Business Survivability in Edwardsville, St. Louis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Edwardsville is an Eye Care Center with a 76.1% 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: an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville (76.1% Typical, 81.4% Best)
- Town rank: #36 of 69 towns around St. Louis
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 69.1% 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 Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville is an Eye Care Center with a 76.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 81.4% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 81.2% Best, followed by a Dentist Office with 81.0% Best.
Is Edwardsville a good place to start a business?
Edwardsville is ranked number 36 of 69 towns around St. Louis to start a business, with an average 69.1% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 81.4% Best is 5.3 points above 76.1% Typical in Edwardsville.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Edwardsville often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Edwardsville has a housing vacancy rate of 4.2% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Edwardsville?
StreetSpring scores each block in Edwardsville so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Edwardsville?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 81.4% | 76.1% | 70.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 81.2% | 76.5% | 71.9% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 81.0% | 76.1% | 71.2% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 80.7% | 75.9% | 71.0% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 79.1% | 74.2% | 69.4% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 78.3% | 73.4% | 68.5% |
| 10 | Veterinary Clinic | 76.7% | 70.3% | 64.0% |
| 12 | Day Care Center | 76.3% | 71.2% | 66.1% |
| 14 | Tea Shop | 76.2% | 71.1% | 66.0% |
| 20 | Grocery Store | 75.8% | 70.8% | 65.8% |
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 Edwardsville
- #1 Eye Care Center (Ranked #1): 76.1% Typical in Edwardsville. Best: 81.4%. Worst: 70.7%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Edwardsville: 76.5% Typical, 81.2% Best, 71.9% Worst.
- #3 Dentist Office: 76.1% Typical across Edwardsville; Best 81.0%, Worst 71.2%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Edwardsville shows 75.9% Typical survivability, 80.7% Best and 71.0% Worst.
- #8 Convenience Store (Ranked #8): 74.2% Typical in Edwardsville. Best: 79.1%. Worst: 69.4%.
Strong Performers in Edwardsville
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Edwardsville: 73.4% Typical, 78.3% Best, 68.5% Worst.
- #10 Veterinary Clinic: 70.3% Typical across Edwardsville; Best 76.7%, Worst 64.0%.
- #12 Opening a Day Care Center in Edwardsville shows 71.2% Typical survivability, 76.3% Best and 66.1% Worst.
- #14 Tea Shop (Ranked #14): 71.1% Typical in Edwardsville. Best: 76.2%. Worst: 66.0%.
- #20 Grocery Store is ranked #20 for top businesses to open in Edwardsville: 70.8% Typical, 75.8% Best, 65.8% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Edwardsville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Edwardsville 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Edwardsville?
The top businesses to open next in Edwardsville:
- Eye Care Centers: 76.1% Typical, 81.4% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.5% Typical, 81.2% Best
- Dentist Offices: 76.1% Typical, 81.0% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 Edwardsville's 94.0% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Edwardsville right now.
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- See the St. Louis Business Survivability Rankings
- See the St. Louis Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across St. Louis neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Edwardsville.
What type of business should you rent your Edwardsville storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Edwardsville, Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in St. Louis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Edwardsville storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Edwardsville in 2026, an Eye Care Center ranks first, at 81.4% Best and 70.7% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Edwardsville?
Location decisions in Edwardsville should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Edwardsville.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for St. Louis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for St. Louis: /resources/data/st-louis-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.