Business Survivability in Forest Hills, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Forest Hills is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.8% 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 Forest Hills (76.8% Typical, 82.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #111 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 62.8% 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 82.7% Best; next is a Dentist Office with 76.8% Best, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with 76.0% Best.
Is Forest Hills a good place to start a business?
Among the 129 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Washington DC, Forest Hills ranks #111 for business survivability, with an average 62.8% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 82.7% Best is 5.9 points above 76.8% Typical in Forest Hills.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Forest Hills can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Forest Hills could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- A 97.7% employment rate in Forest Hills means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Forest Hills?
StreetSpring scores each block in Forest Hills so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Forest Hills, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chiropractor Office in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Forest Hills based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Forest Hills?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 82.7% | 76.8% | 71.0% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 76.8% | 71.0% | 65.2% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 76.0% | 70.3% | 64.5% |
| 7 | Smoke Shop | 73.9% | 67.3% | 60.8% |
| 8 | Cafe | 73.2% | 66.0% | 58.8% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 73.1% | 67.0% | 60.9% |
| 10 | Eye Care Center | 72.6% | 66.7% | 60.8% |
| 11 | Bar | 72.5% | 67.3% | 62.1% |
| 12 | International Grocery Store | 71.5% | 65.4% | 59.3% |
| 13 | Gym | 71.3% | 64.0% | 56.6% |
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 Forest Hills
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 76.8% Typical in Forest Hills. Best: 82.7%. Worst: 71.0%.
- #2 Dentist Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Forest Hills: 71.0% Typical, 76.8% Best, 65.2% Worst.
- #3 Physical Therapy Clinic: 70.3% Typical across Forest Hills; Best 76.0%, Worst 64.5%.
- #7 Opening a Smoke Shop in Forest Hills shows 67.3% Typical survivability, 73.9% Best and 60.8% Worst.
- #8 Cafe (Ranked #8): 66.0% Typical in Forest Hills. Best: 73.2%. Worst: 58.8%.
Strong Performers in Forest Hills
- #9 Dance Club is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Forest Hills: 67.0% Typical, 73.1% Best, 60.9% Worst.
- #10 Eye Care Center: 66.7% Typical across Forest Hills; Best 72.6%, Worst 60.8%.
- #11 Opening a Bar in Forest Hills shows 67.3% Typical survivability, 72.5% Best and 62.1% Worst.
- #12 International Grocery Store (Ranked #12): 65.4% Typical in Forest Hills. Best: 71.5%. Worst: 59.3%.
- #13 Gym is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Forest Hills: 64.0% Typical, 71.3% Best, 56.6% Worst.
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 Forest Hills make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Forest Hills 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 one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Forest Hills?
The top businesses to open next in Forest Hills:
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.8% Typical, 82.7% Best
- Dentist Offices: 71.0% Typical, 76.8% Best
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 70.3% Typical, 76.0% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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 Forest Hills's 97.7% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Forest Hills are currently available and how they score.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Forest Hills.
What type of business should you rent your Forest Hills storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Forest Hills, Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Forest Hills: 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 Forest Hills storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-ranked tenant type for Forest Hills, at 82.7% Best and 71.0% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Forest Hills?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Forest Hills address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- 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 uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- 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.