Santa Monica nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 93K

Score Range

42-68 (best: 72)

10th-90th percentile

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

Groceries

58

Restaurants & Cafes

48

Public Transit

13

Healthcare

84

Education

77

Parks & Recreation

51

Shopping

50

Entertainment

54

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Santa Monica

Calculated August 26, 2026

The median sampled point scores 56. A total of 22% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4268, a 26-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (84). The weakest is Public Transit (13).

Median access
56/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
22%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
74/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
29/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
48.5 km²
Mapped place records
2,573(53.1/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 Santa Monica

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 (84), Education (77)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (48), Public Transit (13)

Scores range from 21 to 72 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Santa Monica

1,120 healthcare648 restaurants & cafes258 shopping227 groceries125 education98 parks & recreation91 entertainment6 public transit

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

Named-area data for Santa Monica

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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