How walkable is Hermosillo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hermosillo has a walkability score of 74 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 23rd most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,557 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hermosillo. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Waldos Hermosillo, 14 min
- Mercados Zazueta, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- 1r3n Sports bar & Grill, 2 min
- Ceviches La Palapita, 2 min
Shopping
- Etam, 4 min
- Sugar Boutique, 4 min
Coffee
- Tomomi Café, 5 min
- Las Tres Escobas ", 6 min
Banks
- Scotiabank, 7 min
- HSBC, 10 min
Parks
- Plaza Del Estudiante, 9 min
- Plaza Emiliana de Zubeldia, 9 min
Schools
- Corhalli Comunidad Montessori, 8 min
- Escuela Primaria Benito Juarez Garcia, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Central Universitaria, 10 min
- Biblioteca Fernando Pesqueira, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Megacanal, 8 min
- Museo Unison, 10 min
Measured from the centre at 29.0887, -110.9616, the point near Hermosillo'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 135 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hermosillo's score of 74 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 82 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 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. 70% 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 Hermosillo. 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 | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 82 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 53% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | 205 km | 63 |
| Tucson, Arizona, United States | 349 km | 61 |
| Chihuahua City, Mexico | 478 km | 78 |
| Phoenix, Arizona, United States | 497 km | 56 |
| Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 522 km | 71 |
Questions about walking in Hermosillo
Is Hermosillo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Hermosillo has a walkability score of 74 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 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 23rd of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 222nd 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. Hermosillo ranks joint 23rd with 74.
How does Hermosillo compare with nearby cities?
Hermosillo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 74, against Ciudad Obregón (63, 205 km away), Tucson, Arizona (61, 349 km away) and Chihuahua City (78, 478 km away).
Which part of Hermosillo is most walkable?
Hermosillo'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 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 82) and falls most to the south-east (45).
How is Hermosillo's walkability score calculated?
For Hermosillo 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; 57 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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