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How walkable is Davao City?

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Davao City (Davao) has a walkability score of 67 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 12th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.

67 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
#12 of 19
in the Philippines
#341 of 690
tied, worldwide
98
at the center
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What's within walking distance of the center

1,634 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Davao City. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.

Groceries

Smart
3min3.0 of 3 points
  • Landers Superstore3 min
  • Gaisano Supermarket5 min

Restaurants & bars

The North Weekend Market
1min3.0 of 3 points
  • Havana Dvo1 min
  • Chi Lifestyle Lounge1 min

Shopping

Bikerboy Bicycle Shop
1min2.0 of 2 points
  • Podium Multisport Davao1 min
  • Rooke and Reese Kids Store1 min

Coffee

Kiel’s Coffee
2min2.0 of 2 points
  • Balay Juice & Coffee3 min
  • Cafe 523 min

Banks

Security Bank - Bajada
1min1.0 of 1 point
  • UnionBank3 min
  • Rcbc Savings Bank3 min

Parks

Doña Vicenta Park
11min0.7 of 1 point
  • Freedom Park14 min
  • Millenium Park16 min

Schools

San Roque Elementary School
4min1.0 of 1 point
  • Davao Wisdom Academy4 min
  • Davao Christian High School - V. Mapa Campus4 min

Books & libraries

National Book Store - Gaisano Davao
5min1.0 of 1 point
  • SPC Learning Resource Center6 min
  • OMF Literature11 min

Culture & entertainment

KDSA Advertising Exponent Davao
4min1.0 of 1 point
  • K1 Family KTV4 min
  • SM City Davao Cinema 65 min

Measured from the center at 7.0808, 125.6128, the point near Davao City'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 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 106 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

How far walkability reaches

Davao City's score of 67 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk, which falls in Poblacion. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the center, 73 from 1 to 3 km out and 57 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. 50% 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 Davao City, one hexagon per square kilometer. 50% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 6, is 5 km to the north-west.
  • 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 Davao City. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.

AreaScoreScoring 70+Points sampled
Center98100%1
Within 1 km96100%7
1 to 3 km out7361%23
3 to 5 km out5732%34

Neighborhoods of Davao City by walkability

Each neighborhood is scored across the area around its center, so the score describes that part of Davao City rather than the city as a whole.

#NeighborhoodScore
1Davao Chinatown96
2Poblacion87

Nearby cities

CityDistanceScore
General Santos, Philippines118 km39
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines190 km51
Zamboanga City, Philippines391 km45
Cebu City, Philippines408 km73
Bacolod, Philippines496 km58

Questions about walking in Davao City

Is Davao City a walkable city?

Partly. Davao City has a walkability score of 67 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 98. 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 12th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 341st 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. Davao City ranks 12th with 67.

How does Davao City compare with nearby cities?

Davao City is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 67, against General Santos (39, 118 km away), Cagayan de Oro (51, 190 km away) and Zamboanga City (45, 391 km away).

Which part of Davao City is most walkable?

Davao City's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 78) and falls most to the west (40).

How is Davao City's walkability score calculated?

For Davao City 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; 32 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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