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
Groceries
Restaurants & Cafes
Public Transit
Healthcare
Education
Parks & Recreation
Shopping
Entertainment
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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 48–88, 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
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
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.