Business Survivability in Forest Glen, Washington DC

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Forest Glen is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • Best business: a Veterinary Clinic in Forest Glen (~82% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #59 across all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
  • Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types
  • 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

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Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Forest Glen is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 81.21% chance, followed by an Asian Fusion Restaurant with a 77.48% chance.

Is Forest Glen a good place to start a business?

StreetSpring ranks Forest Glen #59 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Washington DC, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~76%.

  • Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Forest Glen consistently score ~12% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
  • Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Forest Glen can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
  • At 93.4% employed, Forest Glen's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.

Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

How can you find the best location to open a business in Forest Glen?

With StreetSpring, location selection in Forest Glen moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Forest Glen with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Forest Glen. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.

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What are the best businesses to open in Forest Glen?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years
1Veterinary Clinic82.45%
2Physical Therapy Clinic81.21%
3Asian Fusion Restaurant77.48%
4Pizza Restaurant77.18%
5Southern Food Restaurant77.17%
6Coffee Shop75.07%
7Dance Club74.97%
8Smoke Shop74.89%
9Liquor Store74.76%
10Pet Grooming Shop74.09%

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Forest Glen

  1. Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Forest Glen shows 82.45% average survivability. Top locations reach ~86%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
  2. Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #2): 81.21% average in Forest Glen. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
  3. Asian Fusion Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Forest Glen: 77.48% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~72%.
  4. Pizza Restaurant — ~72%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 77.18% across Forest Glen.
  5. Opening a Soul Food or Southern Restaurant in Forest Glen shows 77.17% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Forest Glen

  1. Coffee Shop (Ranked #6): 75.07% average in Forest Glen. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~70%.
  2. Dance Club is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Forest Glen: 74.97% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~70%.
  3. Smoke Shop — ~71%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 74.89% across Forest Glen.
  4. Opening a Liquor Store in Forest Glen shows 74.76% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~69%.
  5. Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #10): 74.09% average in Forest Glen. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~69%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

  • Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
  • Physical Therapy Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
  • Asian Fusion Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →

How much money could a business in Forest Glen make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Forest Glen could lead to you making ~12% more than if you selected an average location, and ~34% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

  • Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
  • The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
  • Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What businesses should open next in Forest Glen?

The top businesses to open next in Forest Glen:

  • Veterinary Clinics — 82.45% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
  • Physical Therapy Clinics — 81.21% average survival rate
  • Asian Fusion Restaurants — 77.48% average survival rate

For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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. Forest Glen sits at 93.4% employment and 5.3% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Forest Glen today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Forest Glen.

What type of business should you rent your Forest Glen storefront to?

According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Forest Glen are Veterinary Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Asian Fusion Restaurants.

  • The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity

Should you rent your Forest Glen storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Forest Glen storefront — best-case locations show a ~86% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~77%.

  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What should I consider when opening a business in Forest Glen?

Before committing to any location in Forest Glen, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.

  • StreetSpring's analysis consistently shows Revenue Capture Score predicts survival odds more accurately than demographic data or foot traffic estimates alone.
  • The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
  • The most current survivability data for Forest Glen is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.