Portland nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 653K

Score Range

19-60 (best: 92)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points12% score 60+4% score 80+

Groceries

40

Restaurants & Cafes

31

Public Transit

19

Healthcare

72

Education

62

Parks & Recreation

52

Shopping

15

Entertainment

30

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Portland

Calculated August 23, 2026

The median sampled point scores 38. A total of 12% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1960, a 41-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (72). The weakest is Shopping (15).

Median access
38/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
12%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
59/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
43/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
159.5 km²
Mapped place records
4,270(26.8/km²)
Named-area coverage
96% 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 Portland

12% 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 (72)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (19), Shopping (15)

Scores range from 12 to 92 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Portland

1,410 restaurants & cafes1,296 healthcare508 groceries329 parks & recreation259 shopping218 education188 entertainment62 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Portland

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 24 of 25 grid points (96%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaDowntown
921
Buckman
671
Boise
601
Brooklyn
591
Sunnyside
571
Sellwood-Moreland
561
Piedmont
561
Arlington Heights
491
Beaumont-Wilshire
491
South Portland
481

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