Boise nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 236K

Score Range

31-57 (best: 68)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points13% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

45

Restaurants & Cafes

30

Public Transit

8

Healthcare

79

Education

62

Parks & Recreation

47

Shopping

18

Entertainment

39

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Boise

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 41. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3157, a 26-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (79). The weakest is Public Transit (8).

Median access
41/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
74/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
29/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
47.5 km²
Mapped place records
1,016(21.4/km²)
Named-area coverage
25% 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 Boise

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 (79)

Weakest categories

Shopping (18), Public Transit (8)

Scores range from 11 to 68 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Boise

436 healthcare246 restaurants & cafes122 groceries68 parks & recreation49 entertainment46 education46 shopping3 public transit

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

Named-area data for Boise

NearbyIndex matched 4 of 16 grid points (25%) 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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