Business Survivability in Quincy, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Quincy is a Dance Club with a ~82% 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 Dance Club in Quincy (~82% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #36 across all neighborhoods in and around Boston
- Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: September 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Quincy 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 Quincy is a Dance Club with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a French Restaurant with a 79.92% chance, followed by an Indonesian Restaurant with a 79.88% chance.
Is Quincy a good place to start a business?
Among all neighborhoods in and around Boston, Quincy ranks #36 for business survivability, with an average ~79% chance of lasting two or more years.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in Quincy produce survivability scores ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Quincy can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 92.4% of the local population employed, Quincy presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Quincy?
StreetSpring's Quincy data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Dance Club in Quincy per 2026 data:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Dance Club in Quincy. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. The model evaluates hundreds of factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Quincy?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance Club | 82.06% |
| 2 | French Restaurant | 79.92% |
| 3 | Indonesian Restaurant | 79.88% |
| 4 | Portuguese Restaurant | 79.85% |
| 5 | Diner | 79.78% |
| 6 | Pet Boarding Facility | 79.77% |
| 7 | Hot Pot Restaurant | 79.67% |
| 8 | Singaporean Restaurant | 79.50% |
| 9 | American Restaurant | 79.46% |
| 10 | Salad Shop | 79.45% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Quincy
- Opening a Dance Club in Quincy shows 82.06% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
- French Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.92% average in Quincy. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Indonesian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Quincy: 79.88% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
- Portuguese Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.85% across Quincy.
- Opening a Diner in Quincy shows 79.78% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Quincy
- Pet Boarding Facility (Ranked #6): 79.77% average in Quincy. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Hot Pot Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Quincy: 79.67% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~79%.
- Singaporean Restaurant — ~79%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.50% across Quincy.
- Opening an American Restaurant in Quincy shows 79.46% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #10): 79.45% average in Quincy. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dance Club — See how this compares to other cities →
- French Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Indonesian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Quincy make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Quincy 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Survivability Score is not just a survival metric — it's a revenue predictor, and the higher the score, the stronger the long-term financial outlook.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Quincy?
The top businesses to open next in Quincy:
- Dance Clubs — 82.06% average survival rate, up to ~83% at best locations
- French Restaurants — 79.92% average survival rate
- Indonesian Restaurants — 79.88% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. The survivability rankings for Quincy are grounded in real economic conditions: 92.4% employment and 5.0% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Quincy and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Boston Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Boston Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Dance Club survivability across Boston neighborhoods
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Quincy.
What type of business should you rent your Quincy storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Dance Clubs, French Restaurants, and Indonesian Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Quincy — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Quincy storefront to a Dance Club?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Dance Club as the highest-survivability tenant type for Quincy. The best addresses show a ~83% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~81%.
- 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 Quincy?
Don't commit to a storefront in Quincy 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring offers free access to its survivability scores — see how your shortlisted Quincy addresses rank right now.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.