Albany nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 101K

Score Range

15-63 (best: 81)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points13% score 60+6% score 80+

Groceries

37

Restaurants & Cafes

24

Public Transit

12

Healthcare

81

Education

59

Parks & Recreation

37

Shopping

14

Entertainment

34

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Albany

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 36. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1563, a 48-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (81). The weakest is Public Transit (12).

Median access
36/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
52/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
31/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
56.2 km²
Mapped place records
841(15/km²)
Named-area coverage
63% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Albany

13% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (81)

Weakest categories

Shopping (14), Public Transit (12)

Scores range from 11 to 81 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Albany

226 restaurants & cafes207 healthcare162 groceries74 parks & recreation61 education53 shopping46 entertainment12 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Amenity access by sampled area in Albany

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 10 of 16 grid points (63%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaAlbany
46(22-81)10
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