Business Survivability in Glendale, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Glendale is a Convenience Store with a 74.4% 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 Glendale (74.4% Typical, 82.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #112 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 59.9% 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 Glendale 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 Glendale is a Convenience Store with a 74.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 82.8% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 80.4% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 78.9% Best.
Is Glendale a good place to start a business?
Among the 180 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around New York City, Glendale ranks #112 for business survivability, with an average 59.9% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 82.8% Best is 8.4 points above 74.4% Typical in Glendale.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Glendale for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- A 93.2% employment rate in Glendale 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 Glendale?
StreetSpring's Glendale data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Convenience Store in Glendale:
The highlighted area represents the address in Glendale that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Glendale?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 82.8% | 74.4% | 67.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 80.4% | 73.6% | 66.8% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 78.9% | 71.1% | 63.2% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 77.4% | 70.7% | 64.1% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 76.4% | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 7 | Cafe | 75.0% | 67.1% | 59.3% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 74.8% | 68.6% | 62.4% |
| 9 | Acupuncture Clinic | 74.6% | 68.4% | 62.2% |
| 14 | Coffee Shop | 73.1% | 65.1% | 57.1% |
| 15 | Deli | 73.0% | 66.1% | 59.3% |
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 Glendale
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Glendale: 74.4% Typical, 82.8% Best, 67.7% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 73.6% Typical across Glendale; Best 80.4%, Worst 66.8%.
- #3 Opening a Clothing Store in Glendale shows 71.1% Typical survivability, 78.9% Best and 63.2% Worst.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #4): 70.7% Typical in Glendale. Best: 77.4%. Worst: 64.1%.
- #5 Laundromat is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Glendale: 69.5% Typical, 76.4% Best, 62.6% Worst.
Strong Performers in Glendale
- #7 Cafe: 67.1% Typical across Glendale; Best 75.0%, Worst 59.3%.
- #8 Opening a Dentist Office in Glendale shows 68.6% Typical survivability, 74.8% Best and 62.4% Worst.
- #9 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #9): 68.4% Typical in Glendale. Best: 74.6%. Worst: 62.2%.
- #14 Coffee Shop is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Glendale: 65.1% Typical, 73.1% Best, 57.1% Worst.
- #15 Deli: 66.1% Typical across Glendale; Best 73.0%, Worst 59.3%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Glendale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Glendale 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Glendale?
The top businesses to open next in Glendale:
- Convenience Stores: 74.4% Typical, 82.8% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 73.6% Typical, 80.4% Best
- Clothing Stores: 71.1% Typical, 78.9% Best
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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. Glendale's 93.2% employment rate and 7.4% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Glendale today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Glendale.
What type of business should you rent your Glendale storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Chiropractor Offices, and Clothing Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Glendale, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Glendale storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-ranked tenant type for Glendale, at 82.8% Best and 67.7% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- 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 Glendale?
When opening a business in Glendale, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Glendale addresses rank right now.
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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.