City Survivability Rankings for Tanning Salon

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Tanning Salons across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Tanning Salon to succeed.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • The highest-ranked city for Tanning Salon is Dallas: 83.1% at a good address, 73.5% at a typical address
  • 9 of 24 analyzed US metros average above 70% for Tanning Salon survivability at a typical address
  • The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 76.8%
  • National average chance of lasting two or more years for Tanning Salon: 68.2%
  • Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →

Why this list differs from other "best cities for a tanning salon" lists. This ranking answers one question: at a good address in each metro, what is the projected chance a tanning salon is still operating two or more years after it opens. It is built from 570,000+ historical business outcomes and the location factors around each scored address. It does not rank cities by how much they like tanning salons, by downtown foot traffic, by cost of living, by population growth, or by how many tanning salons already trade there. Lists built on those things will name different cities, and they are answering a different question. If you want to know where the concept is fashionable, read those. If you want to know where a lease is most likely to still be paying for itself in two years, this is the ranking for that.

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Summary

According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Dallas ranks as the #1 city for opening a Tanning Salon in the United States, with an 83.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address. Following close behind are Denver with 83.1%, and San Antonio with 82.7%. Tanning Salons sit at a national average of 68.2% survivability across our 24-city analysis, with Dallas leading the field by a meaningful margin. However, the specific location is very important: there are excellent locations even in neighborhoods that might not appear to be a great fit at the city level. 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 →

Tanning Salons city survivability range chart: Dallas vs New York City (2026)

Best-to-worst Tanning Salon survivability within individual metros: Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Boston and New York City. Each box spans the middle of that metro's range; whiskers are its best and worst locations (2026).

All 24 Cities Ranked for Tanning Salons

Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Tanning Salons:

#MetroMetro areaChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1DallasDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX83.1%
2DenverDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO83.1%
3San AntonioSan Antonio-New Braunfels, TX82.7%
4AtlantaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA82.7%
5CharlotteCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC82.7%
6SeattleSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA82.2%
7OrlandoOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL82.2%
8HoustonHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX82.2%
9MinneapolisMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI81.8%
10BaltimoreBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD81.8%
11San DiegoSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA81.3%
12DetroitDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI81.3%
13PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD81.3%
14St. LouisSt. Louis, MO-IL81.3%
15Washington DCWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV81.3%
16Los AngelesLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA81.3%
17MiamiMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL80.8%
18San FranciscoSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80.4%
19ChicagoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN80.0%
20PortlandPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA80.0%
21Tampa BayTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL79.5%
22PhoenixPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ79.5%
23BostonBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH79.0%
24New York CityNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ76.8%

1. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

2. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

3. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

  • At a good address: 82.7%
  • At a typical address: 72.2%
  • Best scored location: 84.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 48.4%

4. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

  • At a good address: 82.7%
  • At a typical address: 71.7%
  • Best scored location: 84.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 48.0%

5. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

6. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

7. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

8. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

9. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

10. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

12. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

13. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

14. St. Louis Metro: St. Louis, MO-IL

15. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

16. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

17. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

18. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

19. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

20. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

21. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

22. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

23. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

  • At a good address: 79.0%
  • At a typical address: 63.9%
  • Best scored location: 84.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 48.0%

24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Key Insights

Moderate variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Dallas at 83.1%) and the #24 city (New York City at 76.8%) is 6.30 percentage points. Metro rankings for Tanning Salons are tightly packed, under a point between first and second. Use them to shortlist, then compare addresses.

National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Tanning Salon is 68.2%.

What Makes These Cities Stand Out?

The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Tanning Salons:

  • Strong survivability signals: Dallas leads with a 74% average chance of lasting two or more years for Tanning Salons: significantly above the national average for this business category.
  • Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Tanning Salons, 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.
  • Low market saturation: Top cities for Tanning Salons have fewer direct competitors per square mile than lower-ranked metros, leaving meaningful whitespace for well-positioned new entrants.

StreetSpring uses AI to predict business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods, for real estate professionals and entrepreneurs nationwide. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. StreetSpring generates these results using its proprietary prediction system, tailored to each business and location.

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 Tanning Salons, 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 Tanning Salon 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 Tanning Salons in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Tanning Salons 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 Tanning Salon?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Tanning Salons across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the model reads competition density, the consumer spending index for Tanning Salons, and Census neighborhood characteristics such as the housing vacancy rate, and turns them into the projected chance that a Tanning Salon lasts two or more years at a given address. 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 US city has the best survivability for Tanning Salons?

Dallas ranks as the #1 city in the US for Tanning Salons survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average 74% chance of lasting two or more years. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Dallas, a Tanning Salon has approximately a 74% chance of still operating after two years, above the national average for this category. Denver ranks second, followed by San Antonio. 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: October 2026 by Robert 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.

View national technical data

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Methodology: Each metro's figures pool the scored locations in its published neighborhoods. Metros are ranked the way the national data file ranks them, on the chance of lasting two or more years at a good address; the typical-address figure is shown alongside. Coverage includes 24 major US metropolitan areas: Dallas, Denver, San Antonio, Atlanta, Charlotte, Seattle, Orlando, Houston, Minneapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, Detroit, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Tampa Bay, Phoenix, Boston, New York City. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool.