Bedford nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 107K

Score Range

34-71 (best: 87)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points44% score 60+6% score 80+

Groceries

68

Restaurants & Cafes

39

Public Transit

22

Healthcare

88

Education

71

Parks & Recreation

51

Shopping

22

Entertainment

45

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Bedford

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 50. A total of 44% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3471, a 37-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (88). The weakest is Shopping (22).

Median access
50/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
44%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
63/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
34/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
23 km²
Mapped place records
777(33.8/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 Bedford

44% 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 (88), Education (71)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (22), Shopping (22)

Scores range from 24 to 87 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Bedford

291 restaurants & cafes177 groceries130 healthcare64 shopping39 education36 parks & recreation32 entertainment8 public transit

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

Named-area data for Bedford

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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