Köln nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 963K

Score Range

28-86 (best: 88)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points52% score 60+28% score 80+

Groceries

62

Restaurants & Cafes

47

Public Transit

48

Healthcare

84

Education

76

Parks & Recreation

57

Shopping

35

Entertainment

57

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Köln

Calculated August 21, 2026

The median sampled point scores 68. A total of 52% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2886, a 58-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (84). The weakest is Shopping (35).

Median access
68/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
52%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
42/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
51/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
101.9 km²
Mapped place records
5,290(51.9/km²)
Named-area coverage
100% 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 Köln

52% 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 (84), Education (76)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (47), Shopping (35)

Scores range from 17 to 88 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Köln

1,694 restaurants & cafes1,031 healthcare846 groceries662 shopping375 entertainment282 education259 parks & recreation141 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Köln

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 25 of 25 grid points (100%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaAltstadt-Nord
881
Nippes
881
Deutz
861
Kalk
851
Zollstock
811
Bickendorf
811
Bayenthal
791
Lindenthal
771
Neuehrenfeld
721
Braunsfeld
711

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