Business Survivability in Crescentville, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Crescentville is a Cafe with a 77.4% 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 Cafe in Crescentville (77.4% Typical, 85.6% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #62 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 67.5% 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 Crescentville 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 Crescentville is a Cafe with a 77.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 85.6% Best; next is a Veterinary Clinic with 85.4% Best, followed by a Gym with 84.1% Best.
Is Crescentville a good place to start a business?
Crescentville is ranked number 62 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 67.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 85.6% Best is 8.2 points above 77.4% Typical in Crescentville.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Crescentville for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 95.4% employment rate in Crescentville supports consumer spending, while its 6.7% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Crescentville?
StreetSpring scores each block in Crescentville so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Cafe in Crescentville:
The highlighted area represents the address in Crescentville that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Cafe survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Crescentville?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 85.6% | 77.4% | 72.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.4% | 81.2% | 77.1% |
| 3 | Gym | 84.1% | 77.1% | 72.8% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 83.2% | 78.9% | 74.6% |
| 5 | Convenience Store | 83.1% | 74.2% | 67.1% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 83.0% | 75.9% | 71.0% |
| 7 | Clothing Store | 81.8% | 73.7% | 66.7% |
| 8 | Spa | 81.8% | 75.2% | 70.3% |
| 9 | Dermatology Clinic | 80.9% | 75.8% | 70.7% |
| 10 | Mental Health Clinic | 80.8% | 75.7% | 70.6% |
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 Crescentville
- #1 Cafe (Ranked #1): 77.4% Typical in Crescentville. Best: 85.6%. Worst: 72.6%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Crescentville: 81.2% Typical, 85.4% Best, 77.1% Worst.
- #3 Gym: 77.1% Typical across Crescentville; Best 84.1%, Worst 72.8%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Crescentville shows 78.9% Typical survivability, 83.2% Best and 74.6% Worst.
- #5 Convenience Store (Ranked #5): 74.2% Typical in Crescentville. Best: 83.1%. Worst: 67.1%.
Strong Performers in Crescentville
- #6 Coffee Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Crescentville: 75.9% Typical, 83.0% Best, 71.0% Worst.
- #7 Clothing Store: 73.7% Typical across Crescentville; Best 81.8%, Worst 66.7%.
- #8 Opening a Spa in Crescentville shows 75.2% Typical survivability, 81.8% Best and 70.3% Worst.
- #9 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #9): 75.8% Typical in Crescentville. Best: 80.9%. Worst: 70.7%.
- #10 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Crescentville: 75.7% Typical, 80.8% Best, 70.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Gym: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Crescentville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Crescentville 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- 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 Crescentville?
The top businesses to open next in Crescentville:
- Cafes: 77.4% Typical, 85.6% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.2% Typical, 85.4% Best
- Gyms: 77.1% Typical, 84.1% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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. Crescentville's employment rate (95.4%) and housing vacancy rate (6.7%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Crescentville and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Crescentville.
What type of business should you rent your Crescentville storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Cafes, Veterinary Clinics, and Gyms at the top of the survivability rankings for Crescentville, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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 Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Crescentville storefront to a Cafe?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Cafe as the highest-ranked tenant type for Crescentville, at 85.6% Best and 72.6% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- 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 Crescentville?
In Crescentville, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- 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 Philadelphia are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Philadelphia: /resources/data/philadelphia-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.