How walkable is South San Diego?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
South San Diego has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Tijuana, which scores 74 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
202 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of South San Diego. The nearest grocery is Northgate González Market, about 21 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping and parks. It is weakest for groceries, coffee, banks and books & libraries.
- Leos meat21 min
- Save-A-Lot21 min
- In-N-Out Burger3 min
- Teriyaki Madness5 min
- JDM WestSide4 min
- 7-Eleven4 min
- Starbucks Coffee Company26 min
- U.S. Bank24 min
- Wells Fargo24 min
- Nestor Park8 min
- Sunnyslope Park10 min
- Mendoza Elementary School14 min
- Ocean View Christian Academy18 min
- San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts26 min
Measured from the mapped centre of South San Diego at 32.5763, -117.0819. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 54 street intersections per km², and blocks average 117 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across South San Diego
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of South San Diego. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Tijuana
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nestor | 700 m | 42 |
| Egger Highlands | 1.6 km | 68 |
| Ocean View Hills | 5.8 km | 26 |
| La Mesa | 13.8 km | 94 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Tijuana page.
Questions about walking in South San Diego
Is South San Diego walkable?
Partly. South San Diego in Tijuana has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is South San Diego more walkable than the rest of Tijuana?
South San Diego is less walkable than Tijuana as a whole: it scores 52, against 74 for the 5 km around Tijuana's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Tijuana neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Tijuana?
Of the 5 Tijuana neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are La Mesa (94), Egger Highlands (68) and South San Diego (52).
How is the walkability score of South San Diego calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For South San Diego it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.