La Mesa nearby infrastructure and amenity access
NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.
Population: 60K
Score Range
22-43 (best: 60)
10th-90th percentile
Groceries
Restaurants & Cafes
Public Transit
Healthcare
Education
Parks & Recreation
Shopping
Entertainment
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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0
Evidence profile for La Mesa
Calculated September 1, 2026
The median sampled point scores 37. A total of 11% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 22–43, a 21-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (74). The weakest is Public Transit (7).
- Median access
- 37/100
- The middle analyzed grid-point score.
- High-access coverage
- 11%
- Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
- Consistency
- 79/100
- 100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
- Category balance
- 33/100
- 100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
- Grid evidence
- 9 analyzed of 9 points
- Estimated scored area
- 44.4 km²
- Mapped place records
- 659(14.8/km²)
- Named-area coverage
- 56% of grid points
Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.
Nearby infrastructure across La Mesa
11% 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 (74)
Weakest categories
Shopping (14), Public Transit (7)
Scores range from 19 to 60 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.
What's in La Mesa
Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.
Named-area data for La Mesa
NearbyIndex matched 5 of 9 grid points (56%) 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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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.