Business Survivability in Georgetown, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Georgetown is a Chicken Shop 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 Chicken Shop in Georgetown (~80% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #5 across all neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: ~77% 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown is a Chicken Shop 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 Pizza Restaurant with a 78.48% chance, followed by a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a 77.72% chance.
Is Georgetown a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Seattle, Georgetown ranks #5 for business survivability with a ~77% average Survivability Score.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in Georgetown produce survivability scores ~9% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Georgetown see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- At 93.3% employed, Georgetown's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Georgetown?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Georgetown for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Georgetown, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chicken Shop in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chicken Shop in Georgetown. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Georgetown?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Shop | 79.99% |
| 2 | Pizza Restaurant | 78.48% |
| 3 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 77.72% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 76.54% |
| 5 | Smoke Shop | 76.05% |
| 6 | Grocery Store | 75.23% |
| 7 | Dance Club | 74.20% |
| 8 | Liquor Store | 73.96% |
| 9 | Pet Grooming Shop | 72.38% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 69.30% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Georgetown
- Opening a Chicken Shop in Georgetown shows 79.99% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Pizza Restaurant (Ranked #2): 78.48% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 77.72% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~73%.
- Coffee Shop — ~71%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 76.54% across Georgetown.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Georgetown shows 76.05% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~70%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Georgetown
- Grocery Store (Ranked #6): 75.23% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~70%.
- Dance Club is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 74.20% chance on average, best at ~78%, challenging at ~69%.
- Liquor Store — ~69%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 73.96% across Georgetown.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Georgetown shows 72.38% average survivability. Top locations reach ~76%; lower-end sites show ~68%.
- Laundromat (Ranked #10): 69.30% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: ~77%. Challenging locations: ~61%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chicken Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Georgetown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Georgetown could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~25% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Across every business type we've analyzed, location quality as measured by Survivability Score is the strongest predictor of financial performance.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Georgetown?
The top businesses to open next in Georgetown:
- Chicken Shops — 79.99% average survival rate, ~83% at the best address
- Pizza Restaurants — 78.48% average survival rate
- Bangladeshi Restaurants — 77.72% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Georgetown's employment rate (93.3%) and vacancy rate (8.7%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Georgetown right now.
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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 Georgetown.
What type of business should you rent your Georgetown storefront to?
For landlords in Georgetown, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Chicken Shops, Pizza Restaurants, and Bangladeshi Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 Georgetown storefront to a Chicken Shop?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chicken Shop ranks as the top tenant type for your Georgetown storefront — best-case locations show a ~83% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~75%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Georgetown?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Georgetown address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now — make it the first number you check.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- StreetSpring offers free access to its survivability scores — see how your shortlisted Georgetown addresses rank right now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.