Madison nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 280K

Score Range

5-49 (best: 80)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 15 sample points7% score 60+7% score 80+

Groceries

28

Restaurants & Cafes

20

Public Transit

12

Healthcare

65

Education

43

Parks & Recreation

51

Shopping

8

Entertainment

27

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Madison

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 33. A total of 7% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 549, a 44-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (65). The weakest is Shopping (8).

Median access
33/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
7%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
56/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
43/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
15 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
59.2 km²
Mapped place records
896(15.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
19% 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 Madison

7% 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 (12), Shopping (8)

Scores range from 3 to 80 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Madison

274 healthcare262 restaurants & cafes101 parks & recreation99 groceries76 education50 entertainment25 shopping9 public transit

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

Named-area data for Madison

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 16 grid points (19%) 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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