Elgin nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 25K

Score Range

46-74 (best: 76)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points56% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

76

Restaurants & Cafes

51

Public Transit

47

Healthcare

83

Education

64

Parks & Recreation

51

Shopping

41

Entertainment

56

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Elgin

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 63. A total of 56% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4674, a 28-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (83). The weakest is Shopping (41).

Median access
63/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
56%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
72/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
58/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
4.6 km²
Mapped place records
177(38.5/km²)
Named-area coverage
0% 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

56% 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 (83), Groceries (76)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (47), Shopping (41)

Scores range from 38 to 76 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Elgin

66 restaurants & cafes50 groceries21 shopping16 healthcare8 parks & recreation8 entertainment4 public transit4 education

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

Named-area data for Elgin

NearbyIndex matched 0 of 9 grid points (0%) 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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