Business Survivability in East Tremont, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Tremont is a Dermatology Clinic with a ~85% 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 Dermatology Clinic in East Tremont (~85% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #131 across all neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 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 Dermatology Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 84.89% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 82.64% chance.
Is East Tremont a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places East Tremont at #131 in New York City for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in East Tremont produce survivability scores ~4% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in East Tremont see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- East Tremont's 4.4% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.
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 East Tremont?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in East Tremont offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Here is the top survivability address for a Dermatology Clinic in East Tremont, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dermatology Clinic in East Tremont. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.92% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.89% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 82.64% |
| 4 | Dance Club | 79.72% |
| 5 | Steakhouse | 78.96% |
| 6 | Diner | 78.49% |
| 7 | Grocery Store | 78.02% |
| 8 | Dessert Shop | 77.40% |
| 9 | African Restaurant | 77.37% |
| 10 | Seafood Restaurant | 76.93% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in East Tremont
- Dermatology Clinic — ~83%–~86% survivability range, with an average of 84.92% across East Tremont.
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in East Tremont shows 84.89% average survivability. Top locations reach ~87%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #3): 82.64% average in East Tremont. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Dance Club is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in East Tremont: 79.72% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.
- Steakhouse — ~76%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.96% across East Tremont.
#6-10: Strong Performers in East Tremont
- Opening a Diner in East Tremont shows 78.49% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Grocery Store (Ranked #7): 78.02% average in East Tremont. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
- Dessert Shop is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in East Tremont: 77.40% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~72%.
- African Restaurant — ~74%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.37% across East Tremont.
- Opening a Seafood Restaurant in East Tremont shows 76.93% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~71%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dermatology Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic — 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, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in East Tremont could lead to you making ~4% more than if you selected an average location, and ~9% 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.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in East Tremont?
The top businesses to open next in East Tremont:
- Dermatology Clinics — 84.92% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics — 84.89% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics — 82.64% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for East Tremont's 90.4% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in East Tremont right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Dermatology Clinic 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?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in East Tremont are Dermatology Clinics, Veterinary Clinics, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. 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 Dermatology Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Dermatology Clinic leads all business categories for East Tremont landlords — ~86% at the best addresses and ~83% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in East Tremont?
Before committing to any location in East Tremont, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in East Tremont to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.