Business Survivability in Dunlap, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dunlap is a Grocery Store with a ~80% 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 Grocery Store in Dunlap (~80% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #32 across all neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: ~75% 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 Dunlap 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 Dunlap is a Grocery Store with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Deli with a 78.50% chance, followed by a Coffee Shop with a 77.03% chance.
Is Dunlap a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Dunlap #32 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Seattle, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~75%.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Dunlap show a ~9% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Dunlap can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Dunlap will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- A 95.7% employment rate in Dunlap 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 Dunlap?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Dunlap maximize a business's chances of success. Here is the top survivability address for a Grocery Store in Dunlap, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Grocery Store in Dunlap. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Dunlap?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grocery Store | 79.81% |
| 2 | Deli | 78.50% |
| 3 | Coffee Shop | 77.03% |
| 4 | Ethiopian Restaurant | 76.20% |
| 5 | Pizza Restaurant | 75.77% |
| 6 | Gym | 75.45% |
| 7 | Beauty Salon | 74.22% |
| 8 | Smoke Shop | 74.14% |
| 9 | Tanning Salon | 73.42% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 71.57% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Dunlap
- Grocery Store — ~77%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 79.81% across Dunlap.
- Opening a Deli in Dunlap shows 78.50% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #3): 77.03% average in Dunlap. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Ethiopian Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 76.20% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~74%.
- Pizza Restaurant — ~74%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 75.77% across Dunlap.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Dunlap
- Opening a Gym in Dunlap shows 75.45% average survivability. Top locations reach ~77%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Beauty Salon (Ranked #7): 74.22% average in Dunlap. Best-case storefronts: ~77%. Challenging locations: ~70%.
- Smoke Shop is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 74.14% chance on average, best at ~77%, challenging at ~69%.
- Tanning Salon — ~67%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 73.42% across Dunlap.
- Opening a Hair Salon in Dunlap shows 71.57% average survivability. Top locations reach ~75%; lower-end sites show ~68%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Grocery Store — See how this compares to other cities →
- Deli — See how this compares to other cities →
- Coffee Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dunlap make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Dunlap could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~17% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Dunlap?
The top businesses to open next in Dunlap:
- Grocery Stores — 79.81% average survival rate, ~83% at the best address
- Delis — 78.50% average survival rate
- Coffee Shops — 77.03% 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. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 95.7% employment rate in Dunlap is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 4.1% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Dunlap. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Grocery Store survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dunlap.
What type of business should you rent your Dunlap storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Dunlap, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Grocery Stores, Delis, and Coffee Shops as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually. 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 Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dunlap storefront to a Grocery Store?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Grocery Store at the top of the survivability rankings for Dunlap storefronts, with a best-case score of ~83% and a floor of ~77% at the most challenging addresses.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dunlap?
Among all the criteria to weigh when opening a business in Dunlap, Survivability Score carries the most predictive weight — choose the address with the highest score your budget allows.
- The Revenue Capture Score at a specific address explains more about likely business success than any other available metric.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.