Business Survivability in Crestwood, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Crestwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% 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 Chiropractor Office in Crestwood (83.2% Typical, 86.9% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #66 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 69.9% 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 Crestwood 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 Crestwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.9% Best; next is a Dentist Office with 85.8% Best, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with 85.1% Best.
Is Crestwood a good place to start a business?
In Washington DC's survivability rankings, Crestwood comes in at #66 of 129 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 69.9% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.9% Best is 3.7 points above 83.2% Typical in Crestwood.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Crestwood can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads Crestwood's 5.9% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Crestwood?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Crestwood moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Crestwood with the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office:
The highlighted area represents the address in Crestwood that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Crestwood?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 86.9% | 83.2% | 79.5% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 85.8% | 81.3% | 76.8% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 85.1% | 80.4% | 75.7% |
| 7 | Bar | 82.4% | 75.8% | 71.2% |
| 8 | Spa | 81.8% | 75.1% | 70.0% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 81.6% | 74.8% | 69.6% |
| 10 | Gym | 81.0% | 73.4% | 67.0% |
| 12 | Home Improvement Store | 80.3% | 74.8% | 69.8% |
| 13 | Veterinary Clinic | 80.2% | 73.4% | 66.7% |
| 14 | Home Goods Store | 79.9% | 74.6% | 69.7% |
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 Crestwood
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 83.2% Typical, 86.9% Best, 79.5% Worst.
- #2 Dentist Office: 81.3% Typical across Crestwood; Best 85.8%, Worst 76.8%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Crestwood shows 80.4% Typical survivability, 85.1% Best and 75.7% Worst.
- #7 Bar (Ranked #7): 75.8% Typical in Crestwood. Best: 82.4%. Worst: 71.2%.
- #8 Spa is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 75.1% Typical, 81.8% Best, 70.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Crestwood
- #9 Hair Salon: 74.8% Typical across Crestwood; Best 81.6%, Worst 69.6%.
- #10 Opening a Gym in Crestwood shows 73.4% Typical survivability, 81.0% Best and 67.0% Worst.
- #12 Home Improvement Store (Ranked #12): 74.8% Typical in Crestwood. Best: 80.3%. Worst: 69.8%.
- #13 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Crestwood: 73.4% Typical, 80.2% Best, 66.7% Worst.
- #14 Home Goods Store: 74.6% Typical across Crestwood; Best 79.9%, Worst 69.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Crestwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Crestwood 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.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Crestwood?
The top businesses to open next in Crestwood:
- Chiropractor Offices: 83.2% Typical, 86.9% Best
- Dentist Offices: 81.3% Typical, 85.8% Best
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 80.4% Typical, 85.1% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. Crestwood sits at 94.0% employment and 5.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Crestwood. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Crestwood.
What type of business should you rent your Crestwood storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Crestwood, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Crestwood: 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 Crestwood storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Chiropractor Office first among business types for Crestwood storefronts, with 86.9% Best and 79.5% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Crestwood?
Don't commit to a storefront in Crestwood without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.