Business Survivability in Maple Leaf, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Maple Leaf is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~81% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Maple Leaf (~81% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #26 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 Maple Leaf 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 Maple Leaf is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is an Asian Fusion Restaurant with a 78.44% chance, followed by a Brunch Restaurant with a 78.20% chance.
Is Maple Leaf a good place to start a business?
Maple Leaf holds the #26 position in and around Seattle for new business survivability, averaging ~77% across all analyzed business types.
- The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Maple Leaf reaches ~10% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Maple Leaf often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
- The 96.2% employment rate in Maple Leaf supports consumer spending, while a 3.3% vacancy rate reflects available storefronts — both of which shape the survivability landscape for any new business here.
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 Maple Leaf?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Maple Leaf that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in Maple Leaf per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Maple Leaf based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Maple Leaf?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 81.54% |
| 2 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 78.44% |
| 3 | Brunch Restaurant | 78.20% |
| 4 | Grocery Store | 78.12% |
| 5 | Liquor Store | 78.01% |
| 6 | Hawaiian Restaurant | 77.95% |
| 7 | Gym | 77.94% |
| 8 | Dessert Shop | 77.44% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 77.22% |
| 10 | Smoke Shop | 74.67% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Maple Leaf
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Maple Leaf shows 81.54% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Asian Fusion Restaurant (Ranked #2): 78.44% average in Maple Leaf. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Brunch Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Maple Leaf: 78.20% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
- Grocery Store — ~75%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.12% across Maple Leaf.
- Opening a Liquor Store in Maple Leaf shows 78.01% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Maple Leaf
- Hawaiian Restaurant (Ranked #6): 77.95% average in Maple Leaf. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Gym is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Maple Leaf: 77.94% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
- Dessert Shop — ~74%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.44% across Maple Leaf.
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Maple Leaf shows 77.22% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Smoke Shop (Ranked #10): 74.67% average in Maple Leaf. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~69%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Asian Fusion Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Brunch Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Maple Leaf make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Maple Leaf could lead to you making ~10% more than if you selected an average location, and ~20% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Maple Leaf?
The top businesses to open next in Maple Leaf:
- Veterinary Clinics — 81.54% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Asian Fusion Restaurants — 78.44% average survival rate
- Brunch Restaurants — 78.20% 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 accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. With Maple Leaf's 96.2% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Maple Leaf are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Maple Leaf.
What type of business should you rent your Maple Leaf storefront to?
For landlords in Maple Leaf, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Asian Fusion Restaurants, and Brunch Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Maple Leaf — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Maple Leaf storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Maple Leaf: best-in-class addresses achieve ~85% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~79% — above average for most business types.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Maple Leaf?
The Survivability Score for your specific address in Maple Leaf is the most reliable signal you have before signing a lease — prioritize it above foot traffic estimates and demographic summaries.
- The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Maple Leaf to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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.