Business Survivability in Midwood, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Midwood is a Convenience Store with a 75.2% 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 Midwood (75.2% Typical, 85.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #117 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 59.1% 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 Midwood 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 Midwood is a Convenience Store with a 75.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 85.8% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 85.0% Best, followed by a Cafe with 84.5% Best.
Is Midwood a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Midwood comes in at #117 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 59.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 85.8% Best is 10.6 points above 75.2% Typical in Midwood.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Midwood can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- At 93.5% employed, Midwood's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Midwood?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Midwood moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Convenience Store in Midwood:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in Midwood. 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 Midwood?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 85.8% | 75.2% | 67.7% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 85.0% | 73.8% | 65.4% |
| 3 | Cafe | 84.5% | 73.5% | 65.3% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 83.1% | 73.6% | 66.4% |
| 5 | Spa | 79.9% | 69.9% | 60.7% |
| 6 | Chiropractor Office | 78.6% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 76.4% | 66.7% | 57.1% |
| 8 | Hair Salon | 75.3% | 66.3% | 57.3% |
| 9 | Veterinary Clinic | 75.3% | 68.8% | 62.3% |
| 15 | Gym | 68.9% | 60.5% | 52.2% |
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 Midwood
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 75.2% Typical in Midwood. Best: 85.8%. Worst: 67.7%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Midwood: 73.8% Typical, 85.0% Best, 65.4% Worst.
- #3 Cafe: 73.5% Typical across Midwood; Best 84.5%, Worst 65.3%.
- #4 Opening a Laundromat in Midwood shows 73.6% Typical survivability, 83.1% Best and 66.4% Worst.
- #5 Spa (Ranked #5): 69.9% Typical in Midwood. Best: 79.9%. Worst: 60.7%.
Strong Performers in Midwood
- #6 Chiropractor Office is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Midwood: 71.1% Typical, 78.6% Best, 63.6% Worst.
- #7 Coffee Shop: 66.7% Typical across Midwood; Best 76.4%, Worst 57.1%.
- #8 Opening a Hair Salon in Midwood shows 66.3% Typical survivability, 75.3% Best and 57.3% Worst.
- #9 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #9): 68.8% Typical in Midwood. Best: 75.3%. Worst: 62.3%.
- #15 Gym is ranked #15 for top businesses to open in Midwood: 60.5% Typical, 68.9% Best, 52.2% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Midwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Midwood 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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'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 Midwood?
The top businesses to open next in Midwood:
- Convenience Stores: 75.2% Typical, 85.8% Best
- Clothing Stores: 73.8% Typical, 85.0% Best
- Cafes: 73.5% Typical, 84.5% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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 survivability rankings for Midwood draw on real Census conditions, including 93.5% employment and 8.0% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Midwood 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 Midwood.
What type of business should you rent your Midwood storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the tenant types with the best odds of staying open and paying rent for two or more years in Midwood are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Midwood storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-ranked tenant type for Midwood, at 85.8% Best and 67.7% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- 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 Midwood?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Midwood before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- The most current survivability data for Midwood is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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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.