Palo Alto nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 67K

Score Range

3-52 (best: 68)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points11% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

20

Restaurants & Cafes

11

Public Transit

17

Healthcare

65

Education

60

Parks & Recreation

47

Shopping

14

Entertainment

24

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Palo Alto

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 31. A total of 11% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 352, a 49-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (65). The weakest is Restaurants & Cafes (11).

Median access
31/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
11%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
51/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
46/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
72.1 km²
Mapped place records
1,120(15.5/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 Palo Alto

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.

Weakest categories

Shopping (14), Restaurants & Cafes (11)

Scores range from 3 to 68 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Palo Alto

369 healthcare234 restaurants & cafes127 education117 groceries112 shopping107 parks & recreation41 entertainment13 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Palo Alto

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 areaEast Palo Alto
461
Old Palo Alto
411
Palo Alto
35(3-68)5
Atherton
261
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