Business Survivability in Phinney Ridge, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge (~82% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #14 across all neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge 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 Pizza Restaurant with a 79.38% chance, followed by a Deli with a 79.22% chance.
Is Phinney Ridge a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places Phinney Ridge at #14 in Seattle for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Phinney Ridge show a ~8% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Phinney Ridge for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Commercial vacancy in Phinney Ridge sits at 9.8%, a figure that factors into survivability scores for every business type in this neighborhood.
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 Phinney Ridge?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Phinney Ridge that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Phinney Ridge:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Phinney Ridge. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Phinney Ridge?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.48% |
| 2 | Pizza Restaurant | 79.38% |
| 3 | Deli | 79.22% |
| 4 | Cafe | 79.12% |
| 5 | Grocery Store | 77.75% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 77.41% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 77.18% |
| 8 | Seafood Restaurant | 76.45% |
| 9 | Gym | 75.20% |
| 10 | Beauty Salon | 74.66% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Phinney Ridge
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 82.48% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Pizza Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Phinney Ridge: 79.38% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~76%.
- Deli — ~78%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.22% across Phinney Ridge.
- Opening a Cafe in Phinney Ridge shows 79.12% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Grocery Store (Ranked #5): 77.75% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Phinney Ridge
- Liquor Store is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Phinney Ridge: 77.41% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Coffee Shop — ~75%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.18% across Phinney Ridge.
- Opening a Seafood Restaurant in Phinney Ridge shows 76.45% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Gym (Ranked #9): 75.20% average in Phinney Ridge. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~71%.
- Beauty Salon is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Phinney Ridge: 74.66% chance on average, best at ~77%, challenging at ~72%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Deli — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge could lead to you making ~8% more than if you selected an average location, and ~19% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another — always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- Across every business type we've analyzed, location quality as measured by Survivability Score is the strongest predictor of financial performance.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Phinney Ridge?
The top businesses to open next in Phinney Ridge:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.48% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Pizza Restaurants — 79.38% average survival rate
- Delis — 79.22% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. 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. Phinney Ridge's employment rate (95.4%) and vacancy rate (9.8%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Phinney Ridge right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Phinney Ridge.
What type of business should you rent your Phinney Ridge storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Phinney Ridge are Veterinary Clinics, Pizza Restaurants, and Delis.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Phinney Ridge storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Phinney Ridge in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~85% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~79% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Phinney Ridge?
The Survivability Score for your specific address in Phinney Ridge is the most reliable signal you have before signing a lease — prioritize it above foot traffic estimates and demographic summaries.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Phinney Ridge right now.
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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.