How walkable is Chihuahua City?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Chihuahua City (Chihuahua) has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 12th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 4 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,611 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Chihuahua City. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Alsuper, 8 min
- Natural Balance Club, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restaurant Bar del Fronton Legarreta, 4 min
- Cairo restaurant, 5 min
Shopping
- Black Monday, 5 min
- La Floreria, 5 min
Coffee
- Arewá Café, 4 min
- Affogare Café, 6 min
Banks
- Scotiabank Sor Juana Inés, 6 min
- Banorte, 7 min
Parks
- Parque Glandorf, 11 min
- El Palomar, 11 min
Schools
- Wise Kids Academy, 8 min
- Colegio Mi Espacio, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Publica Central Estatal CIDECH, 8 min
- Bodega De Libros, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro al Aire Libre, 6 min
- Don Burro Foro Cultural, 7 min
Measured from the centre at 28.6469, -106.0863, the point near Chihuahua City's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 123 street intersections per km², and blocks average 91 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Chihuahua City's score of 78 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 72 from 3 to 5 km out. 78% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Chihuahua City. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 86% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 70% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 345 km | 71 |
| El Paso, Texas, United States | 350 km | 68 |
| Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | 399 km | 63 |
| Torreón, Mexico | 434 km | 69 |
| Culiacán, Mexico | 446 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Chihuahua City
Is Chihuahua City a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Chihuahua City has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 12th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 152nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Mexico?
Mexico City is the most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with a score of 95. Chihuahua City ranks joint 12th with 78.
How does Chihuahua City compare with nearby cities?
Chihuahua City is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 78, against Ciudad Juárez (71, 345 km away), El Paso, Texas (68, 350 km away) and Ciudad Obregón (63, 399 km away).
Which part of Chihuahua City is most walkable?
Chihuahua City's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 83) and falls most to the north (61).
How is Chihuahua City's walkability score calculated?
For Chihuahua City it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 65 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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