Business Survivability in Cherrydale, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Cherrydale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.7% 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 Cherrydale (78.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #102 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 64.3% 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 Cherrydale 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 Cherrydale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Clothing Store with a 63.6% chance, followed by a Laundromat with a 61.9% chance.
Is Cherrydale a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Cherrydale #102 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC, with an average Survivability Score of 64.3% across the business types ranked there.
- In Cherrydale, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 11.3 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Cherrydale often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- The 98.0% employment rate in Cherrydale supports consumer spending, while its 5.2% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Cherrydale?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Cherrydale give your concept the best odds of survival. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Cherrydale, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Cherrydale. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Cherrydale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 83.2% |
| 5 | Cafe | 82.6% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 79.4% |
| 8 | Salad Shop | 79.4% |
| 9 | Chicken Shop | 79.4% |
| 10 | Pet Boarding Facility | 79.2% |
| 11 | Pet Store | 78.7% |
Ties at a good address: Coffee 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 Cherrydale
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Cherrydale: 78.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #2 Clothing Store: 63.6% on average across Cherrydale; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #3 Opening a Laundromat in Cherrydale shows 61.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #4 Convenience Store (Ranked #4): 65.6% average in Cherrydale. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #5 Cafe is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Cherrydale: 73.7% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 56.6%.
Strong Performers in Cherrydale
- #7 Coffee Shop: 72.1% on average across Cherrydale; best at 81.3%, challenging at 58.4%.
- #8 Opening a Salad Shop in Cherrydale shows 66.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.1%; lower-end sites show 49.9%.
- #9 Chicken Shop (Ranked #9): 66.6% average in Cherrydale. Best-case storefronts: 84.1%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
- #10 Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Cherrydale: 60.8% chance on average, best at 82.8%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #11 Pet Store: 60.7% on average across Cherrydale; best at 82.8%, challenging at 49.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Cherrydale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Cherrydale 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 business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Cherrydale?
The top businesses to open next in Cherrydale:
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Clothing Stores: 63.6% average survival rate
- Laundromats: 61.9% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. 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 Cherrydale's 98.0% 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 Cherrydale today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Cherrydale.
What type of business should you rent your Cherrydale storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Cherrydale, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Clothing Stores, and Laundromats.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. 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 Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Cherrydale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Cherrydale: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 60.2%.
- 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 Cherrydale?
Start any location decision in Cherrydale with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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 custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Cherrydale address on StreetSpring.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for Washington DC are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Washington DC: /resources/data/washington-dc-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.