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How walkable is Bacolod?

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Bacolod (Bacolod City) has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 15th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.

58 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
#15 of 19
in the Philippines
#484 of 690
tied, worldwide
93
at the center
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What's within walking distance of the center

1,142 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bacolod. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and parks.

Groceries

KJ Fairmart
5min3.0 of 3 points
  • Bacolod City North Public Market5 min
  • CCS Chemical Products Trading6 min

Restaurants & bars

Diamond Palace
1min3.0 of 3 points
  • Kdn Grill1 min
  • Apollo Restaurant2 min

Shopping

A-Wall Pet Shop
1min2.0 of 2 points
  • Med Care Supplies1 min
  • Exatech Bacolod2 min

Coffee

Bo's Coffee
1min2.0 of 2 points
  • Don Macchiatos STI3 min
  • Ramos Copy and Prints3 min

Banks

PNB Bacolod-Hilado
1min1.0 of 1 point
  • Philippine National Bank1 min
  • BDO2 min

Parks

Capitol Park and Lagoon
11min1.0 of 1 point
  • Bacolod City Plaza17 min
  • Hi Strip Park24 min

Schools

Bacolod Nimble Christian School
8min0.8 of 1 point
  • Destiny Christian Academy9 min
  • KinderFirst Learning and Development Center11 min

Books & libraries

PCBS Philippine Christian Book Store
15min0.4 of 1 point
  • USLS BEU Learning Resource Center20 min
  • National Book Store24 min

Culture & entertainment

Robinsons Movieworld
10min0.7 of 1 point
  • Bacolod Baywalk12 min
  • 029 Glass and Aluminum Installation13 min

Measured from the center at 10.6706, 122.9569, the point near Bacolod'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 center there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

How far walkability reaches

Bacolod's score of 58 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the center, 63 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 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. 30% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map.

Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Bacolod, one hexagon per square kilometer. 29% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 4 km to the south-east.
  • 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 Bacolod. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.

AreaScoreScoring 70+Points sampled
Center93100%1
Within 1 km93100%7
1 to 3 km out6336%25
3 to 5 km out469%32

Nearby cities

CityDistanceScore
Iloilo City, Philippines42 km55
Cebu City, Philippines110 km73
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines306 km51
Zamboanga City, Philippines429 km45
San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines460 km65

Questions about walking in Bacolod

Is Bacolod a walkable city?

Partly. Bacolod has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 93. 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 15th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 484th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

What is the most walkable city in the Philippines?

Makati is the most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines, with a score of 92. Bacolod ranks 15th with 58.

How does Bacolod compare with nearby cities?

Bacolod sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 58, against Iloilo City (55, 42 km away), Cebu City (73, 110 km away) and Cagayan de Oro (51, 306 km away).

Which part of Bacolod is most walkable?

Bacolod's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 60) and falls most to the south-east (30).

How is Bacolod's walkability score calculated?

For Bacolod 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; 19 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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