Business Survivability in Green Acres, Detroit
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Green Acres is a Scandinavian 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: a Scandinavian Restaurant in Green Acres (~81% average survival rate, ~82% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #17 across all neighborhoods in and around Detroit
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: August 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Green Acres 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 Green Acres is a Scandinavian Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~82% chance; next is a Kosher Restaurant with a 80.27% chance, followed by an Ukrainian Restaurant with a 80.18% chance.
Is Green Acres a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places Green Acres at #17 in Detroit for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Green Acres consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Green Acres can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 80.2% employment rate in Green Acres means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Green Acres?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Green Acres moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Scandinavian Restaurant in Green Acres:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Scandinavian Restaurant in Green Acres. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Green Acres?
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Green Acres
- Scandinavian Restaurant (Ranked #1): 80.94% average in Green Acres. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Kosher Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Green Acres: 80.27% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 80.18% across Green Acres.
- Opening a Hungarian Restaurant in Green Acres shows 80.17% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Russian Restaurant (Ranked #5): 80.13% average in Green Acres. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Green Acres
- Salad Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Green Acres: 80.12% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~80%.
- Pet Boarding Facility — ~80%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 80.11% across Green Acres.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Green Acres shows 79.61% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- South African Restaurant (Ranked #9): 79.54% average in Green Acres. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Chinese Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Green Acres: 79.15% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Scandinavian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Ukrainian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Green Acres make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Green Acres 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What businesses should open next in Green Acres?
The top businesses to open next in Green Acres:
- Scandinavian Restaurants — 80.94% average survival rate, up to ~82% at best locations
- Kosher Restaurants — 80.27% average survival rate
- Ukrainian Restaurants — 80.18% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. The 8.3% commercial vacancy rate in Green Acres means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Green Acres and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Detroit Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Detroit Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Scandinavian Restaurant survivability across Detroit neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Green Acres.
What type of business should you rent your Green Acres storefront to?
For landlords in Green Acres, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Scandinavian Restaurants, Kosher Restaurants, and Ukrainian Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Detroit Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Green Acres storefront to a Scandinavian Restaurant?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Scandinavian Restaurant in Green Acres: best-in-class addresses achieve ~82% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~80% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Green Acres?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Green Acres address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now — make it the first number you check.
- Among all the inputs that shape survivability, Revenue Capture Score carries the most predictive weight.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Green Acres.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Detroit are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Detroit: /resources/data/detroit-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.