How walkable is Santa Catarina, Nuevo León?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León has a walkability score of 70 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 32nd most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
982 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santa Catarina, Nuevo León. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Shi-Gon, 7 min
- El Molino de la Lopez, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Zapatortas, 2 min
- Little Caesars, 2 min
Shopping
- Ferretera La Fama - Suc. Colosio, 1 min
- Refaccionaria Casther, 1 min
Coffee
- Reposteria y Cafetería Shulita, 11 min
- Santa Café Galería, 26 min
Banks
- Banorte Sucursal Paseo Santa Catarina, 20 min
- Atm/Cajero BBVA, 22 min
Parks
- Plaza Mezquite, B, 7 min
- Plaza Central, 7 min
Schools
- Kindergarten Ovidio Decroly, 3 min
- Escuela Primaria Isaías Balderas Torres, 4 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
- Terraza Rosa, 14 min
- Bonafest Salón de Eventos Infantiles, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- No library or bookshop is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 6 minutes away.
Measured from the centre at 25.6888, -100.4531, the point near Santa Catarina, Nuevo León'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 183 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 79 within 1 km of the centre, 69 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 42 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. 65% 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 Santa Catarina, Nuevo León. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 86 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 79 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 69 | 65% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 58% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrey, Mexico | 14 km | 85 |
| San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | 17 km | 82 |
| General Escobedo, Mexico | 20 km | 63 |
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico | 20 km | 85 |
| Saltillo, Mexico | 59 km | 75 |
Questions about walking in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León
Is Santa Catarina, Nuevo León a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León has a walkability score of 70 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 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 32nd of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 285th 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. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León ranks joint 32nd with 70.
How does Santa Catarina, Nuevo León compare with nearby cities?
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Monterrey (85, 14 km away), San Nicolás de los Garza (82, 17 km away) and General Escobedo (63, 20 km away).
Which part of Santa Catarina, Nuevo León is most walkable?
Santa Catarina's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 86. Walkability averages 79 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it is much the same in every direction.
How is Santa Catarina, Nuevo León's walkability score calculated?
For Santa Catarina, Nuevo León it is the average of 49 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 32 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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