What is the best neighborhood in Boston to open a Polish Restaurant?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the best neighborhood in Boston to open a Polish Restaurant is Haverhill, with 87% average survivability. 88 of 88 neighborhoods analyzed exceed the 70% two-year survival threshold.

How much more revenue can a Polish Restaurant make in the best vs. average Boston neighborhood?

In Haverhill, the best possible Polish Restaurant location in Boston offers approximately 8.6% more expected revenue than the average location. The worst-performing neighborhoods could yield approximately 8.2% less than average.

What is the city-wide average survivability for Polish Restaurant in Boston?

The city-wide average survivability for Polish Restaurant across Boston is 80% for surviving more than 2 years. Top neighborhoods like Haverhill substantially outperform this average, reaching 87%.

What are the worst neighborhoods for Polish Restaurant in Boston?

The most challenging neighborhoods in Boston for Polish Restaurant include Winchester with 74% average survival chance, Roslindale, and Chelsea. These averages are directional, not definitive; the best decision comes from analyzing your specific storefront.

What should I consider when opening a Polish Restaurant in Boston?

The most important factor for a business's success is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects. 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 Polish Restaurant in Boston

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in Boston to open a Polish Restaurant, from Haverhill (87% survival) to Winchester (...

April 24, 2026•16 min read

By Bobby Koons | Last updated: May 4, 2026 | Weekly methodology review | Methodology

Quick Summary

#1 Neighborhood: Haverhill — 87% average survivability for Polish Restaurant

Neighborhoods at or above 70%: 88 of 88 analyzed

City-wide average: 80% for Polish Restaurants

Most challenging area: Winchester at 74%

Revenue advantage (top vs. avg location): ~8.6% more expected revenue in Haverhill

Data freshness: 2026 data · Full methodology →

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

Summary

Of all the neighborhoods in and around Boston, Haverhill ranks #1 for opening a Polish Restaurant with 87% average chance of surviving more than 2 years, with the best locations offering 95% and the most challenging locations in Haverhill at 66%. The worst neighborhoods include Winchester with 74% average chance. Neighborhood averages mask significant block-by-block variation — always check your specific address.

Where Polish Restaurants Thrive in Boston

**Peer-neighborhood context:** Haverhill's neighborhood signature — captured across demographics, employment density, and amenity mix — most closely matches **Fraser (Detroit)** and **Imperial Beach (San Diego)**. They share less college-educated, less transit-reliant, and older housing stock, so Polish Restaurants outcomes in those neighborhoods are a useful sanity-check on the Boston rankings above.

**Where Polish Restaurants fail in Boston.** Across 88 neighborhoods, the citywide average is 80% — but neighborhood-level scores range **74% to 87%**. Top: **Haverhill** at 87% (no existing competitors in our index). Bottom: **Winchester** at 74%. The 13-point gap is the failure surface: getting the neighborhood wrong costs more than getting the address right.

Haverhill ranks #1 of 88 neighborhoods analyzed in and around Boston for Polish Restaurant survivability with a score of 87% as of 2026. The top 10 neighborhoods are:

Reading the gap between #1 and #10

Rank	Neighborhood	Best Locations	Average Locations	Challenging Locations
1	Haverhill	92.0% – 96.0%	85.3% – 88.3%	65.0% – 69.0%
2	Medfield	94.0% – 97.0%	84.4% – 87.4%	63.0% – 67.0%
3	Boston	89.0% – 93.0%	84.2% – 87.2%	67.0% – 71.0%
4	Methuen	93.0% – 97.0%	83.9% – 86.9%	65.0% – 69.0%
5	Dover	93.0% – 97.0%	83.5% – 86.6%	66.0% – 70.0%
6	Needham	94.0% – 97.0%	82.9% – 85.9%	61.0% – 65.0%
7	Aggasiz - Harvard North	84.0% – 88.0%	82.7% – 85.7%	78.0% – 82.0%
8	Porter Square	85.0% – 89.0%	82.7% – 85.7%	80.0% – 84.0%
9	Davis Square	86.0% – 90.0%	82.7% – 85.7%	81.0% – 85.0%
10	Lowell	94.0% – 97.0%	82.4% – 85.5%	63.0% – 67.0%

Notable runners-up worth a second look

These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. However, market conditions change daily, and it's best to use StreetSpring's live data to check the Survivability Score for a specific address.

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.

Boston's Best-Earning Neighborhoods for Polish Restaurants

In Haverhill, the best possible location offers the opportunity of making ~8.6% more than the average location in or around Boston.

On the other hand, in Winchester, the worst possible location could result in making ~8.2% less than the average location in the city.

The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it. Opening a Polish Restaurant in Boston requires careful location choice. Across 88 neighborhoods analyzed, the overall average survival chance for a new Polish Restaurant is 80% for lasting more than 2 years — due to a combination of many factors across competition, consumer spending, and location dynamics. Our models show that the optimal location profile varies dramatically from one business category to the next.

What Matters Most When Opening a Polish Restaurant in Boston

The strongest predictor of whether this business survives two years is the quality of the location you pick — Survivability Score quantifies exactly that. The most important factor for a business's success is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects. 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 analysis covers businesses serving the 24 largest metros in America. Moderate competition often indicates a healthy market with proven consumer demand. The prediction engine behind these rankings is entirely proprietary — developed in-house over years of research.

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.
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.
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.

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

Where to Launch a Polish Restaurant in or Around Boston

Our data ranks the top-performing neighborhoods as Haverhill, Medfield, and Boston, while the most challenging neighborhoods would be Winchester, Roslindale, and Chelsea. Location-level factors like visibility and adjacent tenants can override neighborhood-level trends. StreetSpring's Survivability Scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool.

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What Are the Best Neighborhoods in Boston to Open a Polish Restaurant?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, the top neighborhood for a Polish Restaurant in Boston is Haverhill with 87% average survivability, followed by Medfield and Boston. 88 of 88 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.

Do Lower-Ranked Boston Neighborhoods Still Work for Polish Restaurants?

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.

How Often Are Polish Restaurant Rankings in Boston Updated?

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 Boston.

Should You Rent Your Boston Storefront to a Polish Restaurant?

In Haverhill, StreetSpring forecasts a 85.3% – 88.3% average chance for a new Polish 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 Polish Restaurant in Boston

From a risk-assessment perspective, a Polish Restaurant tenant in Haverhill carries the lowest risk with average survivability of 85.3% – 88.3%. Medfield presents moderate risk (84.4% – 87.4%), and Boston carries comparatively higher risk at 84.2% – 87.2%. Get a live Survivability Score for your specific storefront at no cost.

StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.

Where in Boston Should You Open a Polish Restaurant?

You can see the best neighborhoods in or around Boston to open any type of business in our article Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Boston.

Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View technical data for Boston

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

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Boston by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Boston plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth. Find Polish Restaurant relative to its peers.

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

How we measure this: Shorter leases compress survival horizons. We assume a 5-year base term unless listing data overrides.

**Boston at a glance.** Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston))

**LEHD daytime-density context for Boston:** Across 129 Boston neighborhoods, the median daytime-to-resident ratio is **0.25:1** (LEHD LODES). Top-quartile neighborhoods run **2.36:1** — strongly-residential commercial-corridor concentration. Worker-heavy neighborhoods favor weekday-lunch and commuter-traffic businesses; resident-heavy areas favor evening + weekend demand cycles.

**Operating-cost data point:** Per EIA Form 861, US DOL, and Tax Foundation 2024, Boston's state-level operating costs read: commercial electricity **10.9¢/kWh** (above the 10.8¢ 24-metro median), state minimum wage **$15.00/hr** (below $15.00), combined sales tax **6.2%** (below 7.7%), and effective commercial property tax **1.20%** (above 0.96%). Composite tier vs peers: **average**.

**BLS context:** The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) reports a **50.0% 5-year survival rate** for Polish Restaurants nationally. StreetSpring's Boston model — which weights site-specific factors like competitive saturation, demographics, and accessibility — produces an average **survivability score of 85%** for Polish Restaurants across the city.

Same business type in other cities:

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Local Data Questions

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

What's the broader economic environment in Boston?

ACS data puts Boston's employment rate at ~96% and median household income at ~$135K. StreetSpring's Polish Restaurants model averages 85% across the metro, weighting both macro and site-specific factors.

Which Boston subtypes have comparable survivability to Polish Restaurants?

Per StreetSpring's Boston corpus, peers of Polish Restaurants (within 2 points of the 85% average) include Bagel Shop, Salad Shop, Pizza Restaurant.

Where does Boston fall in national rankings for Polish Restaurants?

Across 24 US metros, Boston sits at rank #22 for Polish Restaurants, averaging 85% on StreetSpring's survivability scale. National range: 84-89%.

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