Business Survivability in Beacon Hill, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Beacon Hill is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a ~79% 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 Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill (~79% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #25 across all neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: ~76% 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 Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 78.06% chance, followed by a Grocery Store with a 77.98% chance.
Is Beacon Hill a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's neighborhood survivability rankings, Beacon Hill comes in at #25, with an average Survivability Score of ~76% across all business types.
- At the strongest addresses in Beacon Hill, the most viable business types score ~18% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Beacon Hill for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- A 97.3% employment rate in Beacon Hill means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Beacon Hill?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Beacon Hill offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Beacon Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 79.45% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 78.06% |
| 3 | Grocery Store | 77.98% |
| 4 | Brunch Restaurant | 77.97% |
| 5 | Diner | 77.24% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 77.15% |
| 7 | Gym | 75.96% |
| 8 | Liquor Store | 75.94% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 73.59% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 71.99% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Beacon Hill
- Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Beacon Hill shows 79.45% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #2): 78.06% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Beacon Hill: 77.98% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~74%.
- Brunch Restaurant — ~75%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 77.97% across Beacon Hill.
- Opening a Diner in Beacon Hill shows 77.24% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Beacon Hill
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #6): 77.15% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~71%.
- Gym is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Beacon Hill: 75.96% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~73%.
- Liquor Store — ~71%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 75.94% across Beacon Hill.
- Opening a Convenience Store in Beacon Hill shows 73.59% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~68%.
- Hair Salon (Ranked #10): 71.99% average in Beacon Hill. Best-case storefronts: ~76%. Challenging locations: ~68%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Physical Therapy Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Grocery Store — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Beacon Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Beacon Hill could lead to you making ~18% more than if you selected an average location, and ~31% 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 single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Survivability Score is not just a survival metric — it's a revenue predictor, and the higher the score, the stronger the long-term financial outlook.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Beacon Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Beacon Hill:
- Physical Therapy Clinics — 79.45% average survival rate, ~84% at the best address
- Salad Shops — 78.06% average survival rate
- Grocery Stores — 77.98% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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. Beacon Hill's combination of 97.3% employment and 6.1% vacancy creates the conditions that define which business types thrive here and which struggle. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Beacon Hill are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Physical Therapy Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Beacon Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Beacon Hill storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business categories with the strongest long-term lease retention in Beacon Hill are Physical Therapy Clinics, Salad Shops, and Grocery Stores.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Beacon Hill storefront to a Physical Therapy Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Beacon Hill in 2026, a Physical Therapy Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~84% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~76% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- 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 Beacon Hill?
In Beacon Hill, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Beacon Hill right now.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. Aggregated survivability rankings for Seattle are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Seattle: /resources/data/seattle-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.