Thornton nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 133K

Score Range

13-40 (best: 44)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points0% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

35

Restaurants & Cafes

9

Public Transit

2

Healthcare

59

Education

39

Parks & Recreation

41

Shopping

10

Entertainment

18

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Thornton

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 29. A total of 0% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1340, a 27-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (59). The weakest is Public Transit (2).

Median access
29/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
0%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
73/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
43/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
79.6 km²
Mapped place records
658(8.3/km²)
Named-area coverage
88% 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 Thornton

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

Restaurants & Cafes (9), Public Transit (2)

Scores range from 3 to 44 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Thornton

166 restaurants & cafes157 healthcare136 groceries86 parks & recreation50 shopping43 education19 entertainment1 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Thornton

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 14 of 16 grid points (88%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaNorthglenn
383
Federal Heights
351
Sherrelwood, Colorado
292
Thornton
29(16-40)7
Westminster
141
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