Tacoma nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 223K

Score Range

31-52 (best: 73)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points6% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

36

Restaurants & Cafes

28

Public Transit

20

Healthcare

82

Education

59

Parks & Recreation

39

Shopping

20

Entertainment

44

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Tacoma

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 41. A total of 6% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3152, a 21-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (82). The weakest is Shopping (20).

Median access
41/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
6%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
79/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
38/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
42.9 km²
Mapped place records
904(21.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
19% 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 Tacoma

6% 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 (82)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (20), Shopping (20)

Scores range from 5 to 73 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Tacoma

266 healthcare261 restaurants & cafes110 shopping101 groceries52 entertainment50 education43 parks & recreation21 public transit

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

Named-area data for Tacoma

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 16 grid points (19%) 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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