Business Survivability in Middle Village, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Middle Village is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% 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 Middle Village (78.7% Typical, 88.3% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 66.1% 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 Middle Village 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 Middle Village is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.3% Best; next is a Cafe with 85.3% Best, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with 85.0% Best.
Is Middle Village a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Middle Village comes in at #46 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 66.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.3% Best is 9.6 points above 78.7% Typical in Middle Village.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Middle Village can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Middle Village could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Housing vacancy in Middle Village sits at 8.8%, 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 Middle Village?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Middle Village offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Convenience Store in Middle Village:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in Middle Village. 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 Middle Village?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.3% | 78.7% | 73.3% |
| 2 | Cafe | 85.3% | 74.8% | 67.5% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.0% | 78.1% | 71.2% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 83.8% | 77.1% | 70.4% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 83.6% | 74.3% | 67.1% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 81.0% | 74.2% | 67.4% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 79.1% | 72.3% | 65.4% |
| 9 | Acupuncture Clinic | 78.9% | 72.1% | 65.2% |
| 13 | Deli | 78.0% | 71.5% | 65.0% |
| 14 | Mexican Restaurant | 77.8% | 70.4% | 63.0% |
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 Middle Village
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Middle Village: 78.7% Typical, 88.3% Best, 73.3% Worst.
- #2 Cafe: 74.8% Typical across Middle Village; Best 85.3%, Worst 67.5%.
- #3 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Middle Village shows 78.1% Typical survivability, 85.0% Best and 71.2% Worst.
- #4 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #4): 77.1% Typical in Middle Village. Best: 83.8%. Worst: 70.4%.
- #5 Clothing Store is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Middle Village: 74.3% Typical, 83.6% Best, 67.1% Worst.
Strong Performers in Middle Village
- #6 Eye Care Center: 74.2% Typical across Middle Village; Best 81.0%, Worst 67.4%.
- #8 Opening a Dentist Office in Middle Village shows 72.3% Typical survivability, 79.1% Best and 65.4% Worst.
- #9 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #9): 72.1% Typical in Middle Village. Best: 78.9%. Worst: 65.2%.
- #13 Deli is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Middle Village: 71.5% Typical, 78.0% Best, 65.0% Worst.
- #14 Mexican Restaurant: 70.4% Typical across Middle Village; Best 77.8%, Worst 63.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Middle Village make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Middle Village 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Middle Village?
The top businesses to open next in Middle Village:
- Convenience Stores: 78.7% Typical, 88.3% Best
- Cafes: 74.8% Typical, 85.3% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.1% Typical, 85.0% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 8.8% means the Census estimates that share of Middle Village's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Middle Village today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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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 Middle Village.
What type of business should you rent your Middle Village storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Middle Village shows that Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Veterinary Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Middle Village storefront to a Convenience Store?
The data shows a Convenience Store in Middle Village is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there, at 88.3% Best and 73.3% Worst.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Middle Village?
Before committing to any location in Middle Village, 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 the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.