Business Survivability in Homecrest, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Homecrest 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 Homecrest (~83% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #75 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 Homecrest 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 Homecrest 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 ~87% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 80.08% chance, followed by a Dance Club with a 80.04% chance.
Is Homecrest a good place to start a business?
Homecrest holds the #75 position in and around New York City for new business survivability, averaging ~79% across all analyzed business types.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Homecrest show a ~11% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Homecrest 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 94.0% of the local population employed, Homecrest 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 Homecrest?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Homecrest for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in Homecrest per 2026 data:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Homecrest. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Homecrest?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.38% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 80.08% |
| 3 | Dance Club | 80.04% |
| 4 | Grocery Store | 78.77% |
| 5 | Tapas Restaurant | 78.62% |
| 6 | Beauty Salon | 78.60% |
| 7 | Thai Restaurant | 78.20% |
| 8 | Tanning Salon | 77.48% |
| 9 | Nail Salon | 77.45% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 77.19% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Homecrest
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Homecrest: 83.38% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~81%.
- Salad Shop — ~77%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 80.08% across Homecrest.
- Opening a Dance Club in Homecrest shows 80.04% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Grocery Store (Ranked #4): 78.77% average in Homecrest. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Tapas Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Homecrest: 78.62% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Homecrest
- Beauty Salon — ~74%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.60% across Homecrest.
- Opening a Thai Restaurant in Homecrest shows 78.20% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Tanning Salon (Ranked #8): 77.48% average in Homecrest. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Nail Salon is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Homecrest: 77.45% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~73%.
- Laundromat — ~75%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 77.19% across Homecrest.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Dance Club — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Homecrest make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Homecrest could lead to you making ~11% more than if you selected an average location, and ~20% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Homecrest?
The top businesses to open next in Homecrest:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.38% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Salad Shops — 80.08% average survival rate
- Dance Clubs — 80.04% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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. The 94.0% employment rate in Homecrest is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 8.4% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Homecrest 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 Homecrest.
What type of business should you rent your Homecrest storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Salad Shops, and Dance Clubs at the top of the survivability rankings for Homecrest — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Homecrest storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Homecrest storefronts, with a best-case score of ~87% and a floor of ~81% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Homecrest?
Location decisions in Homecrest should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Homecrest to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring uses AI to predict business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods — trusted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs nationwide. 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.