Business Survivability in Dunlap, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dunlap is a Chicken Shop with a 81.6% 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 Chicken Shop in Dunlap (81.6% Typical, 88.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #69 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 67.7% two-year survival across the business types ranked here
- 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: November 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 Chicken Shop with a 81.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.7% Best; next is an Ethiopian Restaurant with 88.7% Best, followed by a Hair Salon with 86.9% Best. On Best, Chicken Shop is tied with Ethiopian Restaurant; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Dunlap a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's survivability rankings, Dunlap comes in at #69 of 94 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 67.7% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.7% Best is 7.1 points above 81.6% Typical in Dunlap.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Dunlap can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads Dunlap's 4.1% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
Employment and housing 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?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Dunlap moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Dunlap with the highest projected survivability for a Chicken Shop:
The highlighted area represents the address in Dunlap that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chicken Shop survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Dunlap?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Shop | 88.7% | 81.6% | 76.7% |
| 2 | Ethiopian Restaurant | 88.7% | 81.5% | 76.0% |
| 3 | Hair Salon | 86.9% | 77.9% | 73.0% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 86.5% | 81.4% | 76.3% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.7% | 79.5% | 74.3% |
| 6 | Pizza Restaurant | 84.6% | 76.6% | 71.6% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% | 77.5% | 73.8% |
| 8 | Acupuncture Clinic | 83.0% | 77.3% | 71.6% |
| 9 | Spa | 82.4% | 75.0% | 69.6% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 81.7% | 72.7% | 64.9% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
Ties on Best: Chicken Shop and Ethiopian Restaurant are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at Typical next.
Highest Survivability in Dunlap
- #1 Chicken Shop is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 81.6% Typical, 88.7% Best, 76.7% Worst.
- #2 Ethiopian Restaurant: 81.5% Typical across Dunlap; Best 88.7%, Worst 76.0%.
- #3 Opening a Hair Salon in Dunlap shows 77.9% Typical survivability, 86.9% Best and 73.0% Worst.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #4): 81.4% Typical in Dunlap. Best: 86.5%. Worst: 76.3%.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 79.5% Typical, 84.7% Best, 74.3% Worst.
Strong Performers in Dunlap
- #6 Pizza Restaurant: 76.6% Typical across Dunlap; Best 84.6%, Worst 71.6%.
- #7 Opening a Coffee Shop in Dunlap shows 77.5% Typical survivability, 84.0% Best and 73.8% Worst.
- #8 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #8): 77.3% Typical in Dunlap. Best: 83.0%. Worst: 71.6%.
- #9 Spa is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Dunlap: 75.0% Typical, 82.4% Best, 69.6% Worst.
- #10 Convenience Store: 72.7% Typical across Dunlap; Best 81.7%, Worst 64.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chicken Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- Ethiopian Restaurant: See how this compares to other cities →
- Hair Salon: 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, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Dunlap starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Dunlap?
The top businesses to open next in Dunlap:
- Chicken Shops: 81.6% Typical, 88.7% Best
- Ethiopian Restaurants: 81.5% Typical, 88.7% Best
- Hair Salons: 77.9% Typical, 86.9% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. Dunlap sits at 95.7% employment and 4.1% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Dunlap. StreetSpring's regular 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 Chicken Shop 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?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Dunlap, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Chicken Shops, Ethiopian Restaurants, and Hair Salons.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Dunlap: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dunlap storefront to a Chicken Shop?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Chicken Shop first among business types for Dunlap storefronts, with 88.7% Best and 76.7% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dunlap?
Don't commit to a storefront in Dunlap without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.