Business Survivability in East Tremont, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Tremont is a Convenience Store with a 83.1% 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 East Tremont (83.1% Typical, 90.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #80 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 62.7% 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 East Tremont 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 East Tremont is a Convenience Store with a 83.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.7% Best; next is a Cafe with 89.9% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 86.1% Best.
Is East Tremont a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, East Tremont comes in at #80 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 62.7% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.7% Best is 7.6 points above 83.1% Typical in East Tremont.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in East Tremont can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- With a 90.4% employment rate, East Tremont has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 East Tremont?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in East Tremont produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Convenience Store in East Tremont:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in East Tremont. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in East Tremont?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.7% | 83.1% | 76.9% |
| 2 | Cafe | 89.9% | 82.0% | 75.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 86.1% | 76.0% | 69.2% |
| 4 | Bar | 85.8% | 74.1% | 66.0% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 83.3% | 72.1% | 63.4% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 79.4% | 72.9% | 66.4% |
| 7 | Gym | 78.3% | 70.1% | 62.1% |
| 8 | Spa | 77.4% | 68.8% | 60.1% |
| 9 | Chiropractor Office | 76.6% | 69.3% | 62.0% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 76.6% | 67.2% | 57.8% |
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.
Highest Survivability in East Tremont
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in East Tremont: 83.1% Typical, 90.7% Best, 76.9% Worst.
- #2 Cafe: 82.0% Typical across East Tremont; Best 89.9%, Worst 75.6%.
- #3 Opening a Clothing Store in East Tremont shows 76.0% Typical survivability, 86.1% Best and 69.2% Worst.
- #4 Bar (Ranked #4): 74.1% Typical in East Tremont. Best: 85.8%. Worst: 66.0%.
- #5 Hair Salon is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in East Tremont: 72.1% Typical, 83.3% Best, 63.4% Worst.
Strong Performers in East Tremont
- #6 Eye Care Center: 72.9% Typical across East Tremont; Best 79.4%, Worst 66.4%.
- #7 Opening a Gym in East Tremont shows 70.1% Typical survivability, 78.3% Best and 62.1% Worst.
- #8 Spa (Ranked #8): 68.8% Typical in East Tremont. Best: 77.4%. Worst: 60.1%.
- #9 Chiropractor Office is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in East Tremont: 69.3% Typical, 76.6% Best, 62.0% Worst.
- #10 Coffee Shop: 67.2% Typical across East Tremont; Best 76.6%, Worst 57.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in East Tremont make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in East Tremont 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in East Tremont?
The top businesses to open next in East Tremont:
- Convenience Stores: 83.1% Typical, 90.7% Best
- Cafes: 82.0% Typical, 89.9% Best
- Clothing Stores: 76.0% Typical, 86.1% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 4.4% means the Census estimates that share of East Tremont's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in East Tremont are currently available and how they score.
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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 East Tremont.
What type of business should you rent your East Tremont storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Clothing Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for East Tremont, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Tremont storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Convenience Store in East Tremont: it posts 90.7% Best, and 76.9% Worst.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in East Tremont?
Start any location decision in East Tremont with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.