Business Survivability in Mill Park, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Mill Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% 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 Mill Park (~85% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #12 across all neighborhoods in and around Portland
- 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 Mill 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 Mill Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Cafe with a 79.65% chance, followed by a Pizza Restaurant with a 79.44% chance.
Is Mill Park a good place to start a business?
Mill Park holds the #12 position in and around Portland for new business survivability, averaging ~78% across all analyzed business types.
- StreetSpring data shows the best-fit business types at prime Mill Park addresses outperform the neighborhood average by ~5%.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Mill Park, 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.
- With a 94.0% employment rate, Mill Park has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Mill Park?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Mill Park maximize a business's chances of success. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Mill Park:
The highlighted area represents the address in Mill Park that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Mill Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.78% |
| 2 | Cafe | 79.65% |
| 3 | Pizza Restaurant | 79.44% |
| 4 | Steakhouse | 79.27% |
| 5 | Smoke Shop | 77.08% |
| 6 | Gym | 76.51% |
| 7 | Pet Grooming Shop | 76.08% |
| 8 | Pet Boarding Facility | 75.70% |
| 9 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 75.45% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 73.96% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Mill Park
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 84.78% average in Mill Park. Best-case storefronts: ~87%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
- Cafe is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Mill Park: 79.65% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~75%.
- Pizza Restaurant — ~76%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.44% across Mill Park.
- Opening a Steakhouse in Mill Park shows 79.27% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Smoke Shop (Ranked #5): 77.08% average in Mill Park. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Mill Park
- Gym is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Mill Park: 76.51% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~71%.
- Pet Grooming Shop — ~73%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.08% across Mill Park.
- Opening a Pet Boarding Facility in Mill Park shows 75.70% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #9): 75.45% average in Mill Park. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Coffee Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Mill Park: 73.96% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~70%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Mill Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Mill Park could lead to you making ~5% more than if you selected an average location, and ~15% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Mill Park?
The top businesses to open next in Mill Park:
- Veterinary Clinics — 84.78% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Cafes — 79.65% average survival rate
- Pizza Restaurants — 79.44% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. Mill Park sits at 94.0% employment and 3.3% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Mill Park are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Portland Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Portland Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Portland neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Mill Park.
What type of business should you rent your Mill Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the highest-survivability tenant types for a storefront in Mill Park are Veterinary Clinics, Cafes, and Pizza Restaurants.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Mill Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Mill Park storefronts, with a best-case score of ~87% and a floor of ~82% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Mill Park?
When evaluating potential locations in Mill Park, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture Score is the single best indicator of whether a business will thrive at a location.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Mill Park at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Portland are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Portland: /resources/data/portland-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.