Grand Rapids nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 195K

Score Range

22-53 (best: 59)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points0% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

37

Restaurants & Cafes

16

Public Transit

7

Healthcare

69

Education

58

Parks & Recreation

46

Shopping

5

Entertainment

30

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Grand Rapids

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 30. A total of 0% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2253, a 31-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (69). The weakest is Shopping (5).

Median access
30/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
0%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
69/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
36/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
66.8 km²
Mapped place records
923(13.8/km²)
Named-area coverage
25% 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 Grand Rapids

0% 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

Public Transit (7), Shopping (5)

Scores range from 13 to 59 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Grand Rapids

287 restaurants & cafes208 healthcare174 groceries98 parks & recreation57 education54 entertainment32 shopping13 public transit

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

Named-area data for Grand Rapids

NearbyIndex matched 4 of 16 grid points (25%) 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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