Business Survivability in Budlong Woods, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Budlong Woods is a Chicken Shop with a ~84% 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 Chicken Shop in Budlong Woods (~84% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #14 across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: ~82% 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 Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Budlong Woods 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 Budlong Woods is a Chicken Shop 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 82.80% chance, followed by a Brazilian Restaurant with a 82.79% chance.
Is Budlong Woods a good place to start a business?
In Chicago's neighborhood survivability rankings, Budlong Woods comes in at #14, with an average Survivability Score of ~82% across all business types.
- Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Budlong Woods can produce survivability scores about 2 points above the neighborhood mean at the best address.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Budlong Woods often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
- At 92.4% employed, Budlong Woods's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Budlong Woods?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Budlong Woods for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Budlong Woods, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chicken Shop in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chicken Shop in Budlong Woods based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Budlong Woods?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Shop | 83.81% |
| 2 | Indonesian Restaurant | 82.80% |
| 3 | Brazilian Restaurant | 82.79% |
| 4 | Brunch Restaurant | 82.78% |
| 5 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 82.77% |
| 6 | French Restaurant | 82.76% |
| 7 | South American Restaurant | 82.75% |
| 8 | Deli | 82.74% |
| 9 | Chinese Restaurant | 82.73% |
| 10 | Filipino Restaurant | 82.72% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Budlong Woods
- Chicken Shop is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Budlong Woods: 83.81% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~76%.
- Indonesian Restaurant — ~76%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 82.80% across Budlong Woods.
- Opening a Brazilian Restaurant in Budlong Woods shows 82.79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Brunch Restaurant (Ranked #4): 82.78% average in Budlong Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Taiwanese Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Budlong Woods: 82.77% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Budlong Woods
- French Restaurant — ~76%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.76% across Budlong Woods.
- Opening a South American Restaurant in Budlong Woods shows 82.75% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Deli (Ranked #8): 82.74% average in Budlong Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Chinese Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Budlong Woods: 82.73% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~76%.
- Filipino Restaurant — ~76%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.72% across Budlong Woods.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chicken Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Indonesian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Brazilian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Budlong Woods make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Budlong Woods could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~4% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring has found that selecting the location with the highest survivability score for a business is the best way to maximize the amount of money you will make.
- Where you open decides more than what you open. Across Chicago the projected chance of lasting two or more years runs from about 61% in the weakest neighborhood to about 90% in the strongest, a swing of roughly 29 points. Inside a single Chicago neighborhood the gap between the best and the worst block is about 10 points more. StreetSpring scores the address, which is the only way to see either number before you sign a lease.
What businesses should open next in Budlong Woods?
The top businesses to open next in Budlong Woods:
- Chicken Shops — 83.81% on average and 85% at the best address
- Indonesian Restaurants — 82.80% average survival rate
- Brazilian Restaurants — 82.79% 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. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. A 6.8% vacancy rate in Budlong Woods reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Budlong Woods right now. 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 Budlong Woods.
What type of business should you rent your Budlong Woods storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the top tenant types for maximizing occupancy in Budlong Woods are Chicken Shops, Indonesian Restaurants, and Brazilian Restaurants.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- Where you open decides more than what you open. Across Chicago the projected chance of lasting two or more years runs from about 61% in the weakest neighborhood to about 90% in the strongest, a swing of roughly 29 points. Inside a single Chicago neighborhood the gap between the best and the worst block is about 10 points more. StreetSpring scores the address, which is the only way to see either number before you sign a lease. 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 Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Budlong Woods storefront to a Chicken Shop?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chicken Shop ranks as the top tenant type for your Budlong Woods storefront — best-case locations show a ~85% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~76%.
- Where you open decides more than what you open. Across Chicago the projected chance of lasting two or more years runs from about 61% in the weakest neighborhood to about 90% in the strongest, a swing of roughly 29 points. Inside a single Chicago neighborhood the gap between the best and the worst block is about 10 points more. StreetSpring scores the address, which is the only way to see either number before you sign a lease.
What should I consider when opening a business in Budlong Woods?
Don't commit to a storefront in Budlong Woods 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.
- The Revenue Capture Score at a specific address explains more about likely business success than any other available metric.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.