What are the best businesses to open in Everett?

The top businesses to open in Everett include Hot Pot Restaurant with a ~84% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~85%, followed by Indonesian Restaurant and Hawaiian Restaurant.

What businesses are most in demand in Everett?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Everett are Hot Pot Restaurants, Indonesian Restaurants, and Hawaiian Restaurants.

How much money could a business in Everett make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Everett could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

Is Everett a good place to start a business?

Everett is ranked number 48 across neighborhoods in and around Boston to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~76%. The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~2% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.

Business Survivability in Everett, Boston

Q: What is the median household income in Everett?

Everett's median household income (~$102K) is below the Boston metro median (~$135K) by approximately $33K. Lower median income tends to favor value-oriented retail, fast-casual food, and necessity-driven services.

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Everett is a Hot Pot Restaurant with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Hot Pot Restaurant in Everett (~84% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #48 across all neighborhoods in and around Boston

Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed: May 6, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder

In this article:

Summary
Is Everett 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 Everett is a Hot Pot Restaurant with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is an Indonesian Restaurant with a ~83% chance, followed by a Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~83% chance.

Should you open a business in Everett?

**Peer neighborhoods:** Looking at demographic mix and amenity density across the 24 metros StreetSpring covers, Everett clusters most tightly with **Lower Moyamensing (Philadelphia)** and **Harbordale (Miami)**. Common thread: less college-educated, older housing stock, and more transit-reliant. Survival outcomes for those neighborhoods provide a useful comparison set for Everett.

**Where Everett businesses actually fail.** Among the 93 tracked subtypes, **Indonesian Restaurants** post the highest average survivability (83%). But across Everett's sites, the spread for this subtype runs **74% to 90%** — a 16-point gap that says *the address matters more than the subtype*. For saturation context, Kosher Restaurants are the most densely-clustered tracked subtype in the neighborhood (14 competitors within 0.5 miles).

Everett earns the #48 spot in Boston for new business survivability, with an average score of ~76% across all business types analyzed.

The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~2% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.
Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Everett can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
The 94.4% employment rate in Everett supports consumer spending, while a 7.5% vacancy rate reflects available storefronts — both of which shape the survivability landscape for any new business here.

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 Everett?

StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Everett offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Everett with the highest projected survivability for a Hot Pot Restaurant:

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The highlighted area represents the address in Everett that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Hot Pot Restaurant survivability. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates 100 inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility data.

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The strongest business categories for Everett

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Everett

Hot Pot Restaurant (Ranked #1): ~84% average in Everett. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
Indonesian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Everett: ~83% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~81%.
Hawaiian Restaurant — ~82%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~83% across Everett.
Opening a Salad Shop in Everett shows ~83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #5): ~83% average in Everett. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~80%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Everett

Pet Grooming Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Everett: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.
Dance Club — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across Everett.
Opening a Pet Boarding Facility in Everett shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
Japanese / Sushi Restaurant (Ranked #9): ~81% average in Everett. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Kosher Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Everett: ~81% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~79%.

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What revenue can a Everett business expect?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Everett could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~5% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront.

What businesses should open next in Everett?

The top businesses to open next in Everett:

Hot Pot Restaurants — ~84% average survival rate, up to ~85% at best locations
Indonesian Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate
Hawaiian Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate

The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. The 94.4% employment rate in Everett is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 7.5% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Everett. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Everett.

What type of business should you rent your Everett storefront to?

Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Everett, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Hot Pot Restaurants, Indonesian Restaurants, and Hawaiian Restaurants.

Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.

Should you rent your Everett storefront to a Hot Pot Restaurant?

Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Everett in 2026, a Hot Pot Restaurant posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~85% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~82% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.

Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront.

What should I consider when opening a business in Everett?

Don't commit to a storefront in Everett without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.

A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
No third-party scoring system produces these results — every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Everett address through StreetSpring's free tool.

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 Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

The hidden costs of operating in this neighborhood

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
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.
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.
Lease term	Locking into 7-10 years without break clauses, then needing to relocate after year 2.	Negotiate a relocation or termination clause. Confirm assignment + sublease rights are in writing.

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.

Visual Data

Dumbbell chart comparing best vs worst locations for businesses in Boston — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type in Boston — the gap shows how much location choice matters for each subtype.

Treemap of Boston business mix by survivability score — Treemap of business mix in Boston — cell size = number of locations, color = average survivability score.

Radar chart of business-subtype survivability in Everett, Boston — Top business types scored in Everett, Boston — each axis is a subtype, taller = stronger survival rate.

How we measure this: Foot traffic measured at the city-block level using a combination of pedestrian-network analysis and Walk Score.

**Authoritative baseline:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release publishes 5-year survival rates by industry. For sectors StreetSpring covers, the range runs from **47.8%** (Active Life) to **61.8%** (Health & Medical), with restaurants at **50.0%** and retail at **47.9%**. Location-specific factors drive the actual variance around these baselines.

**About this neighborhood.** Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett%2C_Massachusetts).

**Daytime worker density (Everett):** LEHD LODES Workplace Area Characteristics show a **0.4:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** for Everett — a primarily-residential signal with some daytime worker pull. Median workplace jobs within a 1-mile radius of grid points in Everett: **16,720**, of which roughly **1,895** are retail-sector. Higher daytime ratios favor weekday-lunch / commuter-traffic businesses; balanced ratios favor residential + weekend demand patterns.

Landmark anchor: Jacob Scharf Playground anchors Everett's green-space backbone and shapes the neighborhood's foot-traffic patterns.

**Everett economic snapshot:** ACS reports neighborhood unemployment at **5.6%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median we track). The Boston metro's BLS QCEW average weekly wage is **$1,631** (above our metro median), and the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey logged **2,338** new residential permits in Suffolk County in 2025 — useful triangulation for population-growth and labor-cost assumptions in this neighborhood.

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