How walkable is Tepic?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Tepic has a walkability score of 71 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 29th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,636 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tepic. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mini Super Clara, 5 min
- Aguas el Lider, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Las asadas del jimmy, 2 min
- Tacos El Tio, 2 min
Shopping
- RISC PC - Puntos de Venta, Cámaras de Vigilancia y Computadoras, 2 min
- Happy Pets Boutique para Mascotas, 2 min
Coffee
- BanChan coffee & korean food, 4 min
- Juárez Café, 5 min
Banks
- Banorte, 9 min
- Banco Azteca, 11 min
Parks
- Parque La Loma, 9 min
- Plaza Hidalgo, 10 min
Schools
- Escuela Primaria Estatal "Fernando Montaño", 5 min
- Instituto UDEO, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Yeshua, 11 min
- Libreria Del Diez, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Salón Morelos, 9 min
- Teatro Miguel Alemán CECAN, 11 min
Measured from the centre at 21.5034, -104.8909, the point near Tepic'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 135 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Tepic's score of 71 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, 79 from 1 to 3 km out and 57 from 3 to 5 km out. 27 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. 61% 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.
- 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 Tepic. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 79 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 57 | 34% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 185 km | 89 |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 192 km | 84 |
| Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico | 198 km | 62 |
| Mazatlán, Mexico | 247 km | 75 |
| Aguascalientes, Mexico | 273 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Tepic
Is Tepic a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Tepic has a walkability score of 71 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 98. 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 29th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 267th 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. Tepic ranks joint 29th with 71.
How does Tepic compare with nearby cities?
Tepic sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 71, against Guadalajara (89, 185 km away), Tlaquepaque (84, 192 km away) and Tonalá, Jalisco (62, 198 km away).
Which part of Tepic is most walkable?
Tepic's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 81) and falls most to the south-west (13).
How is Tepic's walkability score calculated?
For Tepic it is the average of 64 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 39 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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