Kansas City nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 475K

Score Range

10-60 (best: 68)

10th-90th percentile

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

Groceries

37

Restaurants & Cafes

19

Public Transit

18

Healthcare

59

Education

46

Parks & Recreation

39

Shopping

18

Entertainment

49

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Kansas City

Calculated August 28, 2026

The median sampled point scores 36. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1060, a 50-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (59). The weakest is Shopping (18).

Median access
36/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
50/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
59/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
69.2 km²
Mapped place records
1,219(17.6/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 Kansas City

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.

Weakest categories

Public Transit (18), Shopping (18)

Scores range from 0 to 68 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Kansas City

395 restaurants & cafes348 healthcare131 groceries116 entertainment84 parks & recreation76 shopping55 education14 public transit

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

Named-area data for Kansas City

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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