What is the best neighborhood in Baltimore to open a Pizza Restaurant?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Baltimore to open a Pizza Restaurant is Canton, with 85% average survivability. 23 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed exceed the 70% two-year survival threshold.

How much more revenue can a Pizza Restaurant make in the best vs. average Baltimore neighborhood?

In Canton, the best possible Pizza Restaurant location in Baltimore offers approximately 7.3% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 7.0% less than average.

What is the city-wide average survivability for Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore?

The city-wide average survivability for Pizza Restaurant across Baltimore is 79% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Canton substantially outperform this average, reaching 85%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Baltimore for Pizza Restaurant include Old Town with 74% average survival chance, Downtown, and Fallstaff. Location-level factors like visibility and adjacent tenants can override neighborhood-level trends.

What should I consider when opening a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore?

Among all factors in our model, Revenue Capture Score carries the most weight in determining long-term survivability. StreetSpring computes Revenue Capture Score by projecting the business's market share based on competitor quality and quantity, mobility patterns, and forecasted consumer spending for the specific business type.

How often are Pizza Restaurant rankings in Baltimore updated?

StreetSpring recalculates survivability scores regularly using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. The live tool always shows the most current predictions for any address in Baltimore.

Survivability Rankings for Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Baltimore to open a Pizza Restaurant, from Canton (85% survival) to Old Town (74%).

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last reviewed by Bobby Koons on May 6, 2026 | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Canton — 85% average survivability for Pizza Restaurant

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 23 of 23 analyzed

City-wide average: 79% for Pizza Restaurants

Most challenging area: Old Town at 74%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~7.3% more expected revenue in Canton

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

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Summary

Canton leads Baltimore's 2026 survivability rankings for Pizza Restaurant operators with 85% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 87% and the most challenging locations in Canton at 82%. The worst neighborhoods include Old Town with 74% average chance. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates.

Where in Baltimore Should You Open a Pizza Restaurant?

**Peer-neighborhood context:** Canton's neighborhood signature — captured across demographics, employment density, and amenity mix — most closely matches **West Woodland (Seattle)** and **King St Metro Eisenhower Ave (Washington DC)**. They share more college-educated, high high-earner share, and higher-income, so Pizza Restaurants outcomes in those neighborhoods are a useful sanity-check on the Baltimore rankings above.

**Where Pizza Restaurants fail in Baltimore.** Across 23 neighborhoods, the citywide average is 79% — but neighborhood-level scores range **74% to 85%**. Top: **Canton** at 85% (no existing competitors in our index). Bottom: **Old Town** at 74%. The 11-point gap is the failure surface: getting the neighborhood wrong costs more than getting the address right.

Canton ranks #1 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed in and around Baltimore for Pizza Restaurant survivability with a score of 85% as of 2026. The top 10 neighborhoods are:

Where the rankings might surprise you

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Canton	84.0% – 88.0%	82.8% – 86.3%	81.0% – 85.0%
2	Eastwood	94.0% – 97.0%	81.8% – 85.4%	73.0% – 77.0%
3	Kresson	87.0% – 91.0%	80.5% – 84.0%	73.0% – 77.0%
4	Towson	94.0% – 97.0%	80.1% – 83.7%	68.0% – 72.0%
5	Greektown	90.0% – 94.0%	79.6% – 83.2%	71.0% – 75.0%
6	Woodring	81.0% – 85.0%	79.4% – 83.0%	78.0% – 82.0%
7	Beechfield	91.0% – 95.0%	78.8% – 82.4%	68.0% – 72.0%
8	Medford	82.0% – 86.0%	78.6% – 82.2%	73.0% – 77.0%
9	Oaklee	92.0% – 96.0%	78.1% – 81.7%	73.0% – 77.0%
10	Annapolis	92.0% – 96.0%	77.3% – 80.9%	63.0% – 67.0%

What separates the top neighborhoods from the rest

StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. New competitor openings and closures happen weekly — the live tool ensures you see the latest picture.

Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each neighborhood. See our full methodology →

Try StreetSpring to see if this location is still the best and see if there are locations to rent in this area right now.

Baltimore's Best-Earning Neighborhoods for Pizza Restaurants

In Canton, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~7.3% more than the average location in or around Baltimore.

On the other hand, in Old Town, the worst possible location could result in making ~7.0% less than the average location in the city.

Your choice of location outweighs almost every other business decision combined. Opening a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore requires careful location choice. Across 23 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Pizza Restaurant is 79% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. The interplay between location characteristics and business type produces unique survivability scores for every combination.

What to Think About When Launching a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore

Selecting a high-survivability address is the single most cost-effective risk reduction available before signing a lease. Everything downstream depends on it. Among all factors in our model, Revenue Capture Score carries the most weight in determining long-term survivability. StreetSpring computes this by projecting the business's market share, which is based on the quality and quantity of primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework. Competition density is not inherently negative — it often signals an established customer base. Every score is produced by our in-house models, continuously refined against real-world business outcomes.

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Build-out budget	Underestimating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — the "hidden" 30-50% of build-out cost.	Get 3 quotes from licensed contractors and pad budget by +20% for surprises. Confirm landlord TI allowance in writing.
Competitor density	Counting only direct competitors and missing adjacent-category overlap (e.g. coffee shop near a bakery).	Map all businesses serving overlapping customer needs within a 5-min walk. Use StreetSpring's competitor view as a starting point.
CAM + hidden costs	Stated rent looks great, then CAM fees, signage charges, and after-hours utilities add 15-30%.	Get the full operating expense breakdown for the past 2 years. Ask which costs are landlord-capped vs. uncapped.

This can be summarized as:

Revenue Capture Score = Projected Market Share × Forecasted Spend on Specific Business

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. Real-time data from StreetSpring accounts for recent openings, closures, and seasonal shifts that static rankings cannot.

Pinpointing the Right Neighborhood for a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore

According to StreetSpring's data, optimal neighborhoods include Canton, Eastwood, and Kresson, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Old Town, Downtown, and Fallstaff. Block-level dynamics move daily, so the live StreetSpring tool is the most accurate source for a specific address right now. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

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Which Baltimore Neighborhoods Are Strongest for Pizza Restaurants?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the top neighborhood for a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore is Canton with 85% average survivability, followed by Eastwood and Kresson. 23 of 23 neighborhoods analyzed exceed 70% two-year survival.

For the most accurate predictions, always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform.

Should You Consider Lower-Survivability Areas of Baltimore for a Pizza Restaurant?

Yes — neighborhood averages mask significant block-by-block variation. Even in neighborhoods ranked outside the top 10, individual storefronts with strong foot traffic, low direct competition, and favorable lease terms can outperform the area average. Market conditions are changing daily and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

The Update Schedule for Baltimore Pizza Restaurants Data

StreetSpring recalculates survivability scores regularly using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data. Rankings are updated quarterly; the live tool always reflects the most current predictions for any address in Baltimore.

Should You Rent Your Baltimore Storefront to a Pizza Restaurant?

In Canton, StreetSpring forecasts a 82.8% – 86.3% average chance for a new Pizza Restaurant to survive more than 2 years, depending on the exact storefront. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

Landlord Survivability Data for Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore

From a risk-assessment perspective, a Pizza Restaurant tenant in Canton carries the lowest risk with average survivability of 82.8% – 86.3%. Eastwood presents moderate risk (81.8% – 85.4%), and Kresson carries comparatively higher risk at 80.5% – 84.0%. Our tool shows the survivability outlook for any business type at your exact address, updated weekly.

StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

Top-Survivability Baltimore Neighborhoods for Pizza Restaurants

You can see the best neighborhoods in or around Baltimore to open any type of business in our article Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Baltimore.

Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for Baltimore are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View technical data for Baltimore

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Visual Data

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Baltimore by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Baltimore plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth. Find Pizza Restaurant relative to its peers.

Waterfall chart of best and worst Pizza Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore — Top and bottom neighborhoods for Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore — each step shows the gap from the city average. Wider spread = location matters more.

How we measure this: Some lots are zoned for limited business types only. We cross-reference the building's use designation against our subtype compatibility map.

**BLS context:** The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) reports a **50.0% 5-year survival rate** for Pizza Restaurants nationally. StreetSpring's Baltimore model — which weights site-specific factors like competitive saturation, demographics, and accessibility — produces an average **survivability score of 87%** for Pizza Restaurants across the city.

**About this market.** Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 569,997 in 2025, while the Baltimore metropolitan area at 2.86 million residents is the 22nd-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore).

**City-wide daytime/nighttime spread (Baltimore):** Baltimore's neighborhoods span the daytime-density range from sparse residential to dense commercial. Median daytime/resident ratio: **0.39**; top-quartile ratio: **4.34** across 96 tracked neighborhoods (LEHD LODES 2022). That's a strongly-residential profile — pick the right side of the ratio for your concept's demand-timing.

**Cost framing for Baltimore:** Four operating-cost lines tilt this city low vs StreetSpring's 24-metro median — commercial electricity **7.3¢/kWh** (below median 10.8¢), state minimum wage **$15.00/hr** (below 15.00), combined sales tax **6.0%** (below 7.7%), and effective commercial property tax **1.07%** (above 0.96%). Sources: EIA Form 861, US DOL, Tax Foundation 2024.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Local-context questions, answered with neighborhood-specific numbers.

Where in the US do Pizza Restaurants survive best?

Per StreetSpring's 24-metro model, the top three US cities for Pizza Restaurants survivability are Portland, San Antonio, St. Louis. Baltimore ranks #9, averaging 87%.

Does Baltimore's population profile support Pizza Restaurants?

Baltimore's key demographics — ~$104K median household income, 39 median age — feed into the survivability model alongside competition, rent, and accessibility data. The model averages Pizza Restaurants at 87% across Baltimore.

How current is the Pizza Restaurants data for Baltimore?

Quarterly. The 2026 corpus shows Pizza Restaurants in Baltimore averaging 87%; quarterly refreshes integrate new competitor entries/exits, updated ACS data, and recalibrated lease rates.

What's the single biggest factor in survival for a Pizza Restaurant in Baltimore?

The address you sign for. Across Baltimore, Pizza Restaurants score 63-99% depending on location — a 36-point spread that captures competitive density, demographic fit, accessibility, and visibility at each storefront.

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