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How walkable is Tacubaya?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Tacubaya has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Mexico City, which scores 95 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,995 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Tacubaya. The nearest grocery is Abarrotes Alex, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
- Abarrotes El Manotas4 min
- Bodega Aurrera6 min
- Bar La Conquista1 min
- Rosticería Molinos Picotazo1 min
- Farmacias Similares1 min
- Tiendas 3B1 min
- Starbucks5 min
- Ehya Café de Especialidad Orgánico y Fair Trade6 min
- Banco BBVA10 min
- Scotiabank10 min
- Alameda de Tacubaya3 min
- Plaza Charles de Gaulle3 min
- Escuela Secundaria Diurna No. 331 Margarita Paz Paredes8 min
- Escuela Primaria Naciones Unidas9 min
- Carlos Chavez8 min
- Cómics México11 min
- Museo Casa de la Bola7 min
- Museos Haghenbeck8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Tacubaya at 19.4008, -99.1877. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 141 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Tacubaya
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Tacubaya. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Mexico City
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Condesa | 2 km | 98 |
| Colonia Del Valle | 2.3 km | 98 |
| Zona Rosa | 3.8 km | 100 |
| Polanco | 3.8 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Mexico City page.
Questions about walking in Tacubaya
Is Tacubaya walkable?
Yes. Tacubaya in Mexico City has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Tacubaya more walkable than the rest of Mexico City?
Tacubaya is about as walkable as Mexico City as a whole: it scores 97, against 95 for the 5 km around Mexico City's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Mexico City neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Mexico City?
Of the 5 Mexico City neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Zona Rosa (100), Colonia Del Valle (98) and Polanco (98).
How is the walkability score of Tacubaya calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Tacubaya it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.