Worcester nearby infrastructure and amenity access

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

Population: 207K

Score Range

12-59 (best: 73)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points13% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

40

Restaurants & Cafes

21

Public Transit

7

Healthcare

69

Education

46

Parks & Recreation

39

Shopping

19

Entertainment

32

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Worcester

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 29. A total of 13% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1259, a 47-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (69). The weakest is Public Transit (7).

Median access
29/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
13%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
53/100
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
59.1 km²
Mapped place records
876(14.8/km²)
Named-area coverage
100% 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 Worcester

13% 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

Shopping (19), Public Transit (7)

Scores range from 6 to 73 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Worcester

263 restaurants & cafes215 healthcare179 groceries66 parks & recreation58 shopping43 education39 entertainment13 public transit

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

Amenity access by sampled area in Worcester

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 16 of 16 grid points (100%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaMain South
601
Worcester
32(6-73)15
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