Business Survivability in Olympic Hills, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Olympic Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% 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 Olympic Hills (~82% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #24 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 Olympic Hills 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 Olympic Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 81.65% chance, followed by a Grocery Store with a 78.97% chance.
Is Olympic Hills a good place to start a business?
Olympic Hills holds the #24 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 Olympic Hills reaches ~11% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Olympic Hills see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- With 96.1% of the local population employed, Olympic Hills presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Olympic Hills?
StreetSpring's Olympic Hills data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Olympic Hills:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Olympic Hills. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Olympic Hills?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.03% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 81.65% |
| 3 | Grocery Store | 78.97% |
| 4 | American Restaurant | 78.81% |
| 5 | Liquor Store | 78.43% |
| 6 | Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant | 78.14% |
| 7 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 77.62% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 76.61% |
| 9 | Smoke Shop | 75.81% |
| 10 | Nail Salon | 74.31% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Olympic Hills
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Olympic Hills shows 82.03% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #2): 81.65% average in Olympic Hills. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Olympic Hills: 78.97% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~76%.
- American Restaurant — ~76%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.81% across Olympic Hills.
- Opening a Liquor Store in Olympic Hills shows 78.43% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Olympic Hills
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant (Ranked #6): 78.14% average in Olympic Hills. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Asian Fusion Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Olympic Hills: 77.62% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
- Coffee Shop — ~73%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.61% across Olympic Hills.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Olympic Hills shows 75.81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~71%.
- Nail Salon (Ranked #10): 74.31% average in Olympic Hills. Best-case storefronts: ~77%. Challenging locations: ~71%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Grocery Store — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Olympic Hills make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Olympic Hills could lead to you making ~11% more than if you selected an average location, and ~26% 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Olympic Hills?
The top businesses to open next in Olympic Hills:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.03% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics — 81.65% average survival rate
- Grocery Stores — 78.97% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 5.5% commercial vacancy rate in Olympic Hills means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Olympic Hills. 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 Veterinary Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Olympic Hills.
What type of business should you rent your Olympic Hills storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Olympic Hills are Veterinary Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Grocery Stores.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Olympic Hills storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Olympic Hills. The best addresses show a ~85% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~78%.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Olympic Hills?
Don't commit to a storefront in Olympic Hills without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.
- StreetSpring's analysis consistently shows Revenue Capture Score predicts survival odds more accurately than demographic data or foot traffic estimates alone.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Olympic Hills to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.