How walkable is San Nicolás de los Garza?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
San Nicolás de los Garza has a walkability score of 82 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 9th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,547 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central San Nicolás de los Garza. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- DRC Dulcerías, 11 min
- Nutre Té Club, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Tacos los güeros, 2 min
- Pilos Grill, 2 min
Shopping
- El Arte en Metal, 3 min
- Mini Súper El Torito, 3 min
Coffee
- Essentials & Coffee, 8 min
- Yellow Coffee, 17 min
Banks
- Banamex, 6 min
- CSN Cooperativa Financiera, 12 min
Parks
- Cancha de Futbol, 9 min
- Plaza Principal "Bernardo Reyes" de San Nicolás de los Garza, 16 min
Schools
- JN Manuel Acuña TM, 8 min
- Escuela Secundaria #5 Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Anastacio Villarreal, 22 min
- El Abaco, 24 min
Culture & entertainment
- MGM Las Vegas, 12 min
- Teatro de la Ciudad, 13 min
Measured from the centre at 25.7533, -100.2798, the point near San Nicolás de los Garza'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 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
San Nicolás de los Garza's score of 82 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 86 from 1 to 3 km out and 78 from 3 to 5 km out. 84% 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 San Nicolás de los Garza. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 86 | 97% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 78 | 73% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| General Escobedo, Mexico | 6 km | 63 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 7 km | 85 |
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico | 8 km | 85 |
| Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico | 17 km | 70 |
| Saltillo, Mexico | 77 km | 75 |
Questions about walking in San Nicolás de los Garza
Is San Nicolás de los Garza a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. San Nicolás de los Garza has a walkability score of 82 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 93. 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 9th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 97th 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. San Nicolás de los Garza ranks joint 9th with 82.
How does San Nicolás de los Garza compare with nearby cities?
San Nicolás de los Garza sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 82, against General Escobedo (63, 6 km away), Monterrey (85, 7 km away) and Guadalupe, Nuevo León (85, 8 km away).
Which part of San Nicolás de los Garza is most walkable?
San Nicolás de los Garza's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 84) and falls most to the north (75).
How is San Nicolás de los Garza's walkability score calculated?
For San Nicolás de los Garza it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 71 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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