Business Survivability in Wallingford, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wallingford is a Seafood Restaurant with a 84.5% 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 Seafood Restaurant in Wallingford (84.5% Typical, 89.1% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #19 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 76.4% two-year survival 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 Wallingford 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 Wallingford is a Seafood Restaurant with a 84.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.1% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 89.0% Best, followed by a Coffee Shop with 88.7% Best.
Is Wallingford a good place to start a business?
Wallingford is ranked number 19 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle to start a business, with an average 76.4% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.1% Best is 4.6 points above 84.5% Typical in Wallingford.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Wallingford can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Wallingford will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 4.2% housing vacancy rate in Wallingford comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Wallingford?
StreetSpring's Wallingford data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Seafood Restaurant in Wallingford:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Seafood Restaurant in Wallingford. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Wallingford?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seafood Restaurant | 89.1% | 84.5% | 80.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.0% | 85.7% | 82.3% |
| 3 | Coffee Shop | 88.7% | 84.4% | 80.1% |
| 4 | Italian Restaurant | 88.6% | 82.0% | 76.7% |
| 5 | Mental Health Clinic | 87.3% | 82.0% | 76.6% |
| 6 | Bar | 86.9% | 81.1% | 76.6% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 86.9% | 82.0% | 77.1% |
| 8 | Smoke Shop | 86.7% | 79.4% | 75.4% |
| 9 | Dentist Office | 86.6% | 81.5% | 76.5% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 86.5% | 77.3% | 71.5% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Wallingford
- #1 Seafood Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Wallingford: 84.5% Typical, 89.1% Best, 80.0% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 85.7% Typical across Wallingford; Best 89.0%, Worst 82.3%.
- #3 Opening a Coffee Shop in Wallingford shows 84.4% Typical survivability, 88.7% Best and 80.1% Worst.
- #4 Italian Restaurant (Ranked #4): 82.0% Typical in Wallingford. Best: 88.6%. Worst: 76.7%.
- #5 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Wallingford: 82.0% Typical, 87.3% Best, 76.6% Worst.
Strong Performers in Wallingford
- #6 Bar: 81.1% Typical across Wallingford; Best 86.9%, Worst 76.6%.
- #7 Opening an Eye Care Center in Wallingford shows 82.0% Typical survivability, 86.9% Best and 77.1% Worst.
- #8 Smoke Shop (Ranked #8): 79.4% Typical in Wallingford. Best: 86.7%. Worst: 75.4%.
- #9 Dentist Office is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Wallingford: 81.5% Typical, 86.6% Best, 76.5% Worst.
- #10 Convenience Store: 77.3% Typical across Wallingford; Best 86.5%, Worst 71.5%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Seafood Restaurant: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Coffee Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Wallingford make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Wallingford 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 a decision you can check before you open.
- 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Wallingford?
The top businesses to open next in Wallingford:
- Seafood Restaurants: 84.5% Typical, 89.1% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 85.7% Typical, 89.0% Best
- Coffee Shops: 84.4% Typical, 88.7% Best
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 94.2% employment rate in Wallingford is a key signal of consumer health, and the 4.2% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Wallingford 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 Seafood Restaurant survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Wallingford.
What type of business should you rent your Wallingford storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Wallingford, Seafood Restaurants, Chiropractor Offices, and Coffee Shops consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. 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 Wallingford storefront to a Seafood Restaurant?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Seafood Restaurant as the highest-ranked tenant type for Wallingford, at 89.1% Best and 80.0% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Wallingford?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Wallingford before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Wallingford.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.