How much money could a business in Strawberry Hill make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Strawberry Hill could lead to making ~3% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

What businesses are most in demand in Strawberry Hill?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Strawberry Hill are Bangladeshi Restaurants, Russian Restaurants, and Scandinavian Restaurants.

How can you find the best location to open a business in Strawberry Hill?

StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes 100 factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility patterns to pinpoint which blocks in Strawberry Hill maximize success.

Is Strawberry Hill a good place to start a business?

Strawberry Hill is ranked number 52 across neighborhoods in and around Boston to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~76%. The top business types in Strawberry Hill, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~3% above the neighborhood-wide average.

What are the best businesses to open in Strawberry Hill?

The top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill include Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~82% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by Russian Restaurant and Scandinavian Restaurant.

Business Survivability in Strawberry Hill, Boston

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Strawberry Hill is a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Strawberry Hill (~82% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #52 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

Last reviewed by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring — May 6, 2026

In this article:

Summary
Is Strawberry Hill 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 Strawberry Hill is a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Russian Restaurant with a ~82% chance, followed by a Scandinavian Restaurant with a ~82% chance.

How business-friendly is Strawberry Hill right now?

**How Strawberry Hill compares:** Strawberry Hill's profile most resembles **Jamaica Plain (Boston)** and **Cathedral Heights (Washington DC)** based on the demographic and density signatures we use to model location quality — all three share high high-earner share, more college-educated, and higher-income. Patterns from those neighborhoods are directly relevant for businesses evaluating Strawberry Hill.

**Failure pattern in Strawberry Hill.** Across the 93 business subtypes we track here, the strongest is **Bangladeshi Restaurant** at 82% average survivability — but the best and worst sites for this subtype within Strawberry Hill span **74% to 88%**, a 14-point gap. **The dominant failure mode in Strawberry Hill isn't subtype choice — it's site selection within the neighborhood.** Saturation context: Gyms are the most-concentrated tracked subtype in the area, with 14 competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

StreetSpring's analysis places Strawberry Hill at #52 in Boston for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~76%.

The top business types in Strawberry Hill, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~3% above the neighborhood-wide average.
But at poorly chosen addresses within Strawberry Hill, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical — a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
With a 96.0% employment rate, Strawberry Hill has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.

Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

How to choose a specific location in Strawberry Hill

StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Strawberry Hill produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Below is the best location for a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Strawberry Hill:

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This map shows the optimal location for a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Strawberry Hill based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. The prediction model incorporates 100 location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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What kinds of businesses thrive in Strawberry Hill?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Strawberry Hill

Opening a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Strawberry Hill shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
Russian Restaurant (Ranked #2): ~82% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
Scandinavian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill: ~82% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~80%.
Diner — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across Strawberry Hill.
Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Strawberry Hill shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Strawberry Hill

Kosher Restaurant (Ranked #6): ~81% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Veterinary Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Hill: ~81% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~79%.
Dance Club — ~79%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Strawberry Hill.
Opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Strawberry Hill shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Bar (Ranked #10): ~81% average in Strawberry Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

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What revenue can a Strawberry Hill business expect?

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 Strawberry Hill could lead to you making ~3% 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

However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
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.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

Which business types are most underserved in Strawberry Hill?

The top businesses to open next in Strawberry Hill:

Bangladeshi Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Russian Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate
Scandinavian Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate

Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. The 96.0% employment rate in Strawberry Hill is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 2.3% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Strawberry Hill weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What type of business should you rent your Strawberry Hill storefront to?

The analysis is clear: in Strawberry Hill, Bangladeshi Restaurants, Russian Restaurants, and Scandinavian Restaurants consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for 2+ years.

Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.

Should you rent your Strawberry Hill storefront to a Bangladeshi Restaurant?

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Strawberry Hill: best-in-class addresses achieve ~84% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~81% — above average for most business types.

Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

What should I consider when opening a business in Strawberry Hill?

Before committing to any location in Strawberry Hill, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.

Among all the inputs that shape survivability, Revenue Capture Score carries the most predictive weight.
StreetSpring's in-house models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate.
StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Strawberry Hill to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Insurance + compliance	General liability quoted at a starter rate, then jumping 2-3x once you add property + workers' comp + business interruption.	Get binding quotes from 2 insurers before signing the lease. Most landlords require minimum coverage levels — read those terms first.
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.
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.

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.

How we measure this: Our gradient-boosted survivability model has 100+ input features. The waterfall shows the top 6-8 contributors to a final score.

**BLS sector context:** Across the 11 industries StreetSpring tracks, 5-year survival rates from BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release range from **47.8%** (Active Life — gyms, studios) to **61.8%** (Health & Medical). Restaurants — the largest single category in our corpus — average **50.0%** nationally, and retail averages **47.9%**.

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Strawberry Hill):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Strawberry Hill: **11,824** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **1.0:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a balanced mixed-use pattern. Of those workplace jobs, **1,384** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: Strawberry Hill's park anchor is Fresh Pond Resevoir, which sets weekend and warm-weather foot-traffic patterns for the surrounding blocks.

**Local economic context (Strawberry Hill, Boston):** Strawberry Hill's ACS unemployment rate is **4.0%** (below the 24-metro neighborhood median). County-level data adds two more anchors: BLS QCEW reports Boston-area average weekly wage of **$1,631** (above our 24-metro median), and the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey logged **2,338** new residential units in Suffolk County in 2025 — a rough proxy for the local growth environment a new business is opening into.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

What survival rates does the federal government track for small businesses?

Per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025), 5-year survival rates by sector range from 47.8% (Active Life — gyms, studios) to 61.8% (Health & Medical), with Restaurants at 50% and Retail at 47.9%. Boston-specific factors layer on top of these national baselines.

What's the vacancy picture in Strawberry Hill?

Strawberry Hill's housing vacancy rate is roughly 2%, compared to 5% across the Boston metro. Vacancy is close to the metro median — lease economics are typical for the area.

How does economic hardship in Strawberry Hill compare to the metro?

6% of Strawberry Hill households fall below the federal poverty line — below the Boston metro median (8%). The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.