San Rafael nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 59K

Score Range

16-52 (best: 55)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points0% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

28

Restaurants & Cafes

15

Public Transit

16

Healthcare

65

Education

62

Parks & Recreation

33

Shopping

19

Entertainment

33

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for San Rafael

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 38. A total of 0% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1652, a 36-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (65). The weakest is Restaurants & Cafes (15).

Median access
38/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
0%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
64/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
50/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
54.4 km²
Mapped place records
583(10.7/km²)
Named-area coverage
56% 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 Rafael

0% 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.

Weakest categories

Public Transit (16), Restaurants & Cafes (15)

Scores range from 12 to 55 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in San Rafael

173 healthcare129 restaurants & cafes90 groceries54 parks & recreation51 education47 shopping30 entertainment9 public transit

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

Named-area data for San Rafael

NearbyIndex matched 5 of 9 grid points (56%) 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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