Far Rockaway nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 39K

Score Range

13-65 (best: 70)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 8 sample points25% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

34

Restaurants & Cafes

23

Public Transit

25

Healthcare

64

Education

42

Parks & Recreation

26

Shopping

28

Entertainment

14

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Far Rockaway

Calculated September 2, 2026

The median sampled point scores 27. A total of 25% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1365, a 52-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (64). The weakest is Entertainment (14).

Median access
27/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
25%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
48/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
50/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
8 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
56.3 km²
Mapped place records
527(9.4/km²)
Named-area coverage
33% 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 Far Rockaway

25% 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.

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (23), Entertainment (14)

Scores range from 7 to 70 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Far Rockaway

148 restaurants & cafes109 healthcare87 groceries67 shopping43 parks & recreation32 public transit31 education10 entertainment

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

Named-area data for Far Rockaway

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 9 grid points (33%) 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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