Columbia nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 142K

Score Range

16-49 (best: 66)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points6% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

30

Restaurants & Cafes

19

Public Transit

6

Healthcare

72

Education

44

Parks & Recreation

41

Shopping

14

Entertainment

35

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Columbia

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 30. A total of 6% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1649, a 33-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (72). The weakest is Public Transit (6).

Median access
30/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
6%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
67/100
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
66.7 km²
Mapped place records
840(12.6/km²)
Named-area coverage
19% 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 Columbia

6% 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 (72)

Weakest categories

Shopping (14), Public Transit (6)

Scores range from 12 to 66 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Columbia

262 healthcare230 restaurants & cafes117 groceries68 parks & recreation54 entertainment52 shopping51 education6 public transit

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

Named-area data for Columbia

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 16 grid points (19%) 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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