City Survivability Rankings for Clothing Store
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Clothing Stores across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Clothing Store to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Clothing Store is Dallas — 76% average survivability
- 17 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Clothing Store survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is Philadelphia at 68%
- National average survivability score for Clothing Store: 71.5%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Clothing Stores
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Clothing Store succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Clothing Store?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Clothing Stores?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Dallas ranks as the #1 city for opening a Clothing Store in the United States, with an average 76% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 75%, and Portland with 74%. Clothing Stores consistently deliver a 71.5% survivability average across our 24 analyzed metros, with top-ranked Dallas demonstrating the strongest conditions. Remember that a city's average score smooths over wide variation — your exact neighborhood could significantly outperform the city average. 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 →
Clothing Store city survivability rankings — Dallas leads among 24 US metros at 76% in 2026
All 24 Cities Ranked for Clothing Stores
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Clothing Stores:
1. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 81.1% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 70.9% – 77.0%
- Challenging locations: 37.0% – 64.0%
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 81.9% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 70.0% – 77.1%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 62.0%
3. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 82.5% – 93.0%
- Average locations: 68.2% – 76.3%
- Challenging locations: 26.0% – 59.6%
4. St Louis
- Best locations: 81.5% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 68.7% – 75.9%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 61.0%
5. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 81.4% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 68.9% – 75.7%
- Challenging locations: 34.0% – 61.7%
6. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 81.0% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 68.8% – 75.5%
- Challenging locations: 34.0% – 61.7%
7. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 80.6% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 68.1% – 74.9%
- Challenging locations: 33.0% – 60.9%
8. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 80.3% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 67.5% – 74.4%
- Challenging locations: 32.0% – 60.2%
9. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 80.7% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 67.4% – 74.5%
- Challenging locations: 32.0% – 60.2%
10. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 79.7% – 89.0%
- Average locations: 67.2% – 74.1%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 59.8%
11. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 79.7% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 66.4% – 73.6%
- Challenging locations: 30.0% – 58.9%
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 78.4% – 87.0%
- Average locations: 66.2% – 73.2%
- Challenging locations: 29.0% – 58.6%
13. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 79.9% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 66.1% – 73.3%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 58.9%
14. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 79.5% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 66.2% – 73.2%
- Challenging locations: 32.0% – 59.2%
15. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 79.7% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 65.4% – 72.9%
- Challenging locations: 29.0% – 58.0%
16. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 78.2% – 88.0%
- Average locations: 65.5% – 72.3%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 58.4%
17. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 79.5% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 65.1% – 72.6%
- Challenging locations: 28.0% – 57.5%
18. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 79.4% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 65.1% – 72.5%
- Challenging locations: 29.0% – 57.7%
19. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 79.8% – 92.0%
- Average locations: 65.2% – 72.5%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 58.2%
20. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 79.3% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 65.0% – 72.2%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 58.1%
21. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 80.6% – 94.0%
- Average locations: 65.2% – 72.6%
- Challenging locations: 32.0% – 58.4%
22. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 78.8% – 91.0%
- Average locations: 64.3% – 71.5%
- Challenging locations: 31.0% – 57.5%
23. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 78.3% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 64.0% – 71.3%
- Challenging locations: 29.0% – 56.8%
24. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 77.7% – 90.0%
- Average locations: 63.4% – 70.3%
- Challenging locations: 32.0% – 56.9%
Key Insights
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Dallas at 75.5%) and the #24 city (Philadelphia at 67.6%) is 7.9 percentage points. The 0.2-point gap between top cities suggests that Clothing Stores viability varies meaningfully across major US metros, though neighborhood-level differences remain significant.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Clothing Store is 71.5%.
What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Clothing Stores:
- Strong survivability signals: Dallas leads with a 76% average survivability score for Clothing Stores — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Clothing Stores, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Foot traffic infrastructure: High-scoring cities combine transit access, walkable commercial corridors, and anchor tenants that drive consistent daily traffic past storefronts.
- 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.
StreetSpring's AI models reveal the survivability of businesses in every major U.S. neighborhood, giving agents and entrepreneurs a trusted way to see their future success before opening day. Our forecasting engine processes data from over 24 metro areas covering 180+ million consumers. Our proprietary models incorporate data sources not available through any public platform.
Related Resources
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 Clothing Stores, 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 Clothing Store 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 Clothing Stores in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Clothing Stores 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 Clothing Store?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Clothing Stores across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Clothing Stores, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Clothing Store will still be operating after two years. 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.
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Which US city has the best survivability for Clothing Stores?
Dallas ranks as the #1 city in the US for Clothing Stores survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 76%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Dallas, a Clothing Store has approximately a 76% chance of still operating after two years — above the national average for this category. San Antonio ranks second, followed by Portland. The full ranking reflects data across 24 major US metro areas — see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.
Last reviewed: April 2026 by Bobby 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.
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and foot traffic data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.
Methodology: City rankings aggregate neighborhood-level Survivability Scores (max, average, and min) across all analyzed neighborhoods in each metro area. Rankings reflect average conditions but do not account for variation within cities. Coverage includes 24 major US metropolitan areas: Dallas, San Antonio, Portland, St Louis, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Baltimore, Denver, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia.