Business Survivability in Renton, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Renton is a Beauty Salon with a 77.6% 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 Beauty Salon in Renton (77.6% Typical, 86.0% Best)
- Town rank: #17 of 23 towns around Seattle
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 68.5% 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 Renton 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 Renton is a Beauty Salon with a 77.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.0% Best; next is a Veterinary Clinic with 85.8% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 83.6% Best.
Is Renton a good place to start a business?
Renton is ranked number 17 of 23 towns around Seattle to start a business, with an average 68.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.0% Best is 8.4 points above 77.6% Typical in Renton.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Renton can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Renton will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Housing vacancy in Renton sits at 4.6%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Renton?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Renton for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Renton for a Beauty Salon:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Beauty Salon in Renton. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Renton?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty Salon | 86.0% | 77.6% | 72.9% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% | 80.8% | 75.8% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 83.6% | 77.9% | 72.2% |
| 4 | Spa | 82.3% | 75.6% | 70.8% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 81.4% | 75.0% | 70.1% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 81.3% | 74.5% | 69.3% |
| 7 | Bar | 80.2% | 74.3% | 69.4% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 80.2% | 74.1% | 68.0% |
| 9 | Acupuncture Clinic | 80.1% | 74.0% | 67.8% |
| 13 | Eye Care Center | 79.4% | 72.9% | 66.5% |
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.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Renton
- #1 Beauty Salon (Ranked #1): 77.6% Typical in Renton. Best: 86.0%. Worst: 72.9%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Renton: 80.8% Typical, 85.8% Best, 75.8% Worst.
- #3 Chiropractor Office: 77.9% Typical across Renton; Best 83.6%, Worst 72.2%.
- #4 Opening a Spa in Renton shows 75.6% Typical survivability, 82.3% Best and 70.8% Worst.
- #5 Hair Salon (Ranked #5): 75.0% Typical in Renton. Best: 81.4%. Worst: 70.1%.
Strong Performers in Renton
- #6 Coffee Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Renton: 74.5% Typical, 81.3% Best, 69.3% Worst.
- #7 Bar: 74.3% Typical across Renton; Best 80.2%, Worst 69.4%.
- #8 Opening a Dentist Office in Renton shows 74.1% Typical survivability, 80.2% Best and 68.0% Worst.
- #9 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #9): 74.0% Typical in Renton. Best: 80.1%. Worst: 67.8%.
- #13 Eye Care Center is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Renton: 72.9% Typical, 79.4% Best, 66.5% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Beauty Salon: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Renton make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Renton 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
- 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.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Renton?
The top businesses to open next in Renton:
- Beauty Salons: 77.6% Typical, 86.0% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.8% Typical, 85.8% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.9% Typical, 83.6% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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. With Renton's 95.5% 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 regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Renton 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 Beauty Salon survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Renton.
What type of business should you rent your Renton storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Renton, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Beauty Salons, Veterinary Clinics, and Chiropractor Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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 Renton storefront to a Beauty Salon?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Beauty Salon in Renton: it posts 86.0% Best, and 72.9% Worst.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Renton?
Don't commit to a storefront in Renton without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Renton.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.