Amenities in San Rafael

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

73/100
30th of 59

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The six inputs

Groceries12

San Francisco median 725% · scores 79

Restaurants & cafés82

San Francisco median 6420% · scores 80

Parks26

San Francisco median 5920% · scores 80

Fitness7

San Francisco median 715% · scores 61

Healthcare2

San Francisco median 910% · scores 27

Retail153

San Francisco median 6610% · scores 95

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Best San Francisco suburbs for amenities

All 59 ranked, San Rafael highlighted

1BerkeleyA+428 2OaklandA+254 3North Fair OaksA+230 4Daly CityA223 5AlbanyA186 6San MateoA186 7Pleasant HillA153 8EmeryvilleA169 9LivermoreA143 10San CarlosA−137 11DublinA−136 12CherrylandA−145 13El CerritoA−100 14BurlingameA−156 15PleasantonA−125 16FremontB+113 17Walnut CreekB+144 18BelmontB+100 19LarkspurB+87 20MillbraeB+152 21San LeandroB+104 22DanvilleB+88 23AshlandB+89 24Castro ValleyB+67 25AlamedaB+98 26East Palo AltoB57 27San LorenzoB64 28San BrunoB91 29Mill ValleyB72 30San RafaelB82 31San AnselmoB44 32ConcordB71 33San RamonB−45 34Union CityB−60 35Tamalpais-Homestead ValleyB−58 36MartinezB−48 37Menlo ParkB−48 38NovatoB−52 39PinoleB−48 40San PabloC+32 41RichmondC+32 42Foster CityC36 43Bay PointC19 44BrentwoodC29 45HaywardC42 46HerculesC38 47PittsburgC−46 48AntiochC−18 49LafayetteC−35 50PacificaC−33 51AlamoC−20 52OrindaC−27 53NewarkD+34 54Redwood CityD+18 55South San FranciscoD+39 56MoragaD17 57OakleyD−10 58Discovery BayF6 59San FranciscoF0

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Better than San Rafael on amenities

San Rafael grades B on amenities. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Berkeley14 mi from San RafaelA+42817 66 C+ Oakland21 mi from San RafaelA+25430 54 C− Daly City19 mi from San RafaelA22317 60 C Albany12 mi from San RafaelA18612 69 B− Pleasant Hill24 mi from San RafaelA15314 60 C Emeryville15 mi from San RafaelA16911 56 C−

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

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