Business Survivability in Buena Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Buena Park is an Ukrainian 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 Ukrainian Restaurant in Buena Park (~83% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #29 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 Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Buena 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 Buena Park is an Ukrainian Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is an Italian Restaurant with a 82.83% chance, followed by a Chicken Shop with a 82.82% chance.
Is Buena Park a good place to start a business?
Among all neighborhoods in and around Chicago, Buena Park ranks #29 for business survivability, with an average ~81% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The top business types in Buena Park, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Buena Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- The 9.4% commercial vacancy rate in Buena Park is a leading indicator of the neighborhood's business health; StreetSpring factors this directly into each business type's survivability score.
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 Buena Park?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Buena Park that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Here is the top survivability address for an Ukrainian Restaurant in Buena Park, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for an Ukrainian Restaurant in Buena Park based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Buena Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 82.85% |
| 2 | Italian Restaurant | 82.83% |
| 3 | Chicken Shop | 82.82% |
| 4 | Filipino Restaurant | 82.72% |
| 5 | Brazilian Restaurant | 82.71% |
| 6 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 82.70% |
| 7 | South American Restaurant | 82.68% |
| 8 | Southern Food Restaurant | 82.67% |
| 9 | Hungarian Restaurant | 82.66% |
| 10 | Armenian Restaurant | 82.65% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Buena Park
- Ukrainian Restaurant (Ranked #1): 82.85% average in Buena Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Italian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Buena Park: 82.83% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~79%.
- Chicken Shop — ~80%–~85% survivability range, with an average of 82.82% across Buena Park.
- Opening a Filipino Restaurant in Buena Park shows 82.72% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Brazilian Restaurant (Ranked #5): 82.71% average in Buena Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Buena Park
- Taiwanese Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Buena Park: 82.70% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~79%.
- South American Restaurant — ~79%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.68% across Buena Park.
- Opening a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant in Buena Park shows 82.67% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Hungarian Restaurant (Ranked #9): 82.66% average in Buena Park. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Armenian Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Buena Park: 82.65% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~78%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Ukrainian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Chicken Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Buena Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Buena Park 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Buena Park?
The top businesses to open next in Buena Park:
- Ukrainian Restaurants — 82.85% on average and 84% at the best address
- Italian Restaurants — 82.83% average survival rate
- Chicken Shops — 82.82% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. The survivability rankings for Buena Park are grounded in real economic conditions: 95.3% employment and 9.4% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Buena Park 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 Buena Park.
What type of business should you rent your Buena Park storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Buena Park, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Ukrainian Restaurants, Italian Restaurants, and Chicken Shops as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Buena Park storefront to an Ukrainian Restaurant?
The data shows an Ukrainian Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a Buena Park storefront. Top locations reach ~84% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~79%.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Buena Park?
When evaluating potential locations in Buena Park, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate.
- Access StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Buena Park for free at any time.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.