City Survivability Rankings for Beauty Salon

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Beauty Salons across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Beauty Salon to succeed.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • The highest-ranked city for Beauty Salon is Denver: 83.5% at a good address, 73.6% at a typical address
  • Dallas and San Antonio are left out of this ranking while a gap in their input data is repaired
  • 7 of 22 analyzed US metros average above 70% for Beauty Salon survivability at a typical address
  • The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 78.6%
  • National average chance of lasting two or more years for Beauty Salon: 68.2%
  • Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 22 US metro areas · Full methodology →

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Summary

According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Denver ranks as the #1 city for opening a Beauty Salon in the United States, with an 83.5% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address. Following close behind are Seattle with 82.7%, and Atlanta with 82.7%. StreetSpring's 22-city analysis places the national average for Beauty Salons at 68.2%, a baseline that Denver comfortably exceeds. Market conditions change daily and it is best to use StreetSpring's most current data to ensure there have not been major shifts. Survivability rankings evolve as neighborhoods change; always verify with the most recent StreetSpring dataset before signing a lease.

Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →

Beauty Salons city survivability range chart: Denver vs New York City (2026)

Best-to-worst Beauty Salon survivability within individual metros: Denver, Seattle, Baltimore, Phoenix and New York City. Each box spans the middle of that metro's range; whiskers are its best and worst locations (2026).

All 22 Cities Ranked for Beauty Salons

Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 22 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Beauty Salons:

#MetroMetro areaChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1DenverDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO83.5%
3SeattleSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA82.7%
5AtlantaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA82.7%
6CharlotteCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC82.7%
7MiamiMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL82.7%
8OrlandoOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL82.2%
9HoustonHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX82.2%
10MinneapolisMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI81.8%
11San DiegoSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA81.8%
12Los AngelesLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA81.8%
13PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD81.3%
14BaltimoreBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD81.3%
15DetroitDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI81.3%
16St. LouisSt. Louis, MO-IL81.3%
17Washington DCWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV81.3%
18ChicagoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN81.3%
19San FranciscoSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80.4%
20Tampa BayTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL79.5%
21BostonBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH79.5%
22PortlandPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA79.5%
23PhoenixPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ79.0%
24New York CityNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ78.6%

1. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

3. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

5. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

6. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

7. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

8. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

9. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

10. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

12. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

13. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

14. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

15. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

16. St. Louis Metro: St. Louis, MO-IL

17. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

18. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

19. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

20. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

21. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

22. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

23. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Key Insights

Cities cluster tightly: The difference between the #1 city (Denver at 83.5%) and the #24 city (New York City at 78.6%) is 4.90 percentage points. The top two metros for Beauty Salons differ by 0.8 percentage points of 2-year survival. Differences between neighborhoods in one metro are consistently larger.

National average: Across all 22 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Beauty Salon is 68.2%.

What Makes These Cities Stand Out?

The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Beauty Salons:

  • Strong survivability signals: Denver leads with a 74% average chance of lasting two or more years for Beauty Salons: significantly above the national average for this business category.
  • Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Beauty Salons, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
  • Supply chain access: Cities at the top of this ranking benefit from mature supplier networks for this category, reducing operating costs and inventory lead times.
  • Geographic distribution: The top cities span multiple U.S. regions, giving franchise operators or multi-location owners diverse market options without concentrating risk.

This analysis leverages machine learning trained on hundreds of thousands of business lifecycle events to produce reliable survivability forecasts. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework. StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to make these predictions.

City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:

National guides:

How current is this ranking?

Rankings are updated quarterly. The current data reflects StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with the next full dataset refresh scheduled for Q3 2026. As market conditions shift across major metros, individual city scores can move meaningfully between updates: particularly for Beauty Salons, where local competition density and consumer spending patterns respond quickly to new entrants and neighborhood change. For the most current score at any specific address, use StreetSpring's live survivability tool rather than the static ranking above.

Can a Beauty Salon succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?

Yes, our top 10 ranking reflects cities with the strongest average conditions, but lower-ranked metros can still contain exceptional individual neighborhoods. Many operators successfully open Beauty Salons in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Beauty Salons in particular can find strong performance in secondary markets where the right demographic concentration, household income, and limited direct competition within walking distance align, even outside our highest-ranked cities. StreetSpring's neighborhood-level data surfaces these pockets of opportunity in every city we analyze, regardless of where the city as a whole ranks nationally.

What tools can help me choose the right city for a Beauty Salon?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Beauty Salons across all 22 metros we track. For this category specifically, the model reads competition density, the consumer spending index for Beauty Salons, and Census neighborhood characteristics such as the housing vacancy rate, and turns them into the projected chance that a Beauty Salon lasts two or more years at a given address. You can check any specific address before signing a lease and compare multiple neighborhoods side by side to identify the highest-survivability site within your target city.

Try the Survivability Score tool →

Which US city has the best survivability for Beauty Salons?

Denver ranks as the #1 city in the US for Beauty Salons survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average 74% chance of lasting two or more years. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Denver, a Beauty Salon has approximately a 74% chance of still operating after two years, above the national average for this category. Seattle ranks second, followed by Atlanta. The full ranking reflects data across 22 major US metro areas: see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.

Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

Technical note: Aggregated national survivability rankings across all 24 metros are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View national technical data

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Methodology: Each metro's figures pool the scored locations in its published neighborhoods. Metros are ranked the way the national data file ranks them, on the chance of lasting two or more years at a good address; the typical-address figure is shown alongside. Coverage includes 22 major US metropolitan areas: Denver, Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Orlando, Houston, Minneapolis, San Diego, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Boston, Portland, Phoenix, New York City. 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.