--- title: "Is Naucalpan walkable? Walkability score 77/100" description: "Naucalpan scores 77/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Mexico." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/naucalpan updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Mexico](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico) 3. Naucalpan # How walkable is Naucalpan? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 77 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #17 of 51 in Mexico * #170 of 690 tied, worldwide * 91 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=19.50185&lon=-99.23963&q=Naucalpan%2C%20Mexico) ## 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 2.5 of 3 points * La Comer Torres de Satélite, 8 min * Mega Comercial Mexicana Satelite, 9 min * City Market, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.9 of 3 points * Fisher's, 3 min * Fogon Do Brasil, 4 min * Espadas Brasileñas Satelite, 4 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Chikara T&S, 4 min * Phiten Mexico, 5 min * Muebles Pergo, 6 min ### Coffee 1.8 of 2 points * Wild Bean Café, 5 min * Pasión Café, 8 min * Film Club Café, 9 min ### Banks 0.9 of 1 point * BBVA Bancomer Sucursal, 7 min * Bancomer plaza las torres, 8 min * Banco BBVA, 8 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * El Polvorín, 8 min * Parque Limantour, 10 min * parque hundido, 23 min ### Schools 0.9 of 1 point * Prepa Anáhuac México Campus Maddox, 7 min * Kinder y Primaria Notre Dame, 8 min * Imagine Kinder Garten, 9 min ### Books & libraries 0.8 of 1 point * Fantástico Satélite, 8 min * Fanta'stico Sate'lite, 9 min * El Sótano, 15 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.8 of 1 point * En Vivo Cantabar, 8 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Naucalpan, one hexagon per square kilometre. 73% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 14, is 5 km to the north-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/naucalpan.svg?v=441cfaee510e) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 91 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 92 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 93% | 28 | | 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 60% | 53 | ## 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](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/naucalpan/ciudad-satelite) | 90 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Tlalnepantla](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/tlalnepantla), Mexico | 8 km | 78 | | [Mexico City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/mexico-city), Mexico | 13 km | 95 | | [Cuautitlán Izcalli](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/cuautitlan-izcalli), Mexico | 19 km | 66 | | [Ecatepec de Morelos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/ecatepec-de-morelos), Mexico | 23 km | 71 | | [Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/ciudad-nezahualcoyotl), 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). 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