Business Survivability in Crestwood, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Crestwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% 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 Crestwood (83.2% average survival rate, 88.3% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #74 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 69.9% 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 Crestwood 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 Crestwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.3% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 81.3% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.4% chance.
Is Crestwood a good place to start a business?
Crestwood is ranked number 74 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 69.9% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Crestwood, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 5.1 points above that type's average.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Crestwood, 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.
- With a 94.0% employment rate, Crestwood has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Crestwood?
The right address in Crestwood can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. Here is the top survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in Crestwood, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Crestwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Crestwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 87.9% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.0% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 8 | Home Improvement Store | 82.8% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 82.8% |
| 10 | Cosmetics Shop | 82.8% |
| 11 | Smoke Shop | 82.8% |
| 12 | Spa | 82.6% |
| 13 | Gym | 82.6% |
Ties at a good address: Home Improvement Store, Dance Club, Cosmetics Shop and Smoke Shop are tied; Spa and Gym 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 Crestwood
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 83.2% chance on average, best at 88.3%, challenging at 64.1%.
- #2 Dentist Office: 81.3% on average across Crestwood; best at 89.6%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #3 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Crestwood shows 80.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 60.7%.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #7): 73.4% average in Crestwood. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #8 Home Improvement Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 74.8% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 53.0%.
Strong Performers in Crestwood
- #9 Dance Club: 73.7% on average across Crestwood; best at 86.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #10 Opening a Cosmetics Shop in Crestwood shows 73.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #11 Smoke Shop (Ranked #11): 72.1% average in Crestwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #12 Spa is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 75.1% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.0%.
- #13 Gym: 73.4% on average across Crestwood; best at 84.0%, challenging at 50.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Crestwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Crestwood 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.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Crestwood?
The top businesses to open next in Crestwood:
- Chiropractor Offices: 83.2% average survival rate, 88.3% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 81.3% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.4% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 5.9% housing vacancy rate in Crestwood describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Crestwood are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Crestwood.
What type of business should you rent your Crestwood storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business categories with the strongest long-term lease retention in Crestwood are Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Dermatology Clinics.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Crestwood storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Chiropractor Office leads all business categories for Crestwood landlords: 88.3% at the best addresses and 64.1% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Crestwood?
In Crestwood, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Crestwood, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.