Business Survivability in Brooklyn, Baltimore
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brooklyn is a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~80% 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 Pet Boarding Facility in Brooklyn (~80% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #18 across all neighborhoods in and around Baltimore
- Neighborhood average: ~77% 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 Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn is a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Kosher Restaurant with a 79.01% chance, followed by a Singaporean Restaurant with a 78.59% chance.
Is Brooklyn a good place to start a business?
Brooklyn is ranked number 18 across neighborhoods in and around Baltimore to start a business, with an average ~77% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At the strongest addresses in Brooklyn, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Brooklyn can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- Brooklyn's employment rate of 92.9% and commercial vacancy of 10.1% are two of the inputs StreetSpring's model uses to differentiate survivability within this neighborhood.
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 Brooklyn?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Brooklyn — so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Brooklyn with the highest projected survivability for a Pet Boarding Facility:
This map shows the optimal location for a Pet Boarding Facility in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pet Boarding Facility | 80.05% |
| 2 | Kosher Restaurant | 79.01% |
| 3 | Singaporean Restaurant | 78.59% |
| 4 | Filipino Restaurant | 78.39% |
| 5 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 78.38% |
| 6 | American Restaurant | 78.37% |
| 7 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 78.36% |
| 8 | Music Store | 78.35% |
| 9 | Day Care Center | 80.0% |
| 10 | Pet Grooming Shop | 77.97% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Brooklyn
- Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 80.05% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~76%.
- Kosher Restaurant — ~76%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.01% across Brooklyn.
- Opening a Singaporean Restaurant in Brooklyn shows 78.59% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Filipino Restaurant (Ranked #4): 78.39% average in Brooklyn. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 78.38% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Brooklyn
- American Restaurant — ~75%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 78.37% across Brooklyn.
- Opening a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Brooklyn shows 78.36% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Music Store (Ranked #8): 78.35% average in Brooklyn. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Day Care Center is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 80.0% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~77%.
- Pet Grooming Shop — ~74%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 77.97% across Brooklyn.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Pet Boarding Facility — See how this compares to other cities →
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Singaporean Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brooklyn make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Brooklyn 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Survivability Score is not just a survival metric — it's a revenue predictor, and the higher the score, the stronger the long-term financial outlook.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Brooklyn?
The top businesses to open next in Brooklyn:
- Pet Boarding Facilities — 80.05% on average and 83% at the best address
- Kosher Restaurants — 79.01% average survival rate
- Singaporean Restaurants — 78.59% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. Brooklyn sits at 92.9% employment and 10.1% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Brooklyn are currently available and how they score. 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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Related Articles:
- See the Baltimore Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Pet Boarding Facility survivability across Baltimore neighborhoods
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brooklyn.
What type of business should you rent your Brooklyn storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business concepts that score highest for survivability at most addresses in Brooklyn are Pet Boarding Facilities, Kosher Restaurants, and Singaporean Restaurants.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Baltimore Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brooklyn storefront to a Pet Boarding Facility?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Pet Boarding Facility in Brooklyn: best-in-class addresses achieve ~83% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~76% — above average for most business types.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brooklyn?
Before committing to any location in Brooklyn, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score is the single best indicator of whether a business will thrive at a location.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Brooklyn address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Baltimore are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Baltimore: /resources/data/baltimore-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.