Business Survivability in Highlands, Miami
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Highlands is a Pet Boarding Facility 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 Pet Boarding Facility in Highlands (~81% average survival rate, ~82% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #56 across all neighborhoods in and around Miami
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Highlands 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 Highlands is a Pet Boarding Facility 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 79.84% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a 79.59% chance.
Is Highlands a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Miami, Highlands ranks #56 for business survivability with a ~78% average Survivability Score.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Highlands show a ~2% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Highlands see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- With 92.0% of the local population employed, Highlands 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 Highlands?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Highlands offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Highlands, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Pet Boarding Facility in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Highlands that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Pet Boarding Facility survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Highlands?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pet Boarding Facility | 81.17% |
| 2 | Kosher Restaurant | 79.84% |
| 3 | Pet Grooming Shop | 79.59% |
| 4 | Hot Pot Restaurant | 79.58% |
| 5 | Juice & Smoothie Bar | 79.57% |
| 6 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 79.53% |
| 7 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 79.52% |
| 8 | Salad Shop | 79.51% |
| 9 | Filipino Restaurant | 79.33% |
| 10 | Indonesian Restaurant | 79.28% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Highlands
- Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Highlands: 81.17% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~80%.
- Kosher Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.84% across Highlands.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Highlands shows 79.59% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Hot Pot Restaurant (Ranked #4): 79.58% average in Highlands. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Juice & Smoothie Bar is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Highlands: 79.57% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~79%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Highlands
- Ukrainian Restaurant — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.53% across Highlands.
- Opening a Watch Store or Repair Shop in Highlands shows 79.52% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #8): 79.51% average in Highlands. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Filipino Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Highlands: 79.33% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Indonesian Restaurant — ~79%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.28% across Highlands.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Pet Boarding Facility — See how this compares to other cities →
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Highlands 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 Highlands 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What businesses should open next in Highlands?
The top businesses to open next in Highlands:
- Pet Boarding Facilities — 81.17% average survival rate, up to ~82% at best locations
- Kosher Restaurants — 79.84% average survival rate
- Pet Grooming Shops — 79.59% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. A 25.8% vacancy rate in Highlands reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Highlands are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Highlands.
What type of business should you rent your Highlands storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Highlands, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Pet Boarding Facilities, Kosher Restaurants, and Pet Grooming Shops.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of 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 Miami Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Highlands storefront to a Pet Boarding Facility?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Pet Boarding Facility as the highest-survivability tenant type for Highlands. The best addresses show a ~82% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~80%.
- 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 Highlands?
Don't commit to a storefront in Highlands without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.
- High Revenue Capture Score is the clearest signal that a location can sustain a business over the long term.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- The most current survivability data for Highlands is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Miami are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Miami: /resources/data/miami-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.