How walkable is Toluca?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Toluca has a walkability score of 72 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 28th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,776 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Toluca. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- La Huerta, Toluca, 5 min
- Grupo Gava, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- Che Puerco Tacos Toluca, 1 min
- Chilaquiles y Asociados, 1 min
Shopping
- Oceanus Rock, 1 min
- Farmacias del Ahorro, 2 min
Coffee
- Mangata, 2 min
- The inkGarden, 3 min
Banks
- Banorte, 8 min
- Banco Inbursa Sanborns, 10 min
Parks
- Parque Simon Bolívar, 10 min
- Parque Recreativo Club Toluca, 11 min
Schools
- Escuela Particular Carolina Agazzi, 4 min
- Licenciado Agustín González, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Librería Cristiana El Buen Pastor, 6 min
- El timón Librería, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Atico 27, 5 min
- UAEM Auditorio Ingeniero Jose Yurrieta Valdes, 6 min
Measured from the centre at 19.2801, -99.6532, the point near Toluca'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 139 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Toluca's score of 72 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 61 from 3 to 5 km out. 67% 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 Toluca. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 98 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 97% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 61 | 45% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Naucalpan, Mexico | 48 km | 77 |
| Tlalnepantla, Mexico | 56 km | 78 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 57 km | 95 |
| Cuernavaca, Mexico | 60 km | 67 |
| Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico | 61 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Toluca
Is Toluca a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Toluca has a walkability score of 72 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 99. 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 28th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 255th 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. Toluca ranks 28th with 72.
How does Toluca compare with nearby cities?
Toluca is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 72, against Naucalpan (77, 48 km away), Tlalnepantla (78, 56 km away) and Mexico City (95, 57 km away).
Which part of Toluca is most walkable?
Toluca's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 80) and falls most to the north-west (46).
How is Toluca's walkability score calculated?
For Toluca it is the average of 86 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 58 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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