Business Survivability in Avalon Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Avalon Park is an Italian Restaurant 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: an Italian Restaurant in Avalon Park (~83% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #51 across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: ~81% 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 Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Avalon Park 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 Avalon Park is an Italian Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Pet Grooming Shop with a 82.57% chance, followed by an Indonesian Restaurant with a 82.55% chance.
Is Avalon Park a good place to start a business?
Across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago, StreetSpring's data places Avalon Park at #51 with a ~81% average Survivability Score.
- At the strongest addresses in Avalon Park, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Avalon Park often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
- The 86.1% employment rate in Avalon Park supports consumer spending, while a 17.5% 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 Avalon Park?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Avalon Park that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Here is the top survivability address for an Italian Restaurant in Avalon Park, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
The highlighted area represents the address in Avalon Park that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for an Italian Restaurant survivability. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Avalon Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian Restaurant | 82.84% |
| 2 | Pet Grooming Shop | 82.57% |
| 3 | Indonesian Restaurant | 82.55% |
| 4 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 82.54% |
| 5 | Indian Restaurant | 82.52% |
| 6 | Chicken Shop | 82.51% |
| 7 | Brazilian Restaurant | 82.44% |
| 8 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 82.43% |
| 9 | Filipino Restaurant | 82.42% |
| 10 | Hungarian Restaurant | 82.39% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Avalon Park
- Opening an Italian Restaurant in Avalon Park shows 82.84% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #2): 82.57% average in Avalon Park. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
- Indonesian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Avalon Park: 82.55% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~82%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant — ~81%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.54% across Avalon Park.
- Opening an Indian Restaurant in Avalon Park shows 82.52% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Avalon Park
- Chicken Shop (Ranked #6): 82.51% average in Avalon Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~83%.
- Brazilian Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Avalon Park: 82.44% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~81%.
- Taiwanese Restaurant — ~82%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.43% across Avalon Park.
- Opening a Filipino Restaurant in Avalon Park shows 82.42% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Hungarian Restaurant (Ranked #10): 82.39% average in Avalon Park. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Indonesian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Avalon Park 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 Avalon Park could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~3% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another — always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Avalon Park?
The top businesses to open next in Avalon Park:
- Italian Restaurants — 82.84% average survival rate, up to ~83% at best locations
- Pet Grooming Shops — 82.57% average survival rate
- Indonesian Restaurants — 82.55% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. A 17.5% vacancy rate in Avalon Park reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Avalon Park are available right now and how they rank. 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Avalon Park.
What type of business should you rent your Avalon Park storefront to?
For landlords in Avalon Park, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Italian Restaurants, Pet Grooming Shops, and Indonesian Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Avalon Park storefront to an Italian Restaurant?
According to our 2026 survivability model, an Italian Restaurant leads all business categories for Avalon Park landlords — ~83% at the best addresses and ~82% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Avalon Park?
In Avalon Park, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- The Revenue Capture Score at a specific address explains more about likely business success than any other available metric.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- Access StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Avalon Park for free at any time.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. Aggregated survivability rankings for Chicago are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Chicago: /resources/data/chicago-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.