Business Survivability in Queen Village, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Queen Village is a Clothing Store with a 84.8% 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 Clothing Store in Queen Village (84.8% Typical, 90.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #101 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 63.0% 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 Queen Village 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 Queen Village is a Clothing Store with a 84.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.4% Best; next is a Bar with 89.7% Best, followed by a Cafe with 89.6% Best.
Is Queen Village a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Queen Village comes in at #101 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 63.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.4% Best is 5.6 points above 84.8% Typical in Queen Village.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Queen Village can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- Housing vacancy in Queen Village sits at 9.4%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Queen Village?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Queen Village, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Queen Village with the highest projected survivability for a Clothing Store:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Clothing Store in Queen Village. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Queen Village?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clothing Store | 90.4% | 84.8% | 79.0% |
| 2 | Bar | 89.7% | 86.4% | 82.4% |
| 3 | Cafe | 89.6% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
| 4 | Gym | 88.9% | 81.0% | 75.4% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 87.1% | 79.3% | 74.5% |
| 6 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.8% | 80.7% | 74.7% |
| 7 | Chiropractor Office | 86.7% | 81.1% | 75.6% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 83.7% | 76.0% | 70.4% |
| 9 | Spa | 83.6% | 73.6% | 66.1% |
| 11 | Dentist Office | 75.6% | 69.3% | 63.1% |
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 Queen Village
- #1 Clothing Store: 84.8% Typical across Queen Village; Best 90.4%, Worst 79.0%.
- #2 Opening a Bar in Queen Village shows 86.4% Typical survivability, 89.7% Best and 82.4% Worst.
- #3 Cafe (Ranked #3): 83.2% Typical in Queen Village. Best: 89.6%. Worst: 77.2%.
- #4 Gym is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Queen Village: 81.0% Typical, 88.9% Best, 75.4% Worst.
- #5 Laundromat: 79.3% Typical across Queen Village; Best 87.1%, Worst 74.5%.
Strong Performers in Queen Village
- #6 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Queen Village shows 80.7% Typical survivability, 86.8% Best and 74.7% Worst.
- #7 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #7): 81.1% Typical in Queen Village. Best: 86.7%. Worst: 75.6%.
- #8 Convenience Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Queen Village: 76.0% Typical, 83.7% Best, 70.4% Worst.
- #9 Spa: 73.6% Typical across Queen Village; Best 83.6%, Worst 66.1%.
- #11 Opening a Dentist Office in Queen Village shows 69.3% Typical survivability, 75.6% Best and 63.1% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Bar: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Queen Village make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Queen Village 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Queen Village?
The top businesses to open next in Queen Village:
- Clothing Stores: 84.8% Typical, 90.4% Best
- Bars: 86.4% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Cafes: 83.2% Typical, 89.6% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. Queen Village's 95.6% employment rate and 9.4% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Queen Village. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Clothing Store survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Queen Village.
What type of business should you rent your Queen Village storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Queen Village, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Clothing Stores, Bars, and Cafes.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Queen Village storefront to a Clothing Store?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Clothing Store ranks as the top tenant type for your Queen Village storefront: 90.4% Best and 79.0% Worst.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Queen Village?
When evaluating potential locations in Queen Village, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Queen Village to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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.