How walkable is Guadalupe, Nuevo León?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Guadalupe, Nuevo León has a walkability score of 85 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 4th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,456 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guadalupe, Nuevo León. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- City Club, 8 min
- Walmart Express, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- El Caminero Burger, 5 min
- Tacos Peter, 5 min
Shopping
- MiPesca Pescaderia, 5 min
- Floreria Romero, 5 min
Coffee
- Shibuya Station Mty, 6 min
- Brugge, 7 min
Banks
- BBVA Bancomer, 7 min
- Torre Ten, 7 min
Parks
- mirador el huajuco, 7 min
- Plaza Las Damas, 8 min
Schools
- Escuela Primaria Alfonso Reyes, 13 min
- Escuela Primaria Ford 88 Alfredo V. Bonfil, 13 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Mirador Residencial, 23 min
- BiblioTEC, 25 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cinemex, 7 min
- Chili's Nuevo Sur, 7 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 22 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 25.6572, -100.2765, the point near Guadalupe, Nuevo León'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 156 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Guadalupe, Nuevo León's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 86 from 1 to 3 km out and 83 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 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. 91% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 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 Guadalupe, Nuevo León. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 90 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 86 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 83 | 89% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrey, Mexico | 6 km | 85 |
| San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | 8 km | 82 |
| General Escobedo, Mexico | 15 km | 63 |
| Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico | 20 km | 70 |
| Saltillo, Mexico | 78 km | 75 |
Questions about walking in Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Is Guadalupe, Nuevo León a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Guadalupe, Nuevo León has a walkability score of 85 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 90. 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 4th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 62nd 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. Guadalupe, Nuevo León ranks joint 4th with 85.
How does Guadalupe, Nuevo León compare with nearby cities?
Guadalupe, Nuevo León is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against Monterrey (85, 6 km away), San Nicolás de los Garza (82, 8 km away) and General Escobedo (63, 15 km away).
Which part of Guadalupe, Nuevo León is most walkable?
Guadalupe is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the north-west, where walkability averages 91, more than the 89 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 90. It falls most to the north (76).
How is Guadalupe, Nuevo León's walkability score calculated?
For Guadalupe, Nuevo León it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 71 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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