How walkable is Zapopan?
Zapopan has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 6th most walkable of 15 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance
916 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Zapopan. The nearest grocery is Cremería La Providencia, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and books & libraries.
- Cremería La Providencia330 m · 4 min
- Tienda De Abarrotes Celina.400 m · 5 min
- Bodega Aurrera Express Sabino Delgado570 m · 7 min
- Prime steak 33180 m · 2 min
- Pollos asados el jefe200 m · 2 min
- El Zarandeado230 m · 3 min
- Materiales Para la Construccion Gaston Jauregui70 m · 1 min
- Transmisiones Veinte 0790 m · 1 min
- Ártico Muebles OUTLET170 m · 2 min
- Straordinario Café430 m · 5 min
- Cabala Café1.1 km · 13 min
- AURA Café & Bistró1.2 km · 15 min
- Banorte360 m · 5 min
- Banamex400 m · 5 min
- Banco Azteca670 m · 8 min
- Unnamed park210 m · 3 min
- Parque De Las Niñas Y Los Niños310 m · 4 min
- Parque El Guamúchil580 m · 7 min
- Primera Escuela Mexicana De Podología810 m · 10 min
- Escuela Secundaria No. 5 Lic. Juan Manuel Ruvalcaba De La Mora820 m · 10 min
- Colegio Isabel La Catolica820 m · 10 min
- Ferragus400 m · 5 min
- Librería Franciscana Zapopan1.1 km · 14 min
- Biblioteca Pública del Estado de Jalisco1.4 km · 18 min
- Auditorio Del Staudeg620 m · 8 min
- Foro Alterno Explanada640 m · 8 min
- Auditorio Telmex960 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at 20.7301, -103.3874. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 179 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 82 to 98, and Zapopan's score of 94 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 98 | Map |
| 1 km north | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 88 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 95 | Map |
| 1 km south | 82 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 88 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 96 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 6 km | 100 |
| León de los Aldama, Mexico | 183 km | 92 |
| Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | 313 km | 97 |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico | 467 km | 89 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 468 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Zapopan
Is Zapopan a walkable city?
Yes. Central Zapopan has a walkability score of 94 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 6th of 15 cities in Mexico and 99th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Mexico?
Guadalajara is the most walkable of the 15 cities ranked in Mexico, with a score of 100. Zapopan ranks 6th with 94.
How does Zapopan compare with nearby cities?
Zapopan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Zapopan scores 94, against Guadalajara (100, 6 km away), León de los Aldama (92, 183 km away) and Santiago de Querétaro (97, 313 km away).
How is Zapopan's walkability score 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 Zapopan it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.