Business Survivability in Stadium District, Philadelphia

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Stadium District is a Convenience Store with a 78.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • Best business: a Convenience Store in Stadium District (78.2% Typical, 87.7% Best)
  • Neighborhood rank: #42 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
  • Neighborhood average: 68.3% 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

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Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Stadium District is a Convenience Store with a 78.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 87.7% Best; next is a Cafe with 86.3% Best, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with 85.3% Best.


Is Stadium District a good place to start a business?

Stadium District holds the #42 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 68.3% across the business types ranked there.

  • For the top-ranked business type, 87.7% Best is 9.5 points above 78.2% Typical in Stadium District.
  • However, these same business types at the worst locations in Stadium District can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Stadium District could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
  • A 94.4% employment rate in Stadium District means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.

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 Stadium District?

StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Stadium District offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Convenience Store in Stadium District:

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store in Stadium District. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Stadium District?

RankBusiness typeBestTypicalWorst
1Convenience Store87.7%78.2%72.6%
2Cafe86.3%77.3%72.0%
3Veterinary Clinic85.3%79.9%74.5%
4Clothing Store84.0%75.9%70.0%
5Bar82.7%74.5%68.4%
6Eye Care Center81.8%75.6%69.4%
7Chiropractor Office81.4%75.6%69.8%
8Hair Salon79.6%72.2%65.4%
9Spa79.4%73.3%67.8%
10Dentist Office79.2%73.0%66.7%

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 Stadium District

  • #1 Opening a Convenience Store in Stadium District shows 78.2% Typical survivability, 87.7% Best and 72.6% Worst.
  • #2 Cafe (Ranked #2): 77.3% Typical in Stadium District. Best: 86.3%. Worst: 72.0%.
  • #3 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Stadium District: 79.9% Typical, 85.3% Best, 74.5% Worst.
  • #4 Clothing Store: 75.9% Typical across Stadium District; Best 84.0%, Worst 70.0%.
  • #5 Opening a Bar in Stadium District shows 74.5% Typical survivability, 82.7% Best and 68.4% Worst.

Strong Performers in Stadium District

  • #6 Eye Care Center (Ranked #6): 75.6% Typical in Stadium District. Best: 81.8%. Worst: 69.4%.
  • #7 Chiropractor Office is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Stadium District: 75.6% Typical, 81.4% Best, 69.8% Worst.
  • #8 Hair Salon: 72.2% Typical across Stadium District; Best 79.6%, Worst 65.4%.
  • #9 Opening a Spa in Stadium District shows 73.3% Typical survivability, 79.4% Best and 67.8% Worst.
  • #10 Dentist Office (Ranked #10): 73.0% Typical in Stadium District. Best: 79.2%. Worst: 66.7%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally


How much money could a business in Stadium District make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Stadium District 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

  • The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
  • Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
  • The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
  • StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.

What businesses should open next in Stadium District?

The top businesses to open next in Stadium District:

  • Convenience Stores: 78.2% Typical, 87.7% Best
  • Cafes: 77.3% Typical, 86.3% Best
  • Veterinary Clinics: 79.9% Typical, 85.3% Best

Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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 Stadium District draw on real Census conditions, including 94.4% employment and 8.7% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Stadium District 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 Stadium District.


What type of business should you rent your Stadium District storefront to?

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Veterinary Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Stadium District, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.

  • Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
  • StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Stadium District: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity


Should you rent your Stadium District storefront to a Convenience Store?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Convenience Store ranks as the top tenant type for your Stadium District storefront: 87.7% Best and 72.6% Worst.

  • StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.

What should I consider when opening a business in Stadium District?

Before committing to any location in Stadium District, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.

  • Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
  • StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
  • Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Stadium District.

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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.