San Francisco nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 828K

Score Range

48-88 (best: 93)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points84% score 60+40% score 80+

Groceries

70

Restaurants & Cafes

53

Public Transit

69

Healthcare

86

Education

91

Parks & Recreation

83

Shopping

40

Entertainment

68

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for San Francisco

Calculated August 25, 2026

The median sampled point scores 69. A total of 84% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4888, a 40-point difference. The strongest category is Education (91). The weakest is Shopping (40).

Median access
69/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
84%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
60/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
49/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
74.2 km²
Mapped place records
6,213(83.7/km²)
Named-area coverage
12% 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 San Francisco

84% 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.

What the result shows

San Francisco has strong amenity access in many sampled areas. Hills and major roads can make two nearby destinations feel much farther apart.

Local planning context

The SFMTA pedestrian programme links walking with safety, sustainability, and equity. NearbyIndex does not measure those street conditions. SFMTA Pedestrian Program.

Important limit: The score uses straight-line distance and does not model slope. Use the map as an amenity filter, then inspect the actual route.

Strongest categories

Education (91), Healthcare (86), Parks & Recreation (83)

Weakest categories

Shopping (40)

Scores range from 37 to 93 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in San Francisco

1,849 restaurants & cafes1,621 healthcare869 groceries510 shopping447 entertainment413 parks & recreation329 education175 public transit

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

How San Francisco compares

San Francisco ranks 4 of 10 reviewed cities by amenity access coverage. In this sample, 84% of points score 60 or better. The reviewed-city median is 78% across the set. By overall score it ranks 5, so it has broader coverage than its median score suggests. See the full ranking.

Named-area data for San Francisco

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 25 grid points (12%) 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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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.