Bellingham nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 85K

Score Range

25-53 (best: 81)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points11% score 60+11% score 80+

Groceries

40

Restaurants & Cafes

27

Public Transit

12

Healthcare

80

Education

69

Parks & Recreation

53

Shopping

16

Entertainment

29

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Bellingham

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 40. A total of 11% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2553, a 28-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (80). The weakest is Public Transit (12).

Median access
40/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
11%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
72/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
32/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
29.6 km²
Mapped place records
508(17.2/km²)
Named-area coverage
100% 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 Bellingham

11% 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 (80)

Weakest categories

Shopping (16), Public Transit (12)

Scores range from 17 to 81 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Bellingham

184 restaurants & cafes110 healthcare77 groceries50 parks & recreation35 education25 entertainment23 shopping4 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Bellingham

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 9 of 9 grid points (100%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaColumbia
421
Bellingham
41(17-81)6
Cornwall Park
401
City Center
391
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