How walkable is Ciudad Victoria?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ciudad Victoria has a walkability score of 59 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 46th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,102 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ciudad Victoria. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- NutriMarket, 7 min
- GranD Toreo, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restaurante Don Prisci, 2 min
- Flautas y Gorditas Don Prisci, 2 min
Shopping
- Farmacias Guadalajara, 1 min
- Plofisa, 2 min
Coffee
- Punto Nómada Café, 3 min
- La Casa del Café, 5 min
Banks
- Banco Azteca, 7 min
- Atm/Cajero BBVA, 8 min
Parks
- Plaza Morelos, 8 min
- Parque Buen Pastor, 19 min
Schools
- Mundo Garabatos Educacion Preescolar, 12 min
- Secretaria de Educacion Publica, 14 min
Books & libraries
- Librería Ebenezer, 10 min
- Libreria y Papeleria Tamaulipas, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Palapa El Paraiso Palapa, 12 min
- Salón de eventos "Los Faroles", 14 min
Measured from the centre at 23.7406, -99.1436, the point near Ciudad Victoria'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 113 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ciudad Victoria's score of 59 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 77 from 1 to 3 km out and 42 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 38% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 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 Ciudad Victoria. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 77 | 76% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 42 | 4% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tampico, Mexico | 208 km | 75 |
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico | 243 km | 85 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 247 km | 85 |
| San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | 252 km | 82 |
| Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico | 253 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Ciudad Victoria
Is Ciudad Victoria a walkable city?
Partly. Ciudad Victoria has a walkability score of 59 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 96. 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 46th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 471st 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. Ciudad Victoria ranks joint 46th with 59.
How does Ciudad Victoria compare with nearby cities?
Ciudad Victoria is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 59, against Tampico (75, 208 km away), Guadalupe, Nuevo León (85, 243 km away) and Monterrey (85, 247 km away).
Which part of Ciudad Victoria is most walkable?
Ciudad Victoria's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 68) and falls most to the south-east (36).
How is Ciudad Victoria's walkability score calculated?
For Ciudad Victoria it is the average of 81 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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