Business Survivability in Harrowgate, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Harrowgate is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Harrowgate (~85% average survival rate, ~88% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #34 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Harrowgate 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 Harrowgate is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~88% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 80.20% chance, followed by a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant with a 78.10% chance.
Is Harrowgate a good place to start a business?
Harrowgate earns the #34 spot in Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of ~78% across all business types analyzed.
- Across Harrowgate, the best addresses for its highest-ranked business types score ~10% above the neighborhood mean.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Harrowgate often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- With 95.7% of the local population employed, Harrowgate presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Harrowgate?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Harrowgate give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Harrowgate, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Harrowgate that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic 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 Harrowgate?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.00% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 83.21% |
| 3 | Southern Food Restaurant | 82.69% |
| 4 | Caribbean / Latin Restaurant | 82.20% |
| 5 | Bar | 81.80% |
| 6 | Grocery Store | 81.60% |
| 7 | Smoke Shop | 81.40% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 81.09% |
| 9 | Home Improvement Store | 80.50% |
| 10 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 79.80% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Harrowgate
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Harrowgate: 85.00% chance on average, best at ~88%, challenging at ~80%.
- Salad Shop: ~76% to ~85% survivability range, with an average of 80.20% across Harrowgate.
- Opening a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant in Harrowgate shows 78.10% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant (Ranked #4): 80.20% average in Harrowgate. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Bar is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Harrowgate: 80.00% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Harrowgate
- Grocery Store: ~75% to ~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.50% across Harrowgate.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Harrowgate shows 79.60% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Chiropractor Office (Ranked #8): 78.79% average in Harrowgate. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Home Improvement Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Harrowgate: 76.40% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~67%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic: ~76% to ~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.00% across Harrowgate.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- Southern Food Restaurant: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Harrowgate make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Harrowgate could lead to you making ~10% more than if you selected an average location, and ~29% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Harrowgate?
The top businesses to open next in Harrowgate:
- Veterinary Clinics: 85.00% average survival rate, ~88% at the best address
- Salad Shops: 80.20% average survival rate
- Southern Food Restaurants: 78.10% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. Harrowgate sits at 95.7% employment and 18.3% commercial vacancy: conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Harrowgate are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Harrowgate.
What type of business should you rent your Harrowgate storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Salad Shops, and Southern Food Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Harrowgate, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Harrowgate storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Harrowgate: best-in-class addresses achieve ~88% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~80%.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Harrowgate?
In Harrowgate, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- The most current survivability data for Harrowgate is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.