Reading nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 318K

Score Range

32-83 (best: 91)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points38% score 60+13% score 80+

Groceries

66

Restaurants & Cafes

46

Public Transit

25

Healthcare

89

Education

79

Parks & Recreation

58

Shopping

27

Entertainment

48

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Reading

Calculated August 28, 2026

The median sampled point scores 54. A total of 38% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3283, a 51-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (89). The weakest is Public Transit (25).

Median access
54/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
38%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
49/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
36/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
25.5 km²
Mapped place records
1,090(42.7/km²)
Named-area coverage
13% 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 Reading

38% 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 (89), Education (79)

Weakest categories

Shopping (27), Public Transit (25)

Scores range from 28 to 91 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Reading

428 restaurants & cafes214 groceries159 healthcare111 shopping56 education54 entertainment51 parks & recreation17 public transit

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

Named-area data for Reading

NearbyIndex matched 2 of 16 grid points (13%) 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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