Business Survivability in Park View, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Park View is a Tapas Restaurant with a ~79% 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 Tapas Restaurant in Park View (~79% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #54 across all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Park View 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 Park View is a Tapas Restaurant with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~80% chance; next is an Italian Restaurant with a 78.24% chance, followed by a Gym with a 77.97% chance.
Is Park View a good place to start a business?
Park View holds the #54 position in and around Washington DC for new business survivability, averaging ~78% across all analyzed business types.
- The top business types in Park View, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~4% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Park View for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Park View's 9.2% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.
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 Park View?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Park View that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Tapas Restaurant in Park View per 2026 data:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Tapas Restaurant in Park View. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. The model evaluates hundreds of factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Park View?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapas Restaurant | 78.99% |
| 2 | Italian Restaurant | 78.24% |
| 3 | Gym | 77.97% |
| 4 | South American Restaurant | 77.95% |
| 5 | Grocery Store | 77.89% |
| 6 | Dance Club | 77.31% |
| 7 | Liquor Store | 77.29% |
| 8 | Beauty Salon | 76.73% |
| 9 | Dessert Shop | 76.56% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 75.97% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Park View
- Tapas Restaurant (Ranked #1): 78.99% average in Park View. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Italian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Park View: 78.24% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~77%.
- Gym — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.97% across Park View.
- Opening a South American Restaurant in Park View shows 77.95% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Grocery Store (Ranked #5): 77.89% average in Park View. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Park View
- Dance Club is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Park View: 77.31% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~75%.
- Liquor Store — ~75%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.29% across Park View.
- Opening a Beauty Salon in Park View shows 76.73% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Dessert Shop (Ranked #9): 76.56% average in Park View. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Coffee Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Park View: 75.97% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~73%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Tapas Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Gym — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Park View make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Park View could lead to you making ~4% more than if you selected an average location, and ~8% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Park View?
The top businesses to open next in Park View:
- Tapas Restaurants — 78.99% average survival rate, ~80% at the best address
- Italian Restaurants — 78.24% average survival rate
- Gyms — 77.97% average survival rate
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 accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. Park View sits at 93.2% employment and 9.2% 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 Park View today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Tapas Restaurant survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Park View.
What type of business should you rent your Park View storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Park View are Tapas Restaurants, Italian Restaurants, and Gyms.
- Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Park View storefront to a Tapas Restaurant?
The data shows a Tapas Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a Park View storefront. Top locations reach ~80% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~78%.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Park View?
Before committing to any location in Park View, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Park View right now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.