Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the best and worst neighborhoods in San Antonio for new businesses by survivability score. See which areas give you the best chance of lasting more than two years.
Last reviewed: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Top neighborhood: The Dominion: ~83% best-case survivability, ~80% average across all business types
- Most challenging: Enchanted Village Greater Harmony Hills: ~78% average survivability
- 9 neighborhoods analyzed across the San Antonio metro
- 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 89 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points. Your specific business type and address will differ.
- See our full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- 10 Best Neighborhoods to Open a Business
- Hardest Places to Open a Business
- Where Would a Business Make the Most Money?
- What Should I Consider When Opening?
- Where to Start & How to Find Data
- Advice for Landlords
- Tools for Tenant-Rep Agents
- Why Do Survival Rates Vary?
- What Is a Survivability Score?
- How Does StreetSpring Compare?
- What Each Neighborhood Specializes In
- Related Resources
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis shows The Dominion is the strongest neighborhood in San Antonio for new businesses, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance of lasting more than two years. Across all business types that could open in The Dominion, the average location shows a ~80% chance of lasting more than two years. Still, specific site selection matters, since some of the best-performing blocks can be found in neighborhoods that might not look ideal at first glance.
What Are the 10 Best Neighborhoods in or Around San Antonio to Open a Business?
The top 10 neighborhoods in or around San Antonio to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | Avg Survival | Best Locations | Challenging Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dominion | 80.19% | ~83% | ~77% |
| 2 | Legend Hills Crownridge Of Texas | 79.20% | ~79% | ~79% |
| 3 | Sonterra Stone Oak | 78.29% | ~82% | ~75% |
| 4 | Shearer Hills Ridgeview | 78.12% | ~82% | ~75% |
| 5 | Enchanted Village Greater Harmony Hills | 77.84% | ~78% | ~78% |
| 6 | Greater Harmony Hills | 77.22% | ~80% | ~74% |
| 7 | Heritage | 77.20% | ~79% | ~75% |
| 8 | Quintana Community | 76.89% | ~81% | ~74% |
| 9 | Mission Trace Vance Jackson | 76.50% | ~77% | ~76% |
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What Are the Hardest Places in or Around San Antonio to Open a Business?
The hardest neighborhoods in or around San Antonio to open a business are:
| # | Neighborhood | Best Locations | Challenging Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Enchanted Village Greater Harmony Hills | 77.84% | ~78% |
| 6 | Greater Harmony Hills | 77.22% | ~74% |
| 7 | Heritage | 77.20% | ~75% |
| 8 | Quintana Community | 76.89% | ~74% |
| 9 | Mission Trace Vance Jackson | 76.50% | ~76% |
That said, neighborhood averages don't tell the whole story: there are standout locations even in areas that may appear less suitable. Neighborhood rankings are useful, but the exact odds for your location can only be seen by running a current survivability check in StreetSpring.
Where in or Around San Antonio Would a Business Make the Most Money?
StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. In The Dominion, the best possible location offers ~14% better survival odds than the average location in or around San Antonio, meaning a meaningfully higher probability of still operating after two years. On the other hand, in Enchanted Village Greater Harmony Hills, the most challenging locations show survival odds that are roughly ~0% below the city average.
Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails. Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis for San Antonio, you can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free to select the location that puts you in the best position to succeed.
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What Should I Consider When Opening a Business in or Around San Antonio?
The single most important decision when opening a brick-and-mortar business is where you locate, and Survivability Score is the most reliable guide to that decision. Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location. Market share is projected by analyzing the full competitive landscape (primary, secondary, and tertiary competitors at multiple distance bands) combined with consumer spending patterns for the specific address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. Complementary competitors can co-exist profitably, especially when they create a critical mass that draws customers from further away (this is why car dealerships often cluster together) however, a saturated market leaves too little revenue for any single operator to capture enough share to survive. Consumer spending forecasts are generated separately for each business type using proprietary models trained on hundreds of thousands of U.S. business outcomes, so the spending potential for a coffee shop and a nail salon at the same address will differ significantly; thus, a Deli will have a different forecasted spend than a Bangladeshi Restaurant, a Singaporean Restaurant, a Day Care Center, and others, and all of those would have different projections for each location. StreetSpring's proprietary models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate and current.
This can be summarized as:
Revenue Capture Score = Projected Market Share × Forecasted Spend on Specific Business
Here are the top 3 neighborhoods in and around San Antonio by Revenue Capture Score across all possible brick-and-mortar businesses:
- The Dominion
- Legend Hills Crownridge Of Texas
- Sonterra Stone Oak
Some other important factors to consider:
Ownership Rates: Survivability Scores for service-oriented businesses improve in areas with high homeownership, where customers are more likely to become regulars rather than transient visitors. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around San Antonio with the highest ownership rates are: The Dominion, Heritage, and Quintana Community.
Employment Rates: Employment rate is a key input for businesses sensitive to consumer spending cycles: areas with low unemployment tend to show stronger and more stable demand for discretionary purchases. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around San Antonio with the highest employment rates are: The Dominion, Greater Harmony Hills, and Quintana Community.
Occupancy Rates: Surrounding occupancy rates affect survivability for every business type: empty storefronts reduce pedestrian activity and signal weakening demand in the area. The top 3 neighborhoods in and around San Antonio with the highest occupancy rates are: Heritage, The Dominion, and Greater Harmony Hills.
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Where Should I Start, and How Do I Find the Right Data for San Antonio?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, The Dominion, Legend Hills Crownridge Of Texas, and Sonterra Stone Oak are the strongest starting points in or around San Antonio, but the best neighborhood for your specific business type may differ from these overall rankings.
- Best businesses by neighborhood: A full breakdown of the top business types to open in each San Antonio neighborhood (including survivability scores by type) is at San Antonio Business Survivability Rankings.
- Best neighborhoods for your business type: If you already know your category, that same guide lets you filter by business type to see which neighborhoods score highest for your specific concept.
- Address-level scores: StreetSpring's live tool shows a survivability score for any business type at any exact address in or around San Antonio: updated weekly.
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Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending, which is why StreetSpring's real-time tool is the best place to check today's survivability score for a particular location.
What Should Landlords in or Around San Antonio Know When Evaluating Tenant Success?
Aggregate neighborhood scores obscure the specific opportunities and risks at each individual property and storefront. Landlords who match tenants to addresses based on survivability data see lower vacancy rates and stronger long-term NOI.
See how landlords can use these forecasts to improve occupancy and NOI: Landlord Representatives Guide
Try StreetSpring to see the Survivability Score for 500+ business types at your storefront's address.
What Tools Can Tenant-Rep Agents Use to Find the Most Promising Locations in San Antonio?
Traditional site-selection processes focus on demographics and foot traffic, which describe a market but don't predict business survivability, but StreetSpring highlights which addresses offer the best odds for long-term success across every business subtype in and around San Antonio. For a breakdown of the AI tools agents use to select the strongest sites, see: AI Tools for Tenant Reps
Why Do Business Survival Rates Vary So Much Between Neighborhoods in San Antonio?
Two storefronts on the same street can have meaningfully different odds of lasting two years: the block level matters as much as the neighborhood. Location uniqueness explains why the same concept can thrive on one block and fail two blocks away: the address-level variables compound in ways that neighborhood averages cannot capture. Our research explains why U.S. business survival rates haven't risen in decades, and how location drives outcomes more than concept: Why Survival Rates Aren't Increasing
What Is a Survivability Score and How Does StreetSpring Calculate It?
A Survivability Score is a data-driven probability: the likelihood that a specific business type will survive its first two years at a specific address. StreetSpring calculates this from 100+ factors including competitive density, forecasted spend, and mobility patterns. Learn more → 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.
How Does StreetSpring Compare to Other Site-Selection Tools?
The key difference between StreetSpring and traditional site-selection tools is outcome focus: StreetSpring tells you if the business will survive, not just what the foot traffic looks like today. Full comparison →
What Each Neighborhood Specializes In
Every neighborhood has its specialty. Even San Antonio's lower-ranked neighborhoods have business types that thrive there. Below are the strongest subtypes for neighborhoods at different points in the San Antonio ranking:
River-Road: ranked #7 of 12: a middle-of-the-pack San Antonio neighborhood
- Filipino Restaurant (82.61% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Russian Restaurant (81.53% chance of lasting two or more years)
- American Restaurant (81.34% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Italian Restaurant (81.33% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Diner (81.32% chance of lasting two or more years)
Lavaca: ranked #12 of 12: among San Antonio's lower-ranked neighborhoods
- Acupuncture Clinic (85.50% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Day Care Center (81.23% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Indonesian Restaurant (80.40% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Kosher Restaurant (80.35% chance of lasting two or more years)
- Ukrainian Restaurant (79.63% chance of lasting two or more years)
Even neighborhood #12 in San Antonio has business types that succeed there. The question isn't whether a neighborhood is good: it's good FOR WHAT.
Related Resources
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. See the full rankings and get a live survivability score for any address in San Antonio.
- San Antonio Business Survivability Rankings: overall rankings by business type across all San Antonio neighborhoods
- Business Survivability in The Dominion
- Business Survivability in Legend Hills Crownridge Of Texas
- Business Survivability in Sonterra Stone Oak
- StreetSpring Methodology
Technical note: Aggregated survivability rankings for San Antonio are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
View technical data for San Antonio
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.