--- title: "Is Cagayan de Oro walkable? Walkability score 51/100" description: "Cagayan de Oro scores 51/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/cagayan-de-oro updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Philippines](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines) 3. Cagayan de Oro # How walkable is Cagayan de Oro? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Cagayan de Oro has a walkability score of 51 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 17th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines. 51 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #17 of 19 in the Philippines * #582 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=8.48222&lon=124.64722&q=Cagayan%20de%20Oro%2C%20Philippines) ## What's within walking distance of the center 1,152 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cagayan de Oro. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Shopwise, 1 min * C7 Convenience Store, 2 min * Mnr Corner Store, 6 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Panagatan Restaurant, 1 min * The Hungry Plate - Now Corrales Buffet, 2 min * jumble ice, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Pacsafe, 1 min * Dal's Tailoring, 1 min * 7-Eleven, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Hi-Beans Cafe, 2 min * EGM Cafe, 2 min * WeeCup Call Cafe, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Bank of Commerce, 3 min * CitySavings, 3 min * Security Bank - Cagayan De Oro- Velez, 4 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Vicente De Lara Park, 4 min * Centrio Garden West, 8 min * Centrio Garden East, 8 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Lukong ES, Dayawan, Villanueva, Mis. Or, 1 min * Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School, 2 min * Patrocinio Elementary School, 4 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Cagayan De Oro City Public Library, 5 min * basa BOOKS, 9 min * National Book Store - Ayala Centrio, 9 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Wat Ever Family KTV, 2 min * The Cave Karaoke and Lounge, 3 min * SM CDO Downtown Premier Cinema 3, 4 min Measured from the center at 8.4822, 124.6472, the point near Cagayan de Oro'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 96 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Cagayan de Oro's score of 51 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the center, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 38 from 3 to 5 km out. 28 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. 33% 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 Cagayan de Oro, one hexagon per square kilometer. 33% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/philippines/cagayan-de-oro.svg?v=e84ebe8e8b85) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Cagayan de Oro. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 100 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 95 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 54 | 36% | 25 | | 3 to 5 km out | 38 | 16% | 31 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Davao City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/davao-city), Philippines | 190 km | 67 | | [Cebu City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/cebu-city), Philippines | 220 km | 73 | | [General Santos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/general-santos), Philippines | 270 km | 39 | | [Bacolod](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/bacolod), Philippines | 306 km | 58 | | [Zamboanga City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/zamboanga-city), Philippines | 333 km | 45 | ## Questions about walking in Cagayan de Oro ### Is Cagayan de Oro a walkable city? Partly. Cagayan de Oro has a walkability score of 51 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 100. 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 17th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 582nd 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. Cagayan de Oro ranks 17th with 51. ### How does Cagayan de Oro compare with nearby cities? Cagayan de Oro sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Davao City (67, 190 km away), Cebu City (73, 220 km away) and General Santos (39, 270 km away). ### Which part of Cagayan de Oro is most walkable? Cagayan de Oro's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 64) and falls most to the south-east (13). ### How is Cagayan de Oro's walkability score calculated? For Cagayan de Oro it is the average of 63 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 21 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. 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