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title: "Is Reynosa walkable? Walkability score 67/100 · How Walkable"
description: "Reynosa scores 67/100 for walkability (Somewhat 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/reynosa
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3.  Reynosa

# How walkable is Reynosa?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Reynosa has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 36th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 2 others.

67 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #36 of 51 tied, in Mexico
*   #341 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   86 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=26.06838&lon=-98.30206&q=Reynosa%2C%20Mexico) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

1,022 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Reynosa. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping and parks.

### Groceries

3.0 of 3 points

*   Fruteria Flores, 1 min
*   Mini Miscelanea Narciso, 11 min
*   MS Don Lalo, 11 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Hamburguesas de Sirlon "GDO", 3 min
*   Veintidós Veinte Cafetería, 3 min
*   Pescadería "San Miguel", 3 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Oxxo, 3 min
*   Valentina, 3 min
*   Boutique by Belen, 3 min

### Coffee

1.4 of 2 points

*   Sorbetto Coffee and Tea, 9 min
*   Entre Aroma y Café, 12 min
*   Opera Coffee Shop, 15 min

### Banks

0.5 of 1 point

*   Sucursal Banamex C.F. Blvd. Morelos, Reynosa, Tamps., 14 min
*   Hsbc, 15 min
*   Santander Serfin, 15 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Plaza Pública Módulo 2000, 3 min
*   Plaza Modulo 2000, 4 min
*   Unidad Multideportiva UAT, 17 min

### Schools

0.8 of 1 point

*   Enrique C. Rebsamen Elementary School, 8 min
*   Instituto Horeb CENDI, 9 min
*   Esc Gral Pedro J Mendez, 11 min

### Books & libraries

0.4 of 1 point

*   Casa Comunitaria del Libro Victor Gonzalez, 16 min
*   Librería Parroquial San Judas Tadeo, 17 min
*   Otaku Market, 20 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.8 of 1 point

*   Eventos el Roble, 8 min
*   13-11 Eventos, 11 min
*   Instituto Índigo para la Cultura y las Artes, 12 min

### Further than usual

*   The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
*   The nearest bank is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.

Measured from the centre at 26.0684, -98.3021, the point near Reynosa'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 189 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Reynosa's score of 67 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 53 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 57% 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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Reynosa, one hexagon per square kilometre. 57% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 4 km to the north.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/reynosa.svg?v=6e2c6e7e354f)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Reynosa. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 86    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 88    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83    | 86%         | 28             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 53    | 30%         | 40             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                                        | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Matamoros, Tamaulipas](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/matamoros), Mexico                   | 81 km    | 73    |
| [Nuevo Laredo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/nuevo-laredo), Mexico                         | 198 km   | 70    |
| [Guadalupe, Nuevo León](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/guadalupe), Mexico                   | 203 km   | 85    |
| [San Nicolás de los Garza](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/san-nicolas-de-los-garza), Mexico | 206 km   | 82    |
| [General Escobedo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/general-escobedo), Mexico                 | 206 km   | 63    |

## Questions about walking in Reynosa

### Is Reynosa a walkable city?

Partly. Reynosa has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 86. 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 36th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 341st 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. Reynosa ranks joint 36th with 67.

### How does Reynosa compare with nearby cities?

Reynosa is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 67, against Matamoros, Tamaulipas (73, 81 km away), Nuevo Laredo (70, 198 km away) and Guadalupe, Nuevo León (85, 203 km away).

### Which part of Reynosa is most walkable?

The streets just around Reynosa's centre are its most walkable, averaging 88 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 86. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 81) and falls most to the north (42).

### How is Reynosa's walkability score calculated?

For Reynosa it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 43 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). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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