Business Survivability in Highland Park, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Highland Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.8% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Highland Park (80.8% Typical, 85.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #65 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 68.1% two-year survival across the business types ranked here
- 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: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Highland 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 Highland Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 85.8% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 83.3% Best, followed by an Eye Care Center with 82.8% Best.
Is Highland Park a good place to start a business?
Among the 173 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Los Angeles, Highland Park ranks #65 for business survivability, with an average 68.1% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 85.8% Best is 5.0 points above 80.8% Typical in Highland Park.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Highland Park can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Highland Park will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 91.3% employment rate in Highland Park supports consumer spending, while its 6.3% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
Employment and housing vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Highland Park?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Highland Park that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. The location below represents the address in Highland Park with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Highland Park based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Highland Park?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% | 80.8% | 75.9% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 83.3% | 77.5% | 71.7% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 82.8% | 76.3% | 69.8% |
| 4 | Spa | 81.8% | 74.6% | 69.1% |
| 5 | Cafe | 80.9% | 72.8% | 66.1% |
| 6 | Dentist Office | 79.9% | 74.6% | 69.3% |
| 7 | Acupuncture Clinic | 79.6% | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 79.4% | 72.1% | 65.4% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 79.0% | 70.7% | 62.8% |
| 13 | Convenience Store | 78.5% | 70.1% | 61.6% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Highland Park
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Highland Park: 80.8% Typical, 85.8% Best, 75.9% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 77.5% Typical across Highland Park; Best 83.3%, Worst 71.7%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Highland Park shows 76.3% Typical survivability, 82.8% Best and 69.8% Worst.
- #4 Spa (Ranked #4): 74.6% Typical in Highland Park. Best: 81.8%. Worst: 69.1%.
- #5 Cafe is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Highland Park: 72.8% Typical, 80.9% Best, 66.1% Worst.
Strong Performers in Highland Park
- #6 Dentist Office: 74.6% Typical across Highland Park; Best 79.9%, Worst 69.3%.
- #7 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Highland Park shows 74.3% Typical survivability, 79.6% Best and 68.9% Worst.
- #9 Hair Salon (Ranked #9): 72.1% Typical in Highland Park. Best: 79.4%. Worst: 65.4%.
- #11 Laundromat is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Highland Park: 70.7% Typical, 79.0% Best, 62.8% Worst.
- #13 Convenience Store: 70.1% Typical across Highland Park; Best 78.5%, Worst 61.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Highland Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Highland Park starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Highland Park?
The top businesses to open next in Highland Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.8% Typical, 85.8% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.5% Typical, 83.3% Best
- Eye Care Centers: 76.3% Typical, 82.8% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. Highland Park's 91.3% employment rate and 6.3% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Highland Park today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Los Angeles Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Highland Park.
What type of business should you rent your Highland Park storefront to?
For landlords in Highland Park, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Highland Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Highland Park landlords: 85.8% Best and 75.9% Worst.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Highland Park?
In Highland Park, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Los Angeles: /resources/data/los-angeles-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.