Jamaica nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 217K

Score Range

47-79 (best: 90)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points56% score 60+13% score 80+

Groceries

67

Restaurants & Cafes

34

Public Transit

65

Healthcare

89

Education

80

Parks & Recreation

71

Shopping

33

Entertainment

44

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Jamaica

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 62. A total of 56% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4779, a 32-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (89). The weakest is Shopping (33).

Median access
62/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
56%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
68/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
44/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
70.6 km²
Mapped place records
2,351(33.3/km²)
Named-area coverage
6% 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 Jamaica

56% 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), Education (80), Parks & Recreation (71)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (34), Shopping (33)

Scores range from 40 to 90 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Jamaica

640 healthcare505 groceries460 restaurants & cafes212 parks & recreation190 shopping147 education133 public transit64 entertainment

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

Named-area data for Jamaica

NearbyIndex matched 1 of 16 grid points (6%) 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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