Business Survivability in Ardmore, Atlanta
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ardmore is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~79% 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 Kosher Restaurant in Ardmore (~79% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #27 across all neighborhoods in and around Atlanta
- Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Ardmore 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 Ardmore is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~80% chance; next is an Italian Restaurant with a 78.41% chance, followed by a Scandinavian Restaurant with a 78.40% chance.
Is Ardmore a good place to start a business?
Ardmore earns the #27 spot in Atlanta for new business survivability, with an average score of ~76% across all business types analyzed.
- Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Ardmore can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Ardmore can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Ardmore will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- At 97.3% employed, Ardmore'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 vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Ardmore?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Ardmore maximize a business's chances of success. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Kosher Restaurant in Ardmore:
The highlighted area represents the address in Ardmore that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Kosher Restaurant survivability. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Ardmore?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosher Restaurant | 79.33% |
| 2 | Italian Restaurant | 78.41% |
| 3 | Scandinavian Restaurant | 78.40% |
| 4 | Filipino Restaurant | 77.93% |
| 5 | Indonesian Restaurant | 77.54% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 77.53% |
| 7 | Diner | 77.31% |
| 8 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 77.30% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 77.08% |
| 10 | Juice & Smoothie Bar | 76.90% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Ardmore
- Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Ardmore shows 79.33% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Italian Restaurant (Ranked #2): 78.41% average in Ardmore. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Scandinavian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Ardmore: 78.40% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.
- Filipino Restaurant — ~77%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.93% across Ardmore.
- Opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Ardmore shows 77.54% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Ardmore
- Liquor Store (Ranked #6): 77.53% average in Ardmore. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Diner is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Ardmore: 77.31% chance on average, best at ~78%, challenging at ~76%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant — ~76%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 77.30% across Ardmore.
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Ardmore shows 77.08% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Juice & Smoothie Bar (Ranked #10): 76.90% average in Ardmore. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Scandinavian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Ardmore make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Ardmore could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~5% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Ardmore?
The top businesses to open next in Ardmore:
- Kosher Restaurants — 79.33% average survival rate, up to ~80% at best locations
- Italian Restaurants — 78.41% average survival rate
- Scandinavian Restaurants — 78.40% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. The survivability rankings for Ardmore are grounded in real economic conditions: 97.3% employment and 5.6% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Ardmore and how each address is scoring right now. 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.
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- See the Atlanta Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Kosher Restaurant survivability across Atlanta neighborhoods
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Ardmore.
What type of business should you rent your Ardmore storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Ardmore shows that Kosher Restaurants, Italian Restaurants, and Scandinavian Restaurants rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- 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 Atlanta Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Ardmore storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Kosher Restaurant as the highest-survivability tenant type for Ardmore. The best addresses show a ~80% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~78%.
- 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 Ardmore?
Among all the criteria to weigh when opening a business in Ardmore, Survivability Score carries the most predictive weight — choose the address with the highest score your budget allows.
- Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Ardmore to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for Atlanta are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Atlanta: /resources/data/atlanta-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.