset Hill can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Sunset Hill could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- At 95.6% employed, Sunset Hill'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 Sunset Hill?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Sunset Hill moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Sunset Hill:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Sunset Hill. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Sunset Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 85.8% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 83.7% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 12 | Boutique | 83.6% |
| 19 | Tea Shop | 83.5% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Physical Therapy Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Coffee Shop and Boutique 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 Sunset Hill
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Sunset Hill: 84.0% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 68.3%.
- #2 Eye Care Center: 80.6% on average across Sunset Hill; best at 89.6%, challenging at 66.2%.
- #3 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Sunset Hill shows 79.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 87.4%; lower-end sites show 62.8%.
- #4 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #4): 78.8% average in Sunset Hill. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 59.0%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Sunset Hill: 78.6% chance on average, best at 88.3%, challenging at 59.0%.
Strong Performers in Sunset Hill
- #9 Convenience Store: 74.6% on average across Sunset Hill; best at 84.6%, challenging at 54.4%.
- #10 Opening a Dance Club in Sunset Hill shows 73.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 55.8%.
- #11 Coffee Shop (Ranked #11): 80.6% average in Sunset Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 71.4%.
- #12 Boutique is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Sunset Hill: 75.3% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 58.9%.
- #19 Tea Shop: 76.9% on average across Sunset Hill; best at 84.6%, challenging at 60.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sunset Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Sunset Hill 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Sunset Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Sunset Hill:
- Veterinary Clinics: 84.0% average survival rate, 89.2% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 80.6% average survival rate
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.5% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 Sunset Hill draw on real Census conditions, including 95.6% employment and 2.0% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Sunset Hill, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sunset Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Sunset Hill storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Chiropractor Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Sunset Hill, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Sunset Hill storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Sunset Hill in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at 89.2% and maintains a reasonable floor of 68.3%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Sunset Hill?
Start any location decision in Sunset Hill with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Sunset Hill 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.