Florence nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 367K

Score Range

45-87 (best: 90)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points75% score 60+38% score 80+

Groceries

73

Restaurants & Cafes

63

Public Transit

43

Healthcare

91

Education

94

Parks & Recreation

63

Shopping

60

Entertainment

77

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Florence

Calculated August 25, 2026

The median sampled point scores 74. A total of 75% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4587, a 42-point difference. The strongest category is Education (94). The weakest is Public Transit (43).

Median access
74/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
75%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
58/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
49/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
39 km²
Mapped place records
3,651(93.6/km²)
Named-area coverage
100% 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 Florence

75% 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.

What the result shows

Florence has high amenity access across most sampled points. The compact centre and the surrounding hills still create different walking conditions.

Local planning context

The City of Florence publishes eighteen circular walking routes. They connect the Arno, the historic centre, and surrounding hills. City of Florence walking routes.

Important limit: NearbyIndex does not model slope. A nearby destination in the hills can receive the same distance credit as one on a flat street.

Strongest categories

Education (94), Healthcare (91), Entertainment (77)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (43)

Scores range from 34 to 90 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Florence

1,306 restaurants & cafes552 shopping517 groceries458 healthcare360 education311 entertainment95 parks & recreation52 public transit

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

How Florence compares

Florence ranks 7 of 10 reviewed cities by amenity access coverage. In this sample, 75% of points score 60 or better. The reviewed-city median is 78% across the set. See the full ranking.

Amenity access by sampled area in Florence

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 16 of 16 grid points (100%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaQuartiere 3
831
Quartiere 1
77(62-90)5
Quartiere 5
68(37-85)5
Quartiere 4
622
Quartiere 2
60(34-76)3
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