How walkable is Cuautitlán Izcalli?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Cuautitlán Izcalli has a walkability score of 66 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 39th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,125 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cuautitlán Izcalli. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Walmart Express, 11 min
- Tiendas Six, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Pollor Río 10, 4 min
- Taqueria El Indito Carbonero, 4 min
Shopping
- Optica Ocho, 5 min
- Seminario’s Tech & Repair, 5 min
Coffee
- Starbucks, 10 min
- Aromas Café, 10 min
Banks
- Banorte, 10 min
- Banco BBVA, 11 min
Parks
- Parque Boreal, 5 min
- Área verde camellón, 5 min
Schools
- Escuela Secundaria Técnica Número 36 Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos, 5 min
- College Jean Baptiste B.C., 9 min
Books & libraries
- Scouts Centro de Estudios del Escultismo México, 20 min
- Comics Universe Luna Parc, 24 min
Culture & entertainment
- Museo de Informática, 13 min
- Desentonados Karaoke, 15 min
Further than usual
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 19.6439, -99.2112, the point near Cuautitlán Izcalli'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 247 street intersections per km², and blocks average 59 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Cuautitlán Izcalli's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 64 from 3 to 5 km out. 49% 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 Cuautitlán Izcalli. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 85 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 48% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 64 | 43% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tlalnepantla, Mexico | 12 km | 78 |
| Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico | 17 km | 71 |
| Naucalpan, Mexico | 19 km | 77 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 26 km | 95 |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | 34 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Cuautitlán Izcalli
Is Cuautitlán Izcalli a walkable city?
Partly. Cuautitlán Izcalli has a walkability score of 66 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 85. 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 39th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 354th 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. Cuautitlán Izcalli ranks joint 39th with 66.
How does Cuautitlán Izcalli compare with nearby cities?
Cuautitlán Izcalli is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Tlalnepantla (78, 12 km away), Ecatepec de Morelos (71, 17 km away) and Naucalpan (77, 19 km away).
Which part of Cuautitlán Izcalli is most walkable?
The streets just around Cuautitlán Izcalli's centre are its most walkable, averaging 87 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 85. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 81) and falls most to the west (38).
How is Cuautitlán Izcalli's walkability score calculated?
For Cuautitlán Izcalli it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 43 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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