Rapid City nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 74K

Score Range

27-66 (best: 69)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points22% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

54

Restaurants & Cafes

33

Public Transit

14

Healthcare

90

Education

49

Parks & Recreation

39

Shopping

17

Entertainment

42

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Rapid City

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 41. A total of 22% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2766, a 39-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (90). The weakest is Public Transit (14).

Median access
41/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
22%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
61/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
24/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
12.8 km²
Mapped place records
225(17.6/km²)
Named-area coverage
0% 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 Rapid City

22% 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 (90)

Weakest categories

Shopping (17), Public Transit (14)

Scores range from 25 to 69 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Rapid City

76 restaurants & cafes51 healthcare40 groceries17 parks & recreation15 shopping14 entertainment7 education5 public transit

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

Named-area data for Rapid City

NearbyIndex matched 0 of 9 grid points (0%) 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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