How walkable is Saltillo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Saltillo has a walkability score of 75 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 18th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 4 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,346 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Saltillo. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks and schools.
Groceries
- Abarrotes Areli, 11 min
- OXXO Gas, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Pollo Norteño, 2 min
- Gorditas El Borrado, 3 min
Shopping
- Autopartes JDF, 3 min
- Fabricas de Calzado Andrea, 3 min
Coffee
- Meraki Protein Bar, 9 min
- Tatei Niwetsika Galería Café, 13 min
Banks
- Banorte, 8 min
- Cajero Automático Santander, 8 min
Parks
- RECREATIVO CTM, 16 min
- Explanada de la Presidencia, 17 min
Schools
- Colegio Nicolas Bravo de Saltillo, 7 min
- Jardín de Niños Salvador M. Lima, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Central Capital, 15 min
- Librería Vida y Cafetería, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Salón De Fiestas "MANÁ ", 10 min
- Casa Álvarez Saltillo, 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 25.4298, -100.9921, the point near Saltillo'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 124 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Saltillo's score of 75 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 70 from 3 to 5 km out. 71% 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 Saltillo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 70 | 57% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico | 59 km | 70 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 72 km | 85 |
| San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | 77 km | 82 |
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico | 78 km | 85 |
| General Escobedo, Mexico | 78 km | 63 |
Questions about walking in Saltillo
Is Saltillo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Saltillo has a walkability score of 75 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 89. 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 18th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 201st 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. Saltillo ranks joint 18th with 75.
How does Saltillo compare with nearby cities?
Saltillo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Santa Catarina, Nuevo León (70, 59 km away), Monterrey (85, 72 km away) and San Nicolás de los Garza (82, 77 km away).
Which part of Saltillo is most walkable?
The streets just around Saltillo's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 90) and falls most to the west (48).
How is Saltillo's walkability score calculated?
For Saltillo it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 62 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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