City Survivability Rankings for Malaysian Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Malaysian Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Malaysian Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Malaysian Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Malaysian Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Malaysian Restaurant: 86.4%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Malaysian Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Malaysian Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Malaysian Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Malaysian Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Malaysian 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 Malaysian Restaurants, 24 delivered scores above 80% — a strong signal for this category's resilience in high-density markets. Location-level factors like visibility, foot traffic, and adjacent tenants can override city-level trends in either direction. Market conditions shift frequently — use StreetSpring's live tool to confirm the current picture before committing to a location.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Malaysian Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
Where Malaysian Restaurants Stand Across 24 US Metros
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Malaysian Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.5% – 89.8%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 80.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Portland →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 92.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.1% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.6% – 89.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in St Louis →
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.3% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.1%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.4% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 79.4%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Orlando →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.8% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.0% – 88.2%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 79.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore →
8. 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 Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
9. 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 Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
10. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.9%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Diego →
11. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.0%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.3% – 87.7%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
Reading the gap from #1 to the median city
13. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.4%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
14. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.5% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.1%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
15. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
16. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 65.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Denver →
18. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.1%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Seattle →
19. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.4% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 86.6%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.6%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.3% – 86.0%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 89.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.1% – 85.6%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 76.5%
- Explore Malaysian Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
What Stands Out in the Numbers
| Comparison factor | Top-tier city pattern | Bottom-tier city pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 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 88.8%) and the #24 city (New York City at 84.1%) is 4.8 percentage points. The 0.2-point gap between top cities suggests that Malaysian Restaurants viability varies meaningfully across major US metros, though neighborhood-level differences remain significant.
Where this ranking confirms the conventional wisdom
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Malaysian Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Malaysian Restaurant is 86.4%.
Why Top-Ranked Cities Outperform
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Malaysian Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Malaysian Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Malaysian Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Regulatory environment: Top-ranked cities tend to have streamlined commercial permitting and lower business tax burdens relative to their metro size, reducing friction for new operators.
- Economic conditions: All top-ranked cities show strong median household incomes and low vacancy rates in the neighborhoods where Malaysian Restaurants perform best.
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. The prediction engine behind these rankings is entirely proprietary — developed in-house over years of research.
Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
Strong opportunities for Malaysian Restaurants aren't limited to the highest-ranked cities. Here are top neighborhoods at different points in the national spectrum:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Malaysian Restaurants
- Kenton (88% survivability)
- Ogden (87% survivability)
- Concordia (86% survivability)
- Multnomah (85% survivability)
- Shumway (85% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
New York City — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Rockaway-Park (88% survivability)
- Coney-Island (86% survivability)
- Brighton-Beach (85% survivability)
- Newark (85% survivability)
- Lincoln-Park (83% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for New York City →
These examples show that a city's national rank for Malaysian Restaurants is a starting signal — neighborhood-level data is what drives an actual location decision.
Visual Data
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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 Malaysian 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.
Do Malaysian Restaurants only work in top-10 cities?
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 Malaysian Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Malaysian 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 Malaysian Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Malaysian Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Malaysian Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Malaysian 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 Malaysian Restaurants?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Malaysian Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Malaysian 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.
Reviewed and updated: May 8, 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, Charlotte, Orlando, Phoenix, Baltimore, Atlanta, Detroit, San Diego, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City.