Business Survivability in Brooklyn, Baltimore
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brooklyn is an Eye Care Center with a 85.1% 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: an Eye Care Center in Brooklyn (85.1% Typical, 88.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #2 of 60 neighborhoods in and around Baltimore
- Neighborhood average: 79.3% 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: November 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 an Eye Care Center with a 85.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.7% Best; next is a Dentist Office with 88.6% Best, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with 88.2% Best.
Is Brooklyn a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Brooklyn #2 of 60 neighborhoods in and around Baltimore, with an average Survivability Score of 79.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.7% Best is 3.6 points above 85.1% Typical in Brooklyn.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Brooklyn can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Brooklyn will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With 92.9% of the local population employed, Brooklyn presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 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. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Brooklyn, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for an Eye Care Center in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an Eye Care Center in Brooklyn. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Brooklyn?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% | 85.1% | 81.5% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 88.6% | 85.9% | 83.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.2% | 85.5% | 82.9% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.2% | 85.5% | 82.8% |
| 6 | Laundromat | 88.0% | 83.5% | 79.0% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.5% | 83.4% | 79.3% |
| 9 | Furniture Store | 87.5% | 80.3% | 75.9% |
| 20 | Smoke Shop | 87.1% | 80.7% | 76.5% |
| 22 | Salad Shop | 86.9% | 80.5% | 76.4% |
| 23 | Dance Club | 86.8% | 80.6% | 76.7% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
Ties on Best: Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at Typical 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 Brooklyn
- #1 Opening an Eye Care Center in Brooklyn shows 85.1% Typical survivability, 88.7% Best and 81.5% Worst.
- #2 Dentist Office (Ranked #2): 85.9% Typical in Brooklyn. Best: 88.6%. Worst: 83.2%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 85.5% Typical, 88.2% Best, 82.9% Worst.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic: 85.5% Typical across Brooklyn; Best 88.2%, Worst 82.8%.
- #6 Opening a Laundromat in Brooklyn shows 83.5% Typical survivability, 88.0% Best and 79.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Brooklyn
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 83.4% Typical in Brooklyn. Best: 87.5%. Worst: 79.3%.
- #9 Furniture Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 80.3% Typical, 87.5% Best, 75.9% Worst.
- #20 Smoke Shop: 80.7% Typical across Brooklyn; Best 87.1%, Worst 76.5%.
- #22 Opening a Salad Shop in Brooklyn shows 80.5% Typical survivability, 86.9% Best and 76.4% Worst.
- #23 Dance Club (Ranked #23): 80.6% Typical in Brooklyn. Best: 86.8%. Worst: 76.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: 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, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Brooklyn 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Brooklyn?
The top businesses to open next in Brooklyn:
- Eye Care Centers: 85.1% Typical, 88.7% Best
- Dentist Offices: 85.9% Typical, 88.6% Best
- Acupuncture Clinics: 85.5% Typical, 88.2% Best
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 Brooklyn's 92.9% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Brooklyn. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- See the Baltimore Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Baltimore Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across Baltimore neighborhoods
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?
The analysis is clear: in Brooklyn, Eye Care Centers, Dentist Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Brooklyn: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Baltimore Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brooklyn storefront to an Eye Care Center?
StreetSpring's data confirms an Eye Care Center as the highest-ranked tenant type for Brooklyn, at 88.7% Best and 81.5% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brooklyn?
When opening a business in Brooklyn, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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 forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.