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

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Baltimore to open a Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese Restaurant make in the best vs. average Baltimore neighborhood?

In Canton, the best possible Vietnamese Restaurant location in Baltimore offers approximately 5.8% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 6.7% less than average.

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

The city-wide average survivability for Vietnamese Restaurant across Baltimore is 80% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Canton substantially outperform this average, reaching 85%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Baltimore for Vietnamese Restaurant include Old Town with 75% average survival chance, Glen Burnie, and Westfield. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well.

How accurate are StreetSpring's Vietnamese Restaurant survivability predictions?

StreetSpring's models achieve 95–99% accuracy across business types, analyzing 100+ factors with a ±3% margin of error. Each prediction is calibrated to the specific address, factoring in foot traffic, competition, and consumer spending at that exact location.

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

When evaluating a potential location, Revenue Capture Score should be the first number you look at. 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.

Survivability Rankings for Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore

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

April 24, 2026•17 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last updated: April 29, 2026 | Weekly methodology review | Methodology

Quick Summary

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

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 23 of 23 analyzed

City-wide average: 80% for Vietnamese Restaurants

Most challenging area: Old Town at 75%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~5.8% more expected revenue in Canton

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

Summary
10 Best Neighborhoods
Where Would a Vietnamese Restaurant Make the Most Money?
What Should I Consider?
Where Should I Start?
FAQ: Best Neighborhoods
FAQ: Can a Vietnamese Restaurant Succeed in Lower-Ranked Areas?
FAQ: How Often Are Rankings Updated?
FAQ: Is a Vietnamese Restaurant a Good Tenant?
Landlord Survivability Data
Best Neighborhoods for Any Business

Summary

Opening a Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore? Our 2026 analysis identifies Canton as the top location with 85% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 88% and the most challenging locations in Canton at 82%. The worst neighborhoods include Old Town with 75% average chance. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well.

Where in Baltimore Should You Open a Vietnamese Restaurant?

**Comparable neighborhoods nationally:** Canton resembles **West Woodland (Seattle)** and **King St Metro Eisenhower Ave (Washington DC)** most closely — all three carry more college-educated, high high-earner share, and higher-income. Operators evaluating Canton for Vietnamese Restaurants can read those peer neighborhoods as parallel signal.

**What goes wrong for Vietnamese Restaurants in Baltimore.** 23 tracked neighborhoods, scores spanning **75% to 85%** (average 80%). **Canton** leads at 85% (no existing competitors in our index); **Old Town** anchors the bottom at 75%. The 10-point spread is the dominant failure mode: choosing the wrong Baltimore neighborhood costs more upside than any operational tweak can recover.

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

Why these rankings reflect real survival outcomes

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Canton	85.0% – 89.0%	82.7% – 86.2%	81.0% – 85.0%
2	Eastwood	94.0% – 97.0%	81.9% – 85.4%	74.0% – 78.0%
3	Kresson	87.0% – 91.0%	81.7% – 85.1%	75.0% – 79.0%
4	Greektown	90.0% – 94.0%	80.5% – 84.0%	74.0% – 78.0%
5	Towson	94.0% – 97.0%	80.2% – 83.7%	70.0% – 74.0%
6	Beechfield	92.0% – 96.0%	79.1% – 82.6%	73.0% – 77.0%
7	Oaklee	91.0% – 95.0%	79.0% – 82.5%	74.0% – 78.0%
8	Cedonia	94.0% – 97.0%	78.8% – 82.3%	72.0% – 76.0%
9	Idlewood	86.0% – 90.0%	78.7% – 82.2%	74.0% – 78.0%
10	Medford	81.0% – 85.0%	78.7% – 82.2%	75.0% – 79.0%

Notable runners-up worth a second look

Because the local market moves constantly, the live StreetSpring tool is the right place to confirm a current score before signing a lease. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

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.

Where in or Around Baltimore Would a Vietnamese Restaurant Make the Most Money?

In Canton, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~5.8% more than the average location in or around Baltimore.

On the other hand, in Old Town, the worst possible location could result in making ~6.7% less than the average location in the city.

Our data consistently shows that location accounts for more variance in outcomes than any other single factor. Opening a Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore requires careful location choice. Across 23 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Vietnamese Restaurant is 80% 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 Matters Most When Opening a Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore

Site selection sits upstream of every other decision in this business. A high Survivability Score doesn't guarantee success, but a low one is hard to overcome with execution alone. When evaluating a potential location, Revenue Capture Score should be the first number you look at. StreetSpring computes this by projecting the business's market share, which is based on the quality and quantity of primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. Areas with complementary competitors tend to generate higher overall foot traffic. These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
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.
Anchor co-tenancy	Signing next to a high-traffic anchor that closes 6 months later, leaving you orphaned.	Ask for a co-tenancy clause — rent abatement or termination right if the anchor leaves. Standard for strong markets.
Outdoor seating / sidewalk use	Signing assuming you can add patio seating, then learning the city requires a separate sidewalk-cafe permit with long lead times.	Check the city's sidewalk-cafe permit process up front. Confirm landlord allows outdoor build-out in the lease language.

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. Neighborhood rankings are useful, but the exact odds for your location can only be seen by running a current survivability check in StreetSpring.

Pinpointing the Right Neighborhood for a Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore

Our data ranks the top-performing neighborhoods as Canton, Eastwood, and Kresson, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Old Town, Glen Burnie, and Westfield. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Market dynamics shift frequently; validate these insights with real-time data from StreetSpring.

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Which Baltimore Neighborhoods Are Strongest for Vietnamese Restaurants?

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

Neighborhood rankings are useful, but the exact odds for your location can only be seen by running a current survivability check in StreetSpring.

Can a Vietnamese Restaurant Succeed in Lower-Ranked Neighborhoods in Baltimore?

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. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Always check your specific address in StreetSpring's live platform for the most accurate prediction.

The Update Schedule for Baltimore Vietnamese 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.

What Makes a Vietnamese Restaurant a Strong (or Weak) Baltimore Tenant?

In Canton, StreetSpring forecasts a 82.7% – 86.2% average chance for a new Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore

Should you rent your storefront to a Vietnamese Restaurant? The answer depends heavily on your neighborhood. Canton offers the strongest outlook at 82.7% – 86.2% average survivability, followed by Eastwood at 81.9% – 85.4%, and Kresson at 81.7% – 85.1%. Check the current Survivability Score for any address instantly.

StreetSpring's predictions are granular enough to distinguish between two storefronts on the same block.

Top-Survivability Baltimore Neighborhoods for Vietnamese 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

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

Headline survivability statistic for Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore — Headline survivability stat for Vietnamese Restaurant in Baltimore.

Dumbbell chart comparing best vs worst locations for businesses in baltimore — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type — the gap shows how much location choice matters within a city.

How we measure this: We compare each address to the ~30-50 most similar addresses within 1 mile to surface its relative ranking.

**How we benchmark:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release reports **50.0% 5-year survival** for Vietnamese Restaurants nationally. StreetSpring's Baltimore model — which incorporates competitive density, traffic patterns, and rent dynamics — produces an average **survivability score of 86%** for Vietnamese Restaurants across the city.

**City context.** 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).

**Daytime-worker density across Baltimore:** Per US Census LEHD LODES, the median Baltimore neighborhood has a **0.39:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** (75th-percentile = 4.34, across **96** tracked neighborhoods) — a strongly-residential commercial-corridor profile. The right neighborhood pick for any subtype depends on whether the business model fits the worker-traffic or resident-traffic side of that distribution.

**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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Local Data Questions

Additional questions with answers drawn directly from local data sources.

Does accessibility drive Vietnamese Restaurants survivability in Baltimore?

ACS data shows Baltimore's median commute at ~30 minutes — accessibility patterns vary widely by neighborhood. Vietnamese Restaurants survivability in Baltimore ranges 55-98% across locations, with accessibility one of the bigger contributing factors.

Which US cities have the highest survivability for Vietnamese Restaurants?

Per StreetSpring's 24-metro model, the top three US cities for Vietnamese Restaurants survivability are Portland, San Antonio, St. Louis. Baltimore ranks #7, averaging 86%.

What are the key demographic factors for Vietnamese Restaurants in Baltimore?

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 Vietnamese Restaurants at 86% across Baltimore.

How healthy is the Baltimore economy for new Vietnamese Restaurants?

ACS data puts Baltimore's employment rate at ~95% and median household income at ~$104K. StreetSpring's Vietnamese Restaurants model averages 86% across the metro, weighting both macro and site-specific factors.

What's the coverage of StreetSpring's Baltimore model for Vietnamese Restaurants?

Vietnamese Restaurants in Baltimore score between 55% and 98% across neighborhoods, with an average of 86%. Block-level scoring captures variation that neighborhood-wide averages can mask.

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