City Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Ethiopian Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for an Ethiopian Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Ethiopian Restaurant is Portland — 88% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Ethiopian Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is Philadelphia at 83%
- National average survivability score for Ethiopian Restaurant: 85.2%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Ethiopian Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can an Ethiopian Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for an Ethiopian Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Ethiopian Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening an Ethiopian Restaurant in the United States, with an average 88% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 87%, and St Louis with 87%. Nationally, Ethiopian Restaurants average 85.2% survivability across 24 major markets — with 24 cities offering conditions favorable enough to exceed the 80% threshold. Remember that a city's average score smooths over wide variation — your exact neighborhood could significantly outperform the city average. These rankings reflect data through early 2026 — check StreetSpring for the latest figures before any location decision.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Ethiopian Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 88% in 2026
Ranked: 24 Cities by Ethiopian Restaurant Survivability
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Ethiopian Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 91.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.0% – 88.7%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Portland →
Why the same business does so differently city to city
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 88.4%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 78.1%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.4% – 88.2%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 78.0%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in St Louis →
4. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.7%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.6%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Orlando →
5. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.7%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.5% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.1%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.0% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore →
8. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.0%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
9. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.2%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
10. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.6% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 54.0% – 76.0%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
11. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 90.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.8% – 86.6%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.7%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
12. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 90.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 86.6%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.6%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Diego →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
13. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 90.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.5% – 86.4%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 76.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
14. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 90.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.0% – 86.3%
- Challenging locations: 53.0% – 75.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
15. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 90.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.7% – 86.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.0%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
16. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.9% – 86.2%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 77.6%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.3% – 86.1%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Denver →
18. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 89.2% – 95.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 85.7%
- Challenging locations: 64.0% – 78.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
19. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 90.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.0% – 85.8%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.1%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Seattle →
20. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.0% – 85.8%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.1%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
21. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 89.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.0% – 85.7%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.3%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 89.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.1% – 85.6%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 76.6%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
23. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 89.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 80.0% – 84.9%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 75.1%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
24. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 89.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 79.8% – 84.9%
- Challenging locations: 55.0% – 74.8%
- Explore Ethiopian Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
Patterns Across the National Picture
| Signal | Where strong-survivability cities outperform | What drags weaker cities down |
|---|---|---|
| Average commercial rent per sqft | Cities where the median commercial rate fits the subtype's typical revenue-per-sqft envelope (rent < 10% of expected gross). | Cities where rents have outpaced revenue growth, pushing rent-burden ratios past 15%. |
| Anchor-tenant density | Cities with high concentration of universities, hospitals, transit hubs within a 1-mile radius of typical storefronts. | Cities where anchor institutions are isolated in suburbs or single-purpose campuses with no street-level spillover. |
| BLS QCEW retail employment trend | Cities with positive 3-year retail employment growth — proxy for local demand expansion. | Cities showing flat or declining retail employment over the same window. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 87.5%) and the #24 city (Philadelphia at 83.2%) is 4.3 percentage points. The 0.3 percentage-point spread at the top signals that Ethiopian Restaurants performance is highly sensitive to city-level factors — competition density and local spending both play significant roles.
Where this ranking breaks it
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Ethiopian Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for an Ethiopian Restaurant is 85.2%.
The Common Threads in Top Ethiopian Restaurant Cities
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Ethiopian Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 88% average survivability score for Ethiopian Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Ethiopian Restaurants, 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.
- Low market saturation: Top cities for Ethiopian Restaurants have fewer direct competitors per square mile than lower-ranked metros, leaving meaningful whitespace for well-positioned new entrants.
Our analysis draws on millions of commercial real estate data points to deliver survivability predictions trusted by professionals nationwide. Our analysis covers businesses serving the 24 largest metros in America. StreetSpring generates these results using its proprietary prediction system, tailored to each business and location.
The Strongest Neighborhoods Across All 24 Markets
Where you open matters more than which city ranks highest. The strongest neighborhoods for Ethiopian Restaurants can be found across the entire national distribution:
Houston — ranked #13 of 24 — a middle-of-the-pack national market
- Pleasantville-Area (89% survivability)
- South-Main (88% survivability)
- East-Little-York-Homestead (88% survivability)
- Carverdale (87% survivability)
- Sterling-Ridge (86% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Houston →
Philadelphia — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Chestnut-Hill (91% survivability)
- Wissahickon-Park (89% survivability)
- Summerdale (85% survivability)
- West-Park (84% survivability)
- Tacony (84% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Philadelphia →
A Ethiopian Restaurant can succeed in a city ranked #1 or #24 — what matters is finding the right neighborhood within that market.
Visual Data
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant in Portland
- Business Survivability Rankings: Portland
- Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant in St Louis
- Business Survivability Rankings: St Louis
- Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
- Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurant in Charlotte
- Business Survivability Rankings: Charlotte
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Ethiopian Restaurants
- Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Portland
When does StreetSpring refresh the city rankings?
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 Ethiopian Restaurants, 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.
Are top-10 cities the only viable markets for Ethiopian Restaurants?
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 Ethiopian Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Ethiopian Restaurants 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.
How can I narrow down cities for an Ethiopian Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Ethiopian Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Ethiopian Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether an Ethiopian Restaurant 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.
Try the Survivability Score tool →
Which metro tops the Ethiopian Restaurant survivability ranking?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Ethiopian Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 88%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, an Ethiopian Restaurant has approximately a 88% chance of still operating after two years — above the national average for this category. San Antonio ranks second, followed by St Louis. The full ranking reflects data across 24 major US metro areas — see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.
Reviewed and updated: May 11, 2026 — 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: Portland, San Antonio, St Louis, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, San Diego, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Dallas, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia.