Business Survivability in Sutton Place, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sutton Place is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% 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 Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place (81.3% Typical, 88.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #177 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 53.5% 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 Sutton Place 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 Sutton Place is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.7% Best; next is a Convenience Store with 87.8% Best, followed by a Bar with 85.9% Best.
Is Sutton Place a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Sutton Place #177 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 53.5% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.7% Best is 7.4 points above 81.3% Typical in Sutton Place.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Sutton Place can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- StreetSpring's model reads Sutton Place's 24.4% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Sutton Place?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Sutton Place for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Sutton Place based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Sutton Place?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% | 81.3% | 74.0% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 87.8% | 76.2% | 68.7% |
| 3 | Bar | 85.9% | 73.8% | 65.3% |
| 4 | Spa | 85.2% | 73.2% | 64.4% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 84.8% | 73.4% | 64.6% |
| 6 | Gym | 84.1% | 72.6% | 63.9% |
| 7 | Hair Salon | 83.5% | 71.9% | 62.8% |
| 8 | Cafe | 76.0% | 65.9% | 55.8% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 74.2% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
| 10 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 73.2% | 67.9% | 62.6% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Sutton Place
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 81.3% Typical in Sutton Place. Best: 88.7%. Worst: 74.0%.
- #2 Convenience Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Sutton Place: 76.2% Typical, 87.8% Best, 68.7% Worst.
- #3 Bar: 73.8% Typical across Sutton Place; Best 85.9%, Worst 65.3%.
- #4 Opening a Spa in Sutton Place shows 73.2% Typical survivability, 85.2% Best and 64.4% Worst.
- #5 Clothing Store (Ranked #5): 73.4% Typical in Sutton Place. Best: 84.8%. Worst: 64.6%.
Strong Performers in Sutton Place
- #6 Gym is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Sutton Place: 72.6% Typical, 84.1% Best, 63.9% Worst.
- #7 Hair Salon: 71.9% Typical across Sutton Place; Best 83.5%, Worst 62.8%.
- #8 Opening a Cafe in Sutton Place shows 65.9% Typical survivability, 76.0% Best and 55.8% Worst.
- #9 Coffee Shop (Ranked #9): 64.1% Typical in Sutton Place. Best: 74.2%. Worst: 54.1%.
- #10 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Sutton Place: 67.9% Typical, 73.2% Best, 62.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Bar: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sutton Place make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Sutton Place 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-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- 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 blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Sutton Place?
The top businesses to open next in Sutton Place:
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.3% Typical, 88.7% Best
- Convenience Stores: 76.2% Typical, 87.8% Best
- Bars: 73.8% Typical, 85.9% Best
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Sutton Place's 94.7% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Sutton Place. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sutton Place.
What type of business should you rent your Sutton Place storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Sutton Place are Chiropractor Offices, Convenience Stores, and Bars.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. 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 Sutton Place storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Sutton Place in 2026, a Chiropractor Office ranks first, at 88.7% Best and 74.0% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Sutton Place?
When selecting a location in Sutton Place it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.