Business Survivability in Ashton Heights, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ashton Heights is a Coffee Shop with a 73.5% 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 Coffee Shop in Ashton Heights (73.5% Typical, 82.9% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #121 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 59.2% 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 Ashton Heights 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 Ashton Heights is a Coffee Shop with a 73.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 82.9% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 81.3% Best, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with 81.1% Best.
Is Ashton Heights a good place to start a business?
Ashton Heights is ranked number 121 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 59.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 82.9% Best is 9.4 points above 73.5% Typical in Ashton Heights.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Ashton Heights can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 97.4% of the local population employed, Ashton Heights presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Ashton Heights?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Ashton Heights give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Ashton Heights, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Coffee Shop in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Ashton Heights that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Coffee Shop survivability. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Ashton Heights?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee Shop | 82.9% | 73.5% | 66.4% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 81.3% | 72.6% | 63.9% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 81.1% | 73.6% | 66.1% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 75.9% | 66.3% | 56.8% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 73.5% | 64.8% | 56.1% |
| 6 | Convenience Store | 73.2% | 65.0% | 56.9% |
| 7 | Cafe | 72.6% | 65.1% | 57.6% |
| 8 | Bar | 71.1% | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 71.0% | 64.9% | 58.7% |
| 11 | Spa | 69.4% | 61.4% | 53.5% |
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 Ashton Heights
- #1 Opening a Coffee Shop in Ashton Heights shows 73.5% Typical survivability, 82.9% Best and 66.4% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 72.6% Typical in Ashton Heights. Best: 81.3%. Worst: 63.9%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Ashton Heights: 73.6% Typical, 81.1% Best, 66.1% Worst.
- #4 Laundromat: 66.3% Typical across Ashton Heights; Best 75.9%, Worst 56.8%.
- #5 Opening a Hair Salon in Ashton Heights shows 64.8% Typical survivability, 73.5% Best and 56.1% Worst.
Strong Performers in Ashton Heights
- #6 Convenience Store (Ranked #6): 65.0% Typical in Ashton Heights. Best: 73.2%. Worst: 56.9%.
- #7 Cafe is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Ashton Heights: 65.1% Typical, 72.6% Best, 57.6% Worst.
- #8 Bar: 63.0% Typical across Ashton Heights; Best 71.1%, Worst 55.0%.
- #9 Opening an Eye Care Center in Ashton Heights shows 64.9% Typical survivability, 71.0% Best and 58.7% Worst.
- #11 Spa (Ranked #11): 61.4% Typical in Ashton Heights. Best: 69.4%. Worst: 53.5%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Coffee Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Ashton Heights make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Ashton Heights 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Ashton Heights?
The top businesses to open next in Ashton Heights:
- Coffee Shops: 73.5% Typical, 82.9% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 72.6% Typical, 81.3% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 73.6% Typical, 81.1% Best
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Ashton Heights's 97.4% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Ashton Heights. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Coffee Shop survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Ashton Heights.
What type of business should you rent your Ashton Heights storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Ashton Heights are Coffee Shops, Chiropractor Offices, and Veterinary Clinics.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Ashton Heights: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Ashton Heights storefront to a Coffee Shop?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Ashton Heights in 2026, a Coffee Shop ranks first, at 82.9% Best and 66.4% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Ashton Heights?
In Ashton Heights, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for Washington DC are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Washington DC: /resources/data/washington-dc-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.