Manhattan nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 1.5M

Score Range

64-90 (best: 91)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points92% score 60+56% score 80+

Groceries

81

Restaurants & Cafes

68

Public Transit

76

Healthcare

84

Education

94

Parks & Recreation

86

Shopping

57

Entertainment

81

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Manhattan

Calculated August 26, 2026

The median sampled point scores 82. A total of 92% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 6490, a 26-point difference. The strongest category is Education (94). The weakest is Shopping (57).

Median access
82/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
92%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
74/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
63/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
35 km²
Mapped place records
6,272(179.2/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 Manhattan

92% 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

Education (94), Parks & Recreation (86), Healthcare (84)

Scores range from 50 to 91 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Manhattan

2,142 restaurants & cafes1,007 shopping916 healthcare859 groceries491 entertainment352 parks & recreation318 education187 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Manhattan

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 areaManhattan Community Board 3
901
Chelsea District
901
Manhattan
886
Hoboken
814
Jersey City
74(56-86)7
Manhattan Community Board 4
74(50-88)3
Union City
721
Weehawken
691
North Bergen
621
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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.