Anchorage nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 290K

Score Range

38-67 (best: 75)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points25% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

58

Restaurants & Cafes

45

Public Transit

17

Healthcare

75

Education

61

Parks & Recreation

70

Shopping

39

Entertainment

50

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Anchorage

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 51. A total of 25% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3867, a 29-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (75). The weakest is Public Transit (17).

Median access
51/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
25%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
71/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
42/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
18.6 km²
Mapped place records
512(27.5/km²)
Named-area coverage
31% 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 Anchorage

25% 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 (75), Parks & Recreation (70)

Weakest categories

Shopping (39), Public Transit (17)

Scores range from 35 to 75 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Anchorage

183 restaurants & cafes82 groceries64 parks & recreation63 shopping60 healthcare34 entertainment22 education4 public transit

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

Named-area data for Anchorage

NearbyIndex matched 5 of 16 grid points (31%) to source neighborhood boundaries. That is not enough for a responsible area ranking, so this page does not generate neighborhood results from compass labels.

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