City Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant: 86.5%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in the United States, with an average 89% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 89%, and St Louis with 88%. Of the 24 metros we analyzed for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, 24 delivered scores above 80% — a strong signal for this category's resilience in high-density markets. Our data shows that strong individual locations exist in every city we analyze, regardless of the city's overall ranking. The best way to use these rankings is as a starting point — layer in your own market research and local knowledge before committing.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Japanese / Sushi Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
Every Major US Metro Ranked for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.2% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi 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: 92.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.2% – 89.6%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 80.0%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.7% – 89.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.5%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in St Louis →
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.4% – 88.9%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.3% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 79.4%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Orlando →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.7% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.8% – 88.1%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore →
8. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.4% – 88.1%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
9. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.5%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
10. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.9%
- Challenging locations: 55.0% – 77.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in San Diego →
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
What "city rank" hides about block-level reality
13. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
14. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
15. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.0% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.3%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
16. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Seattle →
17. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.4%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
18. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.4%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
19. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.4%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Denver →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 76.7%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.2% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.3%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
22. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.9% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 76.6%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.6% – 86.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.8%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 90.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.2% – 86.0%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.2%
- Explore Japanese / Sushi Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
What the Data Reveals
| Signal | Where strong-survivability cities outperform | What drags weaker cities down |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime vs residential population mix | Cities with strong daytime employment density near the storefront catchment — CBD-adjacent mixed-use corridors. | Bedroom-community metros where daytime population evaporates by 9am and consumption shifts to 6pm dinner-only windows. |
| Cross-subtype clustering | Cities where the subtype clusters near complementary categories (e.g., coffee shops near coworking + gyms). | Cities where the subtype is dispersed across isolated storefronts without supporting foot-traffic. |
| Income distribution shape | Cities with a broad middle-class income band that supports the subtype's price tier. | Cities with bifurcated income distributions where the subtype's price point falls into the middle gap. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 88.7%) and the #24 city (New York City at 84.5%) is 4.3 percentage points. A 0.1-point gap separating Portland and San Antonio indicates that for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, choosing the right metro is a higher-stakes decision than for many other business types.
How to read these insights against your own market
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant is 86.5%.
Why Top-Ranked Cities Outperform
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Japanese / Sushi Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Neighborhood diversity: Within each top city, high-survivability zones appear across multiple neighborhood types — from dense urban cores to established suburban strips.
- Low market saturation: Top cities for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants have fewer direct competitors per square mile than lower-ranked metros, leaving meaningful whitespace for well-positioned new entrants.
The data behind these rankings comes from our proprietary AI models, trained on millions of real-world business outcomes across the U.S. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework. These forecasts are generated by our exclusive analytical framework, built from the ground up for commercial real estate.
Neighborhood-Level Winners in Every Tier
National rankings tell only part of the story. Even cities further down the list contain neighborhoods where Japanese / Sushi Restaurants thrive. A few examples:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants
- Kenton (89% survivability)
- Ogden (87% survivability)
- Richmond (86% survivability)
- Multnomah (86% survivability)
- Hollywood (85% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
Los Angeles — ranked #13 of 24 — a middle-of-the-pack national market
- Peninsula (93% survivability)
- Island-Grissom (87% survivability)
- San-Pedro (87% survivability)
- Sylmar (87% survivability)
- Santa-Monica (87% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Los Angeles →
City-level scores aggregate hundreds of neighborhoods. The right neighborhood matters more than the city's headline rank.
Visual Data
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Portland
- Business Survivability Rankings: Portland
- Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in St Louis
- Business Survivability Rankings: St Louis
- Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Charlotte
- Business Survivability Rankings: Charlotte
- Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Japanese / Sushi 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 Japanese / Sushi 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.
Can a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant 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 Japanese / Sushi Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Japanese / Sushi 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.
Which resources help pick the right metro for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Japanese / Sushi 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 →
What is the #1 city for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Japanese / Sushi Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant has approximately a 89% 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.
Last reviewed: May 1, 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: Portland, San Antonio, St Louis, Charlotte, Orlando, Phoenix, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Detroit, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Minneapolis, Seattle, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City.