Howard Beach nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 26K

Score Range

43-80 (best: 88)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points44% score 60+11% score 80+

Groceries

64

Restaurants & Cafes

34

Public Transit

66

Healthcare

89

Education

67

Parks & Recreation

61

Shopping

43

Entertainment

45

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Howard Beach

Calculated September 2, 2026

The median sampled point scores 55. A total of 44% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4380, a 37-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (89). The weakest is Restaurants & Cafes (34).

Median access
55/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
44%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
63/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
45/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
54.5 km²
Mapped place records
1,790(32.8/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 Howard Beach

44% 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 (89)

Weakest categories

Shopping (43), Restaurants & Cafes (34)

Scores range from 21 to 88 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Howard Beach

443 groceries396 healthcare380 restaurants & cafes194 shopping129 parks & recreation115 public transit92 education41 entertainment

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

Named-area data for Howard Beach

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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