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title: "Is Saltillo walkable? Walkability score 75/100"
description: "Saltillo scores 75/100 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/saltillo
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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# How walkable is Saltillo?

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

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.

75 out of 100: Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #18 of 51 tied, in Mexico
*   #201 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   89 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=25.42984&lon=-100.99206&q=Saltillo%2C%20Mexico) 

## 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

2.5 of 3 points

*   La Malinche Abasolo y Coss, 8 min
*   Abarrotes Areli, 11 min
*   OXXO Gas, 14 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   The Ramen Factory, 2 min
*   Pollo Norteño, 2 min
*   Gorditas El Borrado, 3 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Andrea, 2 min
*   Autopartes JDF, 3 min
*   Fabricas de Calzado Andrea, 3 min

### Coffee

1.6 of 2 points

*   Naranja Dulce CAFÉ, 8 min
*   Meraki Protein Bar, 9 min
*   Tatei Niwetsika Galería Café, 13 min

### Banks

0.9 of 1 point

*   BBVA Bancomer Sucursal, 7 min
*   Banorte, 8 min
*   Cajero Automático Santander, 8 min

### Parks

0.8 of 1 point

*   Plaza Morelos, 14 min
*   RECREATIVO CTM, 16 min
*   Explanada de la Presidencia, 17 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Escuela Primaria Pablo L. Sidar, 3 min
*   Colegio Nicolas Bravo de Saltillo, 7 min
*   Jardín de Niños Salvador M. Lima, 8 min

### Books & libraries

0.7 of 1 point

*   Biblioteca del Congreso y Archivo Histórico, 10 min
*   Central Capital, 15 min
*   Librería Vida y Cafetería, 18 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.8 of 1 point

*   Cines Olimpia, 9 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Saltillo, one hexagon per square kilometre. 71% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 8, is 5 km to the west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/saltillo.svg?v=443c398341bc)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 89    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 94    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81    | 90%         | 29             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 70    | 57%         | 51             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                                        | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Santa Catarina, Nuevo León](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/santa-catarina), Mexico         | 59 km    | 70    |
| [Monterrey](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/monterrey), Mexico                               | 72 km    | 85    |
| [San Nicolás de los Garza](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/san-nicolas-de-los-garza), Mexico | 77 km    | 82    |
| [Guadalupe, Nuevo León](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/guadalupe), Mexico                   | 78 km    | 85    |
| [General Escobedo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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