Business Survivability in Hunting Park, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hunting Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 85.7% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Hunting Park (85.7% Typical, 89.1% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #1 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 76.8% 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 Hunting Park 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 Hunting Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 85.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.1% Best; next is a Cafe with 88.6% Best, followed by an Eye Care Center with 86.8% Best.
Is Hunting Park a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Hunting Park #1 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 76.8% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.1% Best is 3.4 points above 85.7% Typical in Hunting Park.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Hunting Park can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Hunting Park will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With 84.7% of the local population employed, Hunting Park presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Hunting Park?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Hunting Park, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Hunting Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Hunting Park. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Hunting Park?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.1% | 85.7% | 82.4% |
| 2 | Cafe | 88.6% | 82.2% | 76.9% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 86.8% | 82.5% | 78.3% |
| 4 | Bar | 86.3% | 77.8% | 73.0% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.3% | 81.7% | 77.0% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 86.3% | 81.6% | 77.0% |
| 7 | Mental Health Clinic | 86.2% | 81.6% | 77.0% |
| 9 | Cosmetics Shop | 86.2% | 78.7% | 74.5% |
| 10 | Nail Salon | 86.1% | 78.6% | 74.3% |
| 12 | Spa | 86.1% | 79.5% | 75.3% |
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 Hunting Park
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Hunting Park shows 85.7% Typical survivability, 89.1% Best and 82.4% Worst.
- #2 Cafe (Ranked #2): 82.2% Typical in Hunting Park. Best: 88.6%. Worst: 76.9%.
- #3 Eye Care Center is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Hunting Park: 82.5% Typical, 86.8% Best, 78.3% Worst.
- #4 Bar: 77.8% Typical across Hunting Park; Best 86.3%, Worst 73.0%.
- #5 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Hunting Park shows 81.7% Typical survivability, 86.3% Best and 77.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Hunting Park
- #6 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #6): 81.6% Typical in Hunting Park. Best: 86.3%. Worst: 77.0%.
- #7 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Hunting Park: 81.6% Typical, 86.2% Best, 77.0% Worst.
- #9 Cosmetics Shop: 78.7% Typical across Hunting Park; Best 86.2%, Worst 74.5%.
- #10 Opening a Nail Salon in Hunting Park shows 78.6% Typical survivability, 86.1% Best and 74.3% Worst.
- #12 Spa (Ranked #12): 79.5% Typical in Hunting Park. Best: 86.1%. Worst: 75.3%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Hunting Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Hunting Park 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Hunting Park?
The top businesses to open next in Hunting Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 85.7% Typical, 89.1% Best
- Cafes: 82.2% Typical, 88.6% Best
- Eye Care Centers: 82.5% Typical, 86.8% Best
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Hunting Park's 84.7% 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 Hunting Park. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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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 Hunting Park.
What type of business should you rent your Hunting Park storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Hunting Park, Veterinary Clinics, Cafes, and Eye Care Centers consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Hunting Park: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Hunting Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-ranked tenant type for Hunting Park, at 89.1% Best and 82.4% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Hunting Park?
When opening a business in Hunting Park, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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 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.