Business Survivability in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Strawberry Mansion is a Cafe with a 77.8% 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 Cafe in Strawberry Mansion (77.8% Typical, 87.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #100 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 63.1% 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 Strawberry Mansion 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 Strawberry Mansion is a Cafe with a 77.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 87.2% Best; next is a Convenience Store with 86.1% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 82.0% Best.
Is Strawberry Mansion a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Strawberry Mansion comes in at #100 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 63.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 87.2% Best is 9.4 points above 77.8% Typical in Strawberry Mansion.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Strawberry Mansion often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- StreetSpring's model reads Strawberry Mansion's 19.7% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Strawberry Mansion?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Strawberry Mansion moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Cafe in Strawberry Mansion per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Cafe in Strawberry Mansion based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 87.2% | 77.8% | 72.5% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 86.1% | 76.6% | 70.2% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 82.0% | 77.9% | 73.7% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 81.8% | 76.3% | 70.9% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 80.2% | 75.4% | 70.7% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 80.1% | 75.4% | 70.7% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 79.4% | 72.5% | 65.7% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 78.2% | 71.0% | 63.7% |
| 12 | Hair Salon | 76.8% | 70.1% | 63.3% |
| 13 | Spa | 75.3% | 69.9% | 64.6% |
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 Strawberry Mansion
- #1 Cafe (Ranked #1): 77.8% Typical in Strawberry Mansion. Best: 87.2%. Worst: 72.5%.
- #2 Convenience Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 76.6% Typical, 86.1% Best, 70.2% Worst.
- #3 Chiropractor Office: 77.9% Typical across Strawberry Mansion; Best 82.0%, Worst 73.7%.
- #4 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Strawberry Mansion shows 76.3% Typical survivability, 81.8% Best and 70.9% Worst.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #5): 75.4% Typical in Strawberry Mansion. Best: 80.2%. Worst: 70.7%.
Strong Performers in Strawberry Mansion
- #6 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 75.4% Typical, 80.1% Best, 70.7% Worst.
- #10 Clothing Store: 72.5% Typical across Strawberry Mansion; Best 79.4%, Worst 65.7%.
- #11 Opening a Laundromat in Strawberry Mansion shows 71.0% Typical survivability, 78.2% Best and 63.7% Worst.
- #12 Hair Salon (Ranked #12): 70.1% Typical in Strawberry Mansion. Best: 76.8%. Worst: 63.3%.
- #13 Spa is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 69.9% Typical, 75.3% Best, 64.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Strawberry Mansion 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 Strawberry Mansion 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.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Strawberry Mansion?
The top businesses to open next in Strawberry Mansion:
- Cafes: 77.8% Typical, 87.2% Best
- Convenience Stores: 76.6% Typical, 86.1% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.9% Typical, 82.0% Best
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. Strawberry Mansion's 83.2% employment rate and 19.7% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Strawberry Mansion 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 Strawberry Mansion.
What type of business should you rent your Strawberry Mansion storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Strawberry Mansion, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Cafes, Convenience Stores, and Chiropractor Offices.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Strawberry Mansion: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Strawberry Mansion storefront to a Cafe?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Cafe first among business types for Strawberry Mansion storefronts, with 87.2% Best and 72.5% Worst.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Strawberry Mansion?
Before committing to any location in Strawberry Mansion, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Strawberry Mansion.
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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.