Business Survivability in Edison Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Edison Park is an Italian Restaurant with a ~81% 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 Edison Park (~81% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #75 across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: ~79% 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 Edison 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 Edison Park is an Italian Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a 80.85% chance, followed by an American Restaurant with a 80.84% chance.
Is Edison Park a good place to start a business?
Across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago, StreetSpring's data places Edison Park at #75 with a ~79% average Survivability Score.
- The top business types in Edison Park, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Edison Park see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Edison Park's 4.4% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.
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 Edison Park?
The right address in Edison Park can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one — StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for an Italian Restaurant in Edison Park per 2026 data:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an Italian Restaurant in Edison Park. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Edison Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian Restaurant | 81.06% |
| 2 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 80.85% |
| 3 | American Restaurant | 80.84% |
| 4 | Brunch Restaurant | 80.83% |
| 5 | Russian Restaurant | 80.82% |
| 6 | French Restaurant | 80.81% |
| 7 | South American Restaurant | 80.80% |
| 8 | Deli | 80.79% |
| 9 | Chinese Restaurant | 80.78% |
| 10 | Portuguese Restaurant | 80.77% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Edison Park
- Italian Restaurant (Ranked #1): 81.06% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Edison Park: 80.85% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~74%.
- American Restaurant — ~76%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 80.84% across Edison Park.
- Opening a Brunch Restaurant in Edison Park shows 80.83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Russian Restaurant (Ranked #5): 80.82% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Edison Park
- French Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Edison Park: 80.81% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~74%.
- South American Restaurant — ~74%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 80.80% across Edison Park.
- Opening a Deli in Edison Park shows 80.79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Chinese Restaurant (Ranked #9): 80.78% average in Edison Park. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Portuguese Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Edison Park: 80.77% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~73%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Edison 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 Edison 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
- 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.
- Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Edison Park?
The top businesses to open next in Edison Park:
- Italian Restaurants — 81% on average and 84% at the best address
- Bangladeshi Restaurants — 80.85% average survival rate
- American Restaurants — 80.84% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. Edison Park's employment rate (95.5%) and vacancy rate (4.4%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Edison Park and how each address is scoring 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 Edison Park.
What type of business should you rent your Edison Park storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Edison Park, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Italian Restaurants, Bangladeshi Restaurants, and American Restaurants 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.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types — so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Edison Park storefront to an Italian Restaurant?
The data shows an Italian Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a Edison Park storefront. Top locations reach ~84% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~75%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Edison Park?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Edison Park: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- Access StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Edison 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.