Business Survivability in Borough Park, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Borough Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Borough Park (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #85 across all neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Borough Park 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 Borough Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is an Indian Restaurant with a 79.73% chance, followed by a Pakistani Restaurant with a 79.72% chance.
Is Borough Park a good place to start a business?
Borough Park is ranked number 85 across neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average ~79% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Borough Park reaches ~6% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Borough Park see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- With 92.0% of the local population employed, Borough Park presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Borough Park?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Borough Park maximize a business's chances of success. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Borough Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Borough Park based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Borough Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.05% |
| 2 | Indian Restaurant | 79.73% |
| 3 | Pakistani Restaurant | 79.72% |
| 4 | African Restaurant | 79.65% |
| 5 | Dessert Shop | 77.70% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 77.69% |
| 7 | Gym | 77.04% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 76.77% |
| 9 | Nail Salon | 76.51% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 75.43% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Borough Park
- Veterinary Clinic — ~81%–~85% survivability range, with an average of 83.05% across Borough Park.
- Opening an Indian Restaurant in Borough Park shows 79.73% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Pakistani Restaurant (Ranked #3): 79.72% average in Borough Park. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- African Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Borough Park: 79.65% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Dessert Shop — ~75%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.70% across Borough Park.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Borough Park
- Opening a Liquor Store in Borough Park shows 77.69% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Gym (Ranked #7): 77.04% average in Borough Park. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Laundromat is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Borough Park: 76.77% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~73%.
- Nail Salon — ~73%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 76.51% across Borough Park.
- Opening a Hair Salon in Borough Park shows 75.43% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~72%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Indian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pakistani Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Borough Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Borough Park could lead to you making ~6% more than if you selected an average location, and ~14% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Borough Park?
The top businesses to open next in Borough Park:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.05% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Indian Restaurants — 79.73% average survival rate
- Pakistani Restaurants — 79.72% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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. With Borough Park's 92.0% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Borough Park right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Borough Park.
What type of business should you rent your Borough Park storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Borough Park, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Indian Restaurants, and Pakistani Restaurants.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Borough Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Borough Park storefront — best-case locations show a ~85% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~81%.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Borough Park?
Among all the criteria to weigh when opening a business in Borough Park, Survivability Score carries the most predictive weight — choose the address with the highest score your budget allows.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- You can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free.
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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.