Business Survivability in Assembly Square, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Assembly Square is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Assembly Square (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #38 across all neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: ~79% 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 Assembly Square 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 Assembly Square is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 82.00% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.90% chance.
Is Assembly Square a good place to start a business?
Assembly Square is the #38 most survivable neighborhood for new businesses in and around Boston, with an average score of ~79% across all analyzed categories.
- The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~5% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Assembly Square can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model incorporates Assembly Square's 2.0% vacancy rate as a direct input: higher vacancy concentrations suppress foot traffic and reduce survivability for nearby businesses.
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 Assembly Square?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Assembly Square give your concept the best odds of survival. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Assembly Square, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
The highlighted area represents the address in Assembly Square that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Assembly Square?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.90% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 82.80% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 81.50% |
| 4 | Grocery Store | 81.00% |
| 5 | Salad Shop | 80.91% |
| 6 | Pizza Restaurant | 80.90% |
| 7 | Diner | 80.41% |
| 8 | Beauty Salon | 80.00% |
| 9 | Chiropractor Office | 79.79% |
| 10 | Liquor Store | 79.20% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Assembly Square
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 83.30% average in Assembly Square. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Assembly Square: 82.00% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~80%.
- Dermatology Clinic: ~80% to ~82% survivability range, with an average of 80.90% across Assembly Square.
- Opening a Grocery Store in Assembly Square shows 78.90% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #5): 79.30% average in Assembly Square. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Assembly Square
- Pizza Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Assembly Square: 79.10% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~76%.
- Diner: ~78% to ~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.71% across Assembly Square.
- Opening a Beauty Salon in Assembly Square shows 78.80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Chiropractor Office (Ranked #9): 79.39% average in Assembly Square. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Liquor Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Assembly Square: 77.00% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Assembly Square make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Assembly Square could lead to you making ~5% more than if you selected an average location, and ~12% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Assembly Square?
The top businesses to open next in Assembly Square:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.30% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 82.00% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.90% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. The 96.0% employment rate in Assembly Square is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 2.0% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Assembly Square are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Assembly Square.
What type of business should you rent your Assembly Square storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the top tenant types for maximizing occupancy in Assembly Square are Veterinary Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Assembly Square: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Assembly Square storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Assembly Square. The best addresses show a ~85% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~81%.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Assembly Square?
When selecting a location in Assembly Square it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Assembly Square address on StreetSpring.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Boston: /resources/data/boston-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.