Hayward nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 158K

Score Range

25-59 (best: 67)

10th-90th percentile

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

Groceries

50

Restaurants & Cafes

22

Public Transit

13

Healthcare

75

Education

59

Parks & Recreation

48

Shopping

19

Entertainment

23

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Hayward

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 38. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2559, a 34-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (75). The weakest is Public Transit (13).

Median access
38/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
66/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
38/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
61.6 km²
Mapped place records
820(13.3/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 Hayward

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 (75)

Weakest categories

Shopping (19), Public Transit (13)

Scores range from 20 to 67 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Hayward

209 healthcare189 restaurants & cafes184 groceries74 shopping68 parks & recreation60 education24 entertainment12 public transit

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

Named-area data for Hayward

NearbyIndex matched 0 of 16 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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