Business Survivability in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Strawberry Mansion is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% 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 Strawberry Mansion (~83% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #86 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~77% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 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 Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Diner with a 79.62% chance, followed by a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant with a 79.49% chance.
Is Strawberry Mansion a good place to start a business?
Among all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, Strawberry Mansion ranks #86 for business survivability, with an average ~77% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At the strongest addresses in Strawberry Mansion, the most viable business types score ~13% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Strawberry Mansion can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Strawberry Mansion will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Strawberry Mansion's 19.7% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.
Employment and 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?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Strawberry Mansion — so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Strawberry Mansion:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Strawberry Mansion. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Strawberry Mansion?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.17% |
| 2 | Diner | 79.62% |
| 3 | Southern Food Restaurant | 79.49% |
| 4 | Caribbean / Latin Restaurant | 78.42% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 77.50% |
| 6 | Day Care Center | 76.46% |
| 7 | Grocery Store | 76.45% |
| 8 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 76.11% |
| 9 | Pet Grooming Shop | 75.96% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 74.65% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Strawberry Mansion
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 83.17% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~80%.
- Diner — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.62% across Strawberry Mansion.
- Opening a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant in Strawberry Mansion shows 79.49% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant (Ranked #4): 78.42% average in Strawberry Mansion. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Dance Club is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 77.50% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Strawberry Mansion
- Day Care Center — ~72%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 76.46% across Strawberry Mansion.
- Opening a Grocery Store in Strawberry Mansion shows 76.45% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #8): 76.11% average in Strawberry Mansion. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Pet Grooming Shop is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Strawberry Mansion: 75.96% chance on average, best at ~78%, challenging at ~73%.
- Coffee Shop — ~71%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 74.65% across Strawberry Mansion.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Diner — See how this compares to other cities →
- Southern Food Restaurant — 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, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Strawberry Mansion could lead to you making ~13% more than if you selected an average location, and ~23% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Strawberry Mansion?
The top businesses to open next in Strawberry Mansion:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.17% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Diners — 79.62% average survival rate
- Southern Food Restaurants — 79.49% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 Strawberry Mansion are grounded in real economic conditions: 83.2% employment and 19.7% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Strawberry Mansion today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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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?
For landlords in Strawberry Mansion, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Diners, and Southern Food Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Strawberry Mansion storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Strawberry Mansion. The best addresses show a ~87% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~80%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
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.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.