Business Survivability in Auburndale, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Auburndale is a Beauty Salon with a 77.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business: a Beauty Salon in Auburndale (77.2% Typical, 86.0% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #59 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 63.8% two-year survival across the business types ranked here
- Coverage: This ranking carries one row per business type and neighborhood. Its score is the projected chance of lasting two or more years, averaged across the price points StreetSpring scores separately in the tool (most types have 5). The 10 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points.
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Auburndale a good place to start a business?
- How to find the best location
- Best businesses to open
- How much money could a business make?
- What businesses should open next?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Auburndale is a Beauty Salon with a 77.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.0% Best; next is a Convenience Store with 84.6% Best, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with 81.5% Best.
Is Auburndale a good place to start a business?
Auburndale is ranked number 59 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average 63.8% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.0% Best is 8.8 points above 77.2% Typical in Auburndale.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Auburndale can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 94.2% employment rate in Auburndale means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
Employment and housing vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Auburndale?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Auburndale, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Beauty Salon in Auburndale:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Beauty Salon in Auburndale. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Auburndale?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty Salon | 86.0% | 77.2% | 72.0% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 84.6% | 74.8% | 67.6% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 81.5% | 73.7% | 65.9% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 78.6% | 69.8% | 61.1% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 78.5% | 71.2% | 64.0% |
| 7 | Chiropractor Office | 77.9% | 70.9% | 63.9% |
| 8 | Cafe | 77.3% | 68.9% | 60.5% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 77.1% | 69.0% | 60.8% |
| 10 | Smoke Shop | 76.7% | 69.8% | 62.9% |
| 11 | Nail Salon | 76.3% | 69.3% | 62.4% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Auburndale
- #1 Beauty Salon (Ranked #1): 77.2% Typical in Auburndale. Best: 86.0%. Worst: 72.0%.
- #2 Convenience Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Auburndale: 74.8% Typical, 84.6% Best, 67.6% Worst.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic: 73.7% Typical across Auburndale; Best 81.5%, Worst 65.9%.
- #4 Opening a Clothing Store in Auburndale shows 69.8% Typical survivability, 78.6% Best and 61.1% Worst.
- #5 Eye Care Center (Ranked #5): 71.2% Typical in Auburndale. Best: 78.5%. Worst: 64.0%.
Strong Performers in Auburndale
- #7 Chiropractor Office is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Auburndale: 70.9% Typical, 77.9% Best, 63.9% Worst.
- #8 Cafe: 68.9% Typical across Auburndale; Best 77.3%, Worst 60.5%.
- #9 Opening a Hair Salon in Auburndale shows 69.0% Typical survivability, 77.1% Best and 60.8% Worst.
- #10 Smoke Shop (Ranked #10): 69.8% Typical in Auburndale. Best: 76.7%. Worst: 62.9%.
- #11 Nail Salon is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Auburndale: 69.3% Typical, 76.3% Best, 62.4% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Beauty Salon: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Auburndale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Auburndale starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Auburndale?
The top businesses to open next in Auburndale:
- Beauty Salons: 77.2% Typical, 86.0% Best
- Convenience Stores: 74.8% Typical, 84.6% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 73.7% Typical, 81.5% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. Auburndale's employment rate (94.2%) and housing vacancy rate (3.6%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Auburndale, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Beauty Salon survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Auburndale.
What type of business should you rent your Auburndale storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Auburndale are Beauty Salons, Convenience Stores, and Veterinary Clinics.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Auburndale storefront to a Beauty Salon?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Beauty Salon as the highest-ranked tenant type for Auburndale, at 86.0% Best and 72.0% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Auburndale?
When selecting a location in Auburndale it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Auburndale, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for New York City: /resources/data/new-york-city-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.