Business Survivability in New Utrecht, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in New Utrecht is a Convenience Store with a 84.7% 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 New Utrecht (84.7% Typical, 90.6% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #63 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 63.8% 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 New Utrecht 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 New Utrecht is a Convenience Store with a 84.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.6% Best; next is a Cafe with 90.0% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 89.1% Best.
Is New Utrecht a good place to start a business?
New Utrecht is ranked number 63 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average 63.8% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.6% Best is 5.9 points above 84.7% Typical in New Utrecht.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in New Utrecht can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- The 6.0% housing vacancy rate in New Utrecht comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 New Utrecht?
With StreetSpring, location selection in New Utrecht moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in New Utrecht with the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store:
The highlighted area represents the address in New Utrecht that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 New Utrecht?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.6% | 84.7% | 78.7% |
| 2 | Cafe | 90.0% | 85.2% | 79.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 89.1% | 79.9% | 74.6% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 86.7% | 77.7% | 72.6% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 84.4% | 72.5% | 63.5% |
| 6 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.4% | 76.3% | 70.3% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 78.0% | 70.3% | 62.6% |
| 9 | Spa | 76.3% | 66.9% | 57.6% |
| 10 | Bar | 75.8% | 65.8% | 55.8% |
| 11 | Dentist Office | 75.7% | 68.9% | 62.1% |
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 New Utrecht
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 84.7% Typical in New Utrecht. Best: 90.6%. Worst: 78.7%.
- #2 Cafe is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in New Utrecht: 85.2% Typical, 90.0% Best, 79.6% Worst.
- #3 Clothing Store: 79.9% Typical across New Utrecht; Best 89.1%, Worst 74.6%.
- #4 Opening a Laundromat in New Utrecht shows 77.7% Typical survivability, 86.7% Best and 72.6% Worst.
- #5 Coffee Shop (Ranked #5): 72.5% Typical in New Utrecht. Best: 84.4%. Worst: 63.5%.
Strong Performers in New Utrecht
- #6 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in New Utrecht: 76.3% Typical, 82.4% Best, 70.3% Worst.
- #8 Chiropractor Office: 70.3% Typical across New Utrecht; Best 78.0%, Worst 62.6%.
- #9 Opening a Spa in New Utrecht shows 66.9% Typical survivability, 76.3% Best and 57.6% Worst.
- #10 Bar (Ranked #10): 65.8% Typical in New Utrecht. Best: 75.8%. Worst: 55.8%.
- #11 Dentist Office is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in New Utrecht: 68.9% Typical, 75.7% Best, 62.1% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in New Utrecht make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in New Utrecht 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
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in New Utrecht?
The top businesses to open next in New Utrecht:
- Convenience Stores: 84.7% Typical, 90.6% Best
- Cafes: 85.2% Typical, 90.0% Best
- Clothing Stores: 79.9% Typical, 89.1% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 survivability rankings for New Utrecht draw on real Census conditions, including 94.3% employment and 6.0% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in New Utrecht right now.
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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 New Utrecht.
What type of business should you rent your New Utrecht storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for New Utrecht shows that Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Clothing Stores rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. 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 New Utrecht storefront to a Convenience Store?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Convenience Store leads all business categories for New Utrecht landlords: 90.6% Best and 78.7% Worst.
- 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 New Utrecht?
Don't commit to a storefront in New Utrecht without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in New Utrecht, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.