Business Survivability in Alhambra, Phoenix
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Alhambra is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~84% 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 Alhambra (~84% average survival rate, ~89% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #3 across all neighborhoods in and around Phoenix
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Alhambra 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 Alhambra is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~89% chance; next is an Asian Fusion Restaurant with a 79.55% chance, followed by a Steakhouse with a 79.27% chance.
Is Alhambra a good place to start a business?
Alhambra is ranked number 3 across neighborhoods in and around Phoenix to start a business, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in Alhambra produce survivability scores ~14% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Alhambra, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical — a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- At 93.9% employed, Alhambra's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Alhambra?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Alhambra for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Alhambra:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Alhambra. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Alhambra?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.27% |
| 2 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 79.55% |
| 3 | Steakhouse | 79.27% |
| 4 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 79.25% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 78.57% |
| 6 | Grocery Store | 77.78% |
| 7 | Smoke Shop | 77.44% |
| 8 | Pet Grooming Shop | 76.41% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 75.61% |
| 10 | Liquor Store | 75.42% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Alhambra
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Alhambra: 84.27% chance on average, best at ~89%, challenging at ~79%.
- Asian Fusion Restaurant — ~73%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 79.55% across Alhambra.
- Opening a Steakhouse in Alhambra shows 79.27% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Japanese / Sushi Restaurant (Ranked #4): 79.25% average in Alhambra. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Dance Club is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Alhambra: 78.57% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~72%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Alhambra
- Grocery Store — ~69%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 77.78% across Alhambra.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Alhambra shows 77.44% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~71%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #8): 76.41% average in Alhambra. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~70%.
- Coffee Shop is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Alhambra: 75.61% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~68%.
- Liquor Store — ~64%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 75.42% across Alhambra.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Asian Fusion Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Steakhouse — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Alhambra make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Alhambra could lead to you making ~14% more than if you selected an average location, and ~34% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Alhambra?
The top businesses to open next in Alhambra:
- Veterinary Clinics — 84.27% average survival rate, ~89% at the best address
- Asian Fusion Restaurants — 79.55% average survival rate
- Steakhouses — 79.27% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Alhambra's 93.9% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Alhambra are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Alhambra.
What type of business should you rent your Alhambra storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Alhambra shows that Veterinary Clinics, Asian Fusion Restaurants, and Steakhouses rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. 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 Phoenix Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Alhambra storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Alhambra landlords — ~89% at the best addresses and ~79% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Alhambra?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Alhambra: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Alhambra address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Phoenix are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Phoenix: /resources/data/phoenix-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.