Business Survivability in Waverly Hills, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Waverly Hills is a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant with a ~78% 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 Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant in Waverly Hills (~78% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #56 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 Waverly 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 Waverly Hills is a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant with a ~78% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~80% chance; next is an Afghan Restaurant with a 78.07% chance, followed by a Cafe with a 77.94% chance.
Is Waverly Hills a good place to start a business?
Among all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC, Waverly Hills ranks #56 for business survivability, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The top business types in Waverly Hills, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~6% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Waverly Hills see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- The 99.0% employment rate in Waverly Hills supports consumer spending, while a 6.4% vacancy rate reflects available storefronts — both of which shape the survivability landscape for any new business here.
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 Waverly Hills?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Waverly Hills maximize a business's chances of success. Below is the best location for a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant in Waverly Hills:
The highlighted area represents the address in Waverly Hills that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant survivability. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Waverly Hills?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant | 78.34% |
| 2 | Afghan Restaurant | 78.07% |
| 3 | Cafe | 77.94% |
| 4 | Liquor Store | 77.89% |
| 5 | Dessert Shop | 77.58% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 77.39% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 77.16% |
| 8 | Gym | 76.49% |
| 9 | Grocery Store | 76.33% |
| 10 | Beauty Salon | 75.08% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Waverly Hills
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.34% across Waverly Hills.
- Opening an Afghan Restaurant in Waverly Hills shows 78.07% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Cafe (Ranked #3): 77.94% average in Waverly Hills. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Liquor Store is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Waverly Hills: 77.89% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~75%.
- Dessert Shop — ~75%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 77.58% across Waverly Hills.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Waverly Hills
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Waverly Hills shows 77.39% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #7): 77.16% average in Waverly Hills. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
- Gym is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Waverly Hills: 76.49% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Grocery Store — ~74%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 76.33% across Waverly Hills.
- Opening a Beauty Salon in Waverly Hills shows 75.08% average survivability. Top locations reach ~76%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Afghan Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Waverly Hills 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 Waverly Hills could lead to you making ~6% more than if you selected an average location, and ~12% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- 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's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Waverly Hills?
The top businesses to open next in Waverly Hills:
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurants — 78.34% average survival rate, ~80% at the best address
- Afghan Restaurants — 78.07% average survival rate
- Cafes — 77.94% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Waverly Hills sits at 99.0% employment and 6.4% 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 Waverly Hills today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- Explore Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Waverly Hills.
What type of business should you rent your Waverly Hills storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurants, Afghan Restaurants, and Cafes at the top of the survivability rankings for Waverly Hills — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Waverly Hills storefront to a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Waverly Hills in 2026, a Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~80% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~76% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood — it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Waverly Hills?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Waverly Hills: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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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.