How walkable is Naucalpan?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Naucalpan (Naucalpan de Juárez) has a walkability score of 77 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 17th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,221 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Naucalpan. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and parks.
Groceries
- Mega Comercial Mexicana Satelite, 9 min
- City Market, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Fogon Do Brasil, 4 min
- Espadas Brasileñas Satelite, 4 min
Shopping
- Phiten Mexico, 5 min
- Muebles Pergo, 6 min
Coffee
- Pasión Café, 8 min
- Film Club Café, 9 min
Banks
- Bancomer plaza las torres, 8 min
- Banco BBVA, 8 min
Parks
- Parque Limantour, 10 min
- parque hundido, 23 min
Schools
- Kinder y Primaria Notre Dame, 8 min
- Imagine Kinder Garten, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Fanta'stico Sate'lite, 9 min
- El Sótano, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- El Jardín de mi casa, 10 min
- Cinemex, 11 min
Measured from the centre at 19.5018, -99.2396, the point near Naucalpan'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 171 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
Naucalpan's score of 77 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk, which falls in Ciudad Satélite. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 72 from 3 to 5 km out. 74% 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 Naucalpan. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 60% |
Neighbourhoods of Naucalpan by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Naucalpan rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad Satélite | 90 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tlalnepantla, Mexico | 8 km | 78 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 13 km | 95 |
| Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico | 19 km | 66 |
| Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico | 23 km | 71 |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | 25 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Naucalpan
Is Naucalpan a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Naucalpan has a walkability score of 77 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 91. 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 17th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 170th 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. Naucalpan ranks 17th with 77.
How does Naucalpan compare with nearby cities?
Naucalpan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 77, against Tlalnepantla (78, 8 km away), Mexico City (95, 13 km away) and Cuautitlán Izcalli (66, 19 km away).
Which part of Naucalpan is most walkable?
The streets just around Naucalpan's centre are its most walkable, averaging 92 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 91. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 89) and falls most to the north-west (48).
How is Naucalpan's walkability score calculated?
For Naucalpan it is the average of 88 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 65 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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