Business Survivability in Bellaire, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bellaire is a Dance Club with a ~82% 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 Dance Club in Bellaire (~82% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #21 across all neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: September 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Bellaire 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 Bellaire is a Dance Club with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Vietnamese Restaurant with a 79.34% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a 79.33% chance.
Is Bellaire a good place to start a business?
Bellaire holds the #21 position in and around Houston for new business survivability, averaging ~79% across all analyzed business types.
- At the strongest addresses in Bellaire, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Bellaire can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With 94.9% of the local population employed, Bellaire presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Bellaire?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Bellaire moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Bellaire for a Dance Club:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Dance Club in Bellaire. 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 Bellaire?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance Club | 82.04% |
| 2 | Vietnamese Restaurant | 79.34% |
| 3 | Italian Restaurant | 79.33% |
| 4 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 79.25% |
| 5 | Bar | 79.14% |
| 6 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 79.08% |
| 7 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 79.07% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 79.06% |
| 9 | Pet Store | 79.05% |
| 10 | American Restaurant | 78.83% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Bellaire
- Dance Club (Ranked #1): 82.04% average in Bellaire. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
- Vietnamese Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 79.34% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Italian Restaurant — ~79%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.33% across Bellaire.
- Opening a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Bellaire shows 79.25% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Bar (Ranked #5): 79.14% average in Bellaire. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Bellaire
- Asian Fusion Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 79.08% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.07% across Bellaire.
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Bellaire shows 79.06% average survivability. Top locations reach ~86%; lower-end sites show ~84%.
- Pet Store (Ranked #9): 79.05% average in Bellaire. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- American Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Bellaire: 78.83% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dance Club — See how this compares to other cities →
- Vietnamese Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Bellaire 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 Bellaire 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.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Bellaire?
The top businesses to open next in Bellaire:
- Dance Clubs — 82.04% average survival rate, up to ~83% at best locations
- Vietnamese Restaurants — 79.34% average survival rate
- Italian Restaurants — 79.33% 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. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. Bellaire sits at 94.9% employment and 10.4% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Bellaire and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bellaire.
What type of business should you rent your Bellaire storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Bellaire, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Dance Clubs, Vietnamese Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bellaire storefront to a Dance Club?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Dance Club ranks as the top tenant type for your Bellaire storefront — best-case locations show a ~83% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~81%.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bellaire?
In Bellaire, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Bellaire right now.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. Aggregated survivability rankings for Houston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Houston: /resources/data/houston-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.