Brooklyn nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 2.7M

Score Range

53-89 (best: 92)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 48 sample points83% score 60+40% score 80+

Groceries

77

Restaurants & Cafes

52

Public Transit

72

Healthcare

85

Education

84

Parks & Recreation

74

Shopping

52

Entertainment

65

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Brooklyn

Calculated August 24, 2026

The median sampled point scores 77. A total of 83% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 5389, a 36-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (85). The weakest is Shopping (52).

Median access
77/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
83%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
64/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
67/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
48 analyzed of 49 points
Estimated scored area
276.7 km²
Mapped place records
29,878(108/km²)
Named-area coverage
39% 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 Brooklyn

83% 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 (85), Education (84), Groceries (77)

Scores range from 21 to 92 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Brooklyn

8,981 restaurants & cafes6,713 healthcare4,863 groceries3,523 shopping1,826 entertainment1,687 parks & recreation1,396 education889 public transit

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

Named-area data for Brooklyn

NearbyIndex matched 19 of 49 grid points (39%) 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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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.