Elgin nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 112K

Score Range

30-55 (best: 74)

10th-90th percentile

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

Groceries

32

Restaurants & Cafes

16

Public Transit

18

Healthcare

81

Education

69

Parks & Recreation

43

Shopping

15

Entertainment

35

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Elgin

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 35. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3055, a 25-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (81). The weakest is Shopping (15).

Median access
35/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
75/100
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
15.5 km²
Mapped place records
219(14.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
94% 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 Elgin

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 (81)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (16), Shopping (15)

Scores range from 23 to 74 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Elgin

81 healthcare43 restaurants & cafes25 groceries20 parks & recreation19 education13 entertainment12 shopping6 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Elgin

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 15 of 16 grid points (94%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaElgin
39(23-74)15
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