How much money could a business in Benton Woods make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Benton Woods could lead to making ~3% more than selecting an average location, and ~7% more than one of the worst locations.

Is Benton Woods a good place to start a business?

Benton Woods is ranked number 13 across neighborhoods in and around Atlanta to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~73%. At the strongest addresses in Benton Woods, the most viable business types score ~3% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.

What businesses are most in demand in Benton Woods?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Benton Woods are Day Care Centers, French Restaurants, and Scandinavian Restaurants.

What are the best businesses to open in Benton Woods?

The top businesses to open in Benton Woods include Day Care Center with a ~81% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by French Restaurant and Scandinavian Restaurant.

Business Survivability in Benton Woods, Atlanta

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Benton Woods is a Day Care Center with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Day Care Center in Benton Woods (~81% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #13 across all neighborhoods in and around Atlanta

Neighborhood average: ~73% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed: May 10, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder

In this article:

Summary
Is Benton Woods 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 Benton Woods is a Day Care Center with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a French Restaurant with a ~81% chance, followed by a Scandinavian Restaurant with a ~81% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Benton Woods?

**Pattern match:** Benton Woods's neighborhood signature — captured across demographic, employment, and amenity features — most closely matches **Orwin Manor (Orlando)** and **Cedar Isles Dean (Minneapolis)**. The three share more college-educated, less transit-reliant, and higher employment, which helps explain why business types that succeed in those areas tend to translate to Benton Woods.

**The pattern in Benton Woods.** Of 89 tracked subtypes, Scandinavian Restaurant leads at **81% average survivability** — yet within the neighborhood, sites for this subtype range **72-85%** (13-point spread). That spread is the real failure surface: pick the wrong block in Benton Woods and a top-subtype play still scores in the bottom quartile. Meanwhile Ukrainian Restaurants are already saturated here — 16 competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Benton Woods earns the #13 spot in Atlanta for new business survivability, with an average score of ~73% across all business types analyzed.

At the strongest addresses in Benton Woods, the most viable business types score ~3% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
But at poorly chosen addresses within Benton Woods, 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 96.7% employment rate in Benton Woods means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.

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 Benton Woods?

StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Benton Woods produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Day Care Center in Benton Woods:

Why the right block matters more than the right neighborhood

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This map shows the optimal location for a Day Care Center in Benton Woods based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The prediction model incorporates 100 location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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What kinds of businesses thrive in Benton Woods?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Benton Woods

Day Care Center (Ranked #1): ~81% average in Benton Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
French Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Benton Woods: ~81% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~80%.
Scandinavian Restaurant — ~79%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Benton Woods.
Opening a Deli in Benton Woods shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Pet Boarding Facility (Ranked #5): ~80% average in Benton Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~79%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Benton Woods

Kosher Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Benton Woods: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.
Filipino Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Benton Woods.
Opening a Diner in Benton Woods shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #9): ~80% average in Benton Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
Indian Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Benton Woods: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

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The revenue potential of a Benton Woods location

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Benton Woods could lead to you making ~3% more than if you selected an average location, and ~7% 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.
Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

Which business types are most underserved in Benton Woods?

The top businesses to open next in Benton Woods:

Day Care Centers — ~81% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
French Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate
Scandinavian Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate

These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. The 4.0% commercial vacancy rate in Benton Woods means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Benton Woods are available right now and how they rank.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Benton Woods.

What type of business should you rent your Benton Woods storefront to?

For landlords in Benton Woods, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Day Care Centers, French Restaurants, and Scandinavian Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.

Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.

Should you rent your Benton Woods storefront to a Day Care Center?

Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Day Care Center would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~84% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~78% chance.

No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

What should I consider when opening a business in Benton Woods?

Among all the criteria to weigh when opening a business in Benton Woods, Survivability Score carries the most predictive weight — choose the address with the highest score your budget allows.

Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Benton Woods at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. Aggregated survivability rankings for Atlanta are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Consideration	Common pitfall	What to verify before signing
Lease term	Locking into 7-10 years without break clauses, then needing to relocate after year 2.	Negotiate a relocation or termination clause. Confirm assignment + sublease rights are in writing.
Workforce availability	Hiring radius is smaller than you think — many neighborhoods can't staff a full team at standard wages.	Pull BLS wage data for your industry in this metro. Walk through your staffing plan with a local restaurant/retail operator before signing.
Foot traffic seasonality	Looking at a peak-summer Tuesday and assuming year-round volume.	Walk the block at 3 different times across 2 different weeks. Ask neighboring tenants for their slow-season % drop.

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.

Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

Does Benton Woods's poverty rate signal lower retail spending?

The poverty rate in Benton Woods is approximately 11%, compared to the Atlanta metro median of 12%. The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.

Does Benton Woods's education level matter for picking a business type?

ACS data shows 71% of adults in Benton Woods with a bachelor's degree or higher, versus the metro median of 67%. Education attainment is close to the metro median, so business-type signals come more from income and density.

What does household composition look like in Benton Woods?

ACS data puts average household size in Benton Woods at 2.1, compared to 2.2 across Atlanta. Household composition is close to the metro average.

What's the local customer base size in Benton Woods?

ACS data estimates the Benton Woods resident population at roughly 19.1K. The resident base is healthy — most retail and service business types have viable demand.

How seasonality plays out here

**National benchmark:** Per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025), 5-year survival rates for StreetSpring's tracked industries span **47.8-61.8%**. Restaurants — the most-studied of these — survive at **50.0%** nationally, not the often-cited "80% fail" myth. The real risk premium is at the location level, which is what StreetSpring's model isolates.

**Daytime population context (Benton Woods):** Per US Census LEHD LODES, the median 1-mile workplace-jobs population within Benton Woods is **12,536** — about **0.7× the resident population**, which qualifies as a primarily-residential signal with some daytime worker pull. Retail-sector jobs in that radius: **1,593**. This shapes which business models have a natural demand floor here.

Landmark anchor: The Harrison Apartments is a registered historical landmark in Benton Woods that contributes to the neighborhood's cultural-destination identity.

**Economic indicators for Benton Woods:** Three local signals — neighborhood unemployment **3.3%** (ACS; below the median we track), Atlanta-area average weekly wage **$1,103** (BLS QCEW; below our metro median), and **9,318** new residential units permitted in Fulton County in 2025 (Census BPS). Use these to ground demand and labor-cost assumptions for your specific business plan.