Mattapan nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 36K

Score Range

31-66 (best: 76)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points33% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

54

Restaurants & Cafes

29

Public Transit

34

Healthcare

77

Education

74

Parks & Recreation

62

Shopping

25

Entertainment

38

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Mattapan

Calculated September 2, 2026

The median sampled point scores 53. A total of 33% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3166, a 35-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (77). The weakest is Shopping (25).

Median access
53/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
33%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
65/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
48/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
66.7 km²
Mapped place records
921(13.8/km²)
Named-area coverage
89% 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 Mattapan

33% 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 (77), Education (74)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (29), Shopping (25)

Scores range from 19 to 76 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Mattapan

217 groceries197 restaurants & cafes160 parks & recreation130 healthcare89 education59 shopping36 entertainment33 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Mattapan

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 8 of 9 grid points (89%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaJamaica Plain
761
Roxbury
641
Dorchester
602
Hyde Park
531
Mattapan
461
Milton
272
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