Bethesda nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 61K

Score Range

18-59 (best: 69)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points11% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

27

Restaurants & Cafes

15

Public Transit

7

Healthcare

71

Education

63

Parks & Recreation

51

Shopping

10

Entertainment

20

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Bethesda

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 27. A total of 11% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1859, a 41-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (71). The weakest is Public Transit (7).

Median access
27/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
11%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
59/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
36/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
80.4 km²
Mapped place records
1,053(13.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
22% 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 Bethesda

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 (71)

Weakest categories

Shopping (10), Public Transit (7)

Scores range from 14 to 69 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Bethesda

397 healthcare206 restaurants & cafes132 groceries107 parks & recreation90 education75 shopping34 entertainment12 public transit

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

Named-area data for Bethesda

NearbyIndex matched 2 of 9 grid points (22%) 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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