Business Survivability in Medford, Baltimore
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Medford is an Indonesian Restaurant with a ~88% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Best business: an Indonesian Restaurant in Medford (~88% average survival rate, ~89% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 across all neighborhoods in and around Baltimore
- Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: April 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Medford 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 Medford is an Indonesian Restaurant with a ~88% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~89% chance; next is an Ukrainian Restaurant with a ~85% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a ~85% chance.
Is Medford a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Baltimore, Medford ranks #10 for business survivability with a ~76% average Survivability Score.
- At the strongest addresses in Medford, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Medford see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Medford's employment rate of 100.0% and commercial vacancy of 1.4% 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 Medford?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Medford — so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Medford, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for an Indonesian Restaurant in 2026:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for an Indonesian Restaurant in Medford. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. The model evaluates 100 factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, mobility flows, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Medford?
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Medford
- Indonesian Restaurant (Ranked #1): ~88% average in Medford. Best-case storefronts: ~89%. Challenging locations: ~86%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Medford: ~85% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~83%.
- Italian Restaurant — ~83%–~86% survivability range, with an average of ~85% across Medford.
- Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Medford shows ~83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
- Mediterranean Restaurant (Ranked #5): ~83% average in Medford. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Medford
- Filipino Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Medford: ~83% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~81%.
- American Restaurant — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across Medford.
- Opening a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Medford shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #9): ~82% average in Medford. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Brunch Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Medford: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.
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How much money could a business in Medford make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Medford could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~4% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address — neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Medford?
The top businesses to open next in Medford:
- Indonesian Restaurants — ~88% average survival rate, up to ~89% at best locations
- Ukrainian Restaurants — ~85% average survival rate
- Italian Restaurants — ~85% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. The survivability rankings for Medford are grounded in real economic conditions: 100.0% employment and 1.4% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Medford are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Medford.
What type of business should you rent your Medford storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Medford, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Indonesian Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Baltimore Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Medford storefront to an Indonesian Restaurant?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that an Indonesian Restaurant would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~89% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~86% chance.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Medford?
In Medford, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Medford.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.
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- Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Baltimore
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