Business Survivability in Park View, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Park View is a Convenience Store with a 88.3% 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 Convenience Store in Park View (88.3% Typical, 90.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 80.8% 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 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 Convenience Store with a 88.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.4% Best; next is an International Grocery Store with 90.2% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 90.1% Best.
Is Park View a good place to start a business?
Park View is ranked number 10 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 80.8% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.4% Best is 2.1 points above 88.3% Typical in Park View.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Park View can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Park View will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 9.2% housing vacancy rate in Park View comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Park View?
StreetSpring's Park View data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Convenience Store in Park View:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Convenience Store in Park View. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.44% | 88.3% | 85.8% |
| 2 | International Grocery Store | 90.15% | 84.2% | 78.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 90.12% | 85.9% | 81.5% |
| 4 | Cosmetics Shop | 90.03% | 84.0% | 78.5% |
| 5 | Gym | 89.42% | 85.8% | 81.9% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 89.39% | 83.7% | 78.5% |
| 7 | Bar | 89.38% | 83.3% | 77.5% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 89.36% | 85.3% | 81.0% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 89.34% | 85.6% | 81.6% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 89.32% | 83.4% | 78.6% |
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. Best is shown to two decimals in this table so that places with the same one-decimal figure can be told apart.
Highest Survivability in Park View
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Park View: 88.3% Typical, 90.4% Best, 85.8% Worst.
- #2 International Grocery Store: 84.2% Typical across Park View; Best 90.2%, Worst 78.6%.
- #3 Opening a Clothing Store in Park View shows 85.9% Typical survivability, 90.1% Best and 81.5% Worst.
- #4 Cosmetics Shop (Ranked #4): 84.0% Typical in Park View. Best: 90.0%. Worst: 78.5%.
- #5 Gym is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Park View: 85.8% Typical, 89.4% Best, 81.9% Worst.
Strong Performers in Park View
- #6 Smoke Shop: 83.7% Typical across Park View; Best 89.4%, Worst 78.5%.
- #7 Opening a Bar in Park View shows 83.3% Typical survivability, 89.4% Best and 77.5% Worst.
- #8 Laundromat (Ranked #8): 85.3% Typical in Park View. Best: 89.4%. Worst: 81.0%.
- #9 Hair Salon is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Park View: 85.6% Typical, 89.3% Best, 81.6% Worst.
- #10 Dance Club: 83.4% Typical across Park View; Best 89.3%, Worst 78.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- International Grocery Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: 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, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Park View 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Park View?
The top businesses to open next in Park View:
- Convenience Stores: 88.3% Typical, 90.4% Best
- International Grocery Stores: 84.2% Typical, 90.2% Best
- Clothing Stores: 85.9% Typical, 90.1% Best
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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. The 93.2% employment rate in Park View is a key signal of consumer health, and the 9.2% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Park View are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Convenience Store 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?
The analysis is clear: in Park View, Convenience Stores, International Grocery Stores, and Clothing Stores consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Park View storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-ranked tenant type for Park View, at 90.4% Best and 85.8% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Park View?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Park View before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Park View.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.