Business Survivability in Roxborough Park, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Roxborough Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.2% 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 Roxborough Park (77.2% Typical, 82.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #54 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 68.1% 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 Roxborough 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 Roxborough Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 82.7% Best; next is a Coffee Shop with 82.2% Best, followed by a Cafe with 80.6% Best.
Is Roxborough Park a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, Roxborough Park ranks #54 for business survivability, with an average 68.1% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 82.7% Best is 5.5 points above 77.2% Typical in Roxborough Park.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Roxborough Park often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- The 4.5% housing vacancy rate in Roxborough Park comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Roxborough Park?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Roxborough Park, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough Park:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough Park. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Roxborough Park?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.7% | 77.2% | 71.8% |
| 2 | Coffee Shop | 82.2% | 72.7% | 65.2% |
| 3 | Cafe | 80.6% | 72.2% | 65.0% |
| 4 | Spa | 80.3% | 74.2% | 69.1% |
| 5 | Day Care Center | 78.5% | 73.0% | 67.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 78.3% | 72.2% | 66.2% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 78.2% | 71.8% | 65.5% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 78.0% | 72.7% | 67.3% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 77.6% | 71.6% | 65.6% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 77.5% | 72.0% | 66.4% |
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 Roxborough Park
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 77.2% Typical across Roxborough Park; Best 82.7%, Worst 71.8%.
- #2 Opening a Coffee Shop in Roxborough Park shows 72.7% Typical survivability, 82.2% Best and 65.2% Worst.
- #3 Cafe (Ranked #3): 72.2% Typical in Roxborough Park. Best: 80.6%. Worst: 65.0%.
- #4 Spa is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Roxborough Park: 74.2% Typical, 80.3% Best, 69.1% Worst.
- #5 Day Care Center: 73.0% Typical across Roxborough Park; Best 78.5%, Worst 67.6%.
Strong Performers in Roxborough Park
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Roxborough Park shows 72.2% Typical survivability, 78.3% Best and 66.2% Worst.
- #7 Convenience Store (Ranked #7): 71.8% Typical in Roxborough Park. Best: 78.2%. Worst: 65.5%.
- #8 Chiropractor Office is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Roxborough Park: 72.7% Typical, 78.0% Best, 67.3% Worst.
- #9 Hair Salon: 71.6% Typical across Roxborough Park; Best 77.6%, Worst 65.6%.
- #10 Opening a Dentist Office in Roxborough Park shows 72.0% Typical survivability, 77.5% Best and 66.4% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Coffee Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Roxborough Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Roxborough 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
- 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.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- 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 analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Roxborough Park?
The top businesses to open next in Roxborough Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.2% Typical, 82.7% Best
- Coffee Shops: 72.7% Typical, 82.2% Best
- Cafes: 72.2% Typical, 80.6% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. The survivability rankings for Roxborough Park draw on real Census conditions, including 97.8% employment and 4.5% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Roxborough 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 Roxborough Park.
What type of business should you rent your Roxborough Park storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Roxborough Park shows that Veterinary Clinics, Coffee Shops, and Cafes rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Roxborough Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Roxborough Park storefront: 82.7% Best and 71.8% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Roxborough Park?
Location decisions in Roxborough Park should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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 insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Roxborough Park address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.