Business Survivability in Brownsville, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brownsville is a Convenience Store with a 84.3% 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 Convenience Store in Brownsville (84.3% Typical, 90.3% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #60 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 64.3% 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 Brownsville 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 Brownsville is a Convenience Store with a 84.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.3% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 88.9% Best, followed by a Cafe with 88.7% Best.
Is Brownsville a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Brownsville #60 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 64.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.3% Best is 6.0 points above 84.3% Typical in Brownsville.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Brownsville can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Housing vacancy in Brownsville sits at 7.0%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Brownsville?
The right address in Brownsville can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The location below represents the address in Brownsville with the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store:
The highlighted area represents the address in Brownsville that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Brownsville?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.3% | 84.3% | 78.7% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 88.9% | 80.6% | 75.4% |
| 3 | Cafe | 88.7% | 78.0% | 72.2% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 87.9% | 80.5% | 75.5% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 83.7% | 78.0% | 72.3% |
| 6 | Spa | 82.3% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 80.0% | 71.1% | 63.0% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 75.3% | 69.0% | 62.8% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 75.1% | 66.7% | 58.4% |
| 19 | Deli | 74.1% | 67.1% | 60.0% |
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 Brownsville
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 84.3% Typical in Brownsville. Best: 90.3%. Worst: 78.7%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Brownsville: 80.6% Typical, 88.9% Best, 75.4% Worst.
- #3 Cafe: 78.0% Typical across Brownsville; Best 88.7%, Worst 72.2%.
- #4 Opening a Laundromat in Brownsville shows 80.5% Typical survivability, 87.9% Best and 75.5% Worst.
- #5 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #5): 78.0% Typical in Brownsville. Best: 83.7%. Worst: 72.3%.
Strong Performers in Brownsville
- #6 Spa is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Brownsville: 73.8% Typical, 82.3% Best, 67.1% Worst.
- #9 Hair Salon: 71.1% Typical across Brownsville; Best 80.0%, Worst 63.0%.
- #10 Opening a Dentist Office in Brownsville shows 69.0% Typical survivability, 75.3% Best and 62.8% Worst.
- #11 Coffee Shop (Ranked #11): 66.7% Typical in Brownsville. Best: 75.1%. Worst: 58.4%.
- #19 Deli is ranked #19 for top businesses to open in Brownsville: 67.1% Typical, 74.1% Best, 60.0% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brownsville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Brownsville 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Brownsville?
The top businesses to open next in Brownsville:
- Convenience Stores: 84.3% Typical, 90.3% Best
- Clothing Stores: 80.6% Typical, 88.9% Best
- Cafes: 78.0% Typical, 88.7% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. Brownsville's 86.1% employment rate and 7.0% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Brownsville right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Convenience Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brownsville.
What type of business should you rent your Brownsville storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Brownsville shows that Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brownsville storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Convenience Store in Brownsville: it posts 90.3% Best, and 78.7% Worst.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brownsville?
When evaluating potential locations in Brownsville, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Brownsville with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.