City Survivability Rankings for Pakistani Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Pakistani Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Pakistani Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Pakistani Restaurant is Portland — 88% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Pakistani Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Pakistani Restaurant: 85.9%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Pakistani Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Pakistani Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Pakistani Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Pakistani Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Pakistani Restaurant in the United States, with an average 88% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 88%, and St Louis with 88%. Among the 24 major US metros we track for Pakistani Restaurants, 24 exceed 80% survivability — a meaningful share reflecting the category's durability in strong markets. Keep in mind that results depend heavily on the exact location; strong sites often exist within cities that seem less favorable overall. 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 →
Pakistani Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 88% in 2026
Ranked: 24 Cities by Pakistani Restaurant Survivability
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Pakistani Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.1% – 89.4%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 80.1%
Where the top 5 cluster, and the surprising outliers
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 92.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.6% – 89.0%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 79.6%
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.4% – 88.9%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.2%
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.8% – 88.4%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.7%
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.7% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.7%
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.1%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.5%
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.7% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 63.0% – 79.5%
8. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.4%
9. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.7%
10. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.0% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.3%
- Explore Pakistani Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.6%
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.1%
What the score range across cities tells you
13. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 76.7%
14. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.3%
15. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.5% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.1%
16. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 63.0% – 78.7%
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.2% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.5%
18. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 90.0% – 96.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 86.5%
- Challenging locations: 65.0% – 79.1%
19. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 90.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.6% – 86.4%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.6%
20. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.7% – 86.4%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.9%
21. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.7% – 86.4%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.8%
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.9% – 86.2%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 77.6%
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 89.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 80.8% – 85.5%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.2%
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 89.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 80.8% – 85.4%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 76.4%
What the Data Reveals
| 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%. |
| 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. |
| Market size vs saturation | Mid-sized metros with established demand but room for new entrants — under-served pockets in 1.5M–5M population markets. | Either tier-1 cities saturated with national chains, or thin markets under 500K population where demand can't sustain a category. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 88.3%) and the #24 city (New York City at 83.8%) is 4.5 percentage points. For Pakistani Restaurants, a 0.4-point difference between the top two cities underscores how much geographic selection influences long-term viability.
What changed since last year's ranking
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Pakistani Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Pakistani Restaurant is 85.9%.
What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Pakistani Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 88% average survivability score for Pakistani Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Pakistani Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Economic conditions: All top-ranked cities show strong median household incomes and low vacancy rates in the neighborhoods where Pakistani Restaurants perform best.
- Foot traffic infrastructure: High-scoring cities combine transit access, walkable commercial corridors, and anchor tenants that drive consistent daily traffic past storefronts.
Our AI platform forecasts business outcomes at the address level — giving entrepreneurs and landlords alike a data-driven edge. We apply advanced machine learning to massive commercial real estate datasets to build accurate models. StreetSpring uses custom-built, proprietary algorithms to produce these predictions.
Neighborhood-Level Winners in Every Tier
Where you open matters more than which city ranks highest. The strongest neighborhoods for Pakistani Restaurants can be found across the entire national distribution:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Pakistani Restaurants
- Kenton (89% survivability)
- Vernon (87% survivability)
- Ogden (87% survivability)
- Concordia (86% survivability)
- Sabin (86% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
Los Angeles — ranked #13 of 24 — a middle-of-the-pack national market
- Peninsula (93% survivability)
- San-Pedro (87% survivability)
- Sylmar (87% survivability)
- Island-Grissom (87% survivability)
- Agoura-Hills (86% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Los Angeles →
New York City — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Rockaway-Park (89% survivability)
- Coney-Island (86% survivability)
- Newark (86% survivability)
- Brighton-Beach (86% survivability)
- Lincoln-Park (84% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for New York City →
A Pakistani Restaurant can succeed in a city ranked #1 or #24 — what matters is finding the right neighborhood within that market.
Visual Data
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What's the update cadence for 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 Pakistani 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 Pakistani 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 Pakistani Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Pakistani 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 Pakistani Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Pakistani Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Pakistani Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Pakistani 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 Pakistani Restaurant survivability ranking?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Pakistani Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 88%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Pakistani 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: April 24, 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, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Dallas, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City.