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How walkable is Malabon?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Malabon has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 8th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.
What's within walking distance of the center
778 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Malabon. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Fisher Mall Malabon, 5 min
- Puregold Malabon Letre, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- TasTea hideout malabon branch, 3 min
- J-10 Steak House, 3 min
Shopping
- Tobeo Auto Parts and Accessories, 3 min
- World Balance, 5 min
Coffee
- 28th Avenue Cafe-Longos Malabon Branch, 4 min
- Dunkin' Donuts, 5 min
Banks
- BDO Unibank, 6 min
- Banco de Oro, 6 min
Parks
- Navotas Centennial Park, 21 min
- Tugatog Park, 23 min
Schools
- Ninoy Aquino Elementary School, 7 min
- Longos National High School, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Pandayan Bookshop Malabon, 6 min
- City of Malabon University Library, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Camc Mille's Castle, 6 min
- Tumana St., Navotas City, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 18 minutes from the center on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the center at 14.6578, 120.9583, the point near Malabon'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 157 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Malabon's score of 82 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the center, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 81 from 3 to 5 km out. 31 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. 83% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Malabon. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 76% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 81 | 84% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Manila, Philippines | 9 km | 89 |
| Quezon City, Philippines | 12 km | 90 |
| Pasig, Philippines | 16 km | 91 |
| Makati, Philippines | 17 km | 92 |
| Antipolo, Philippines | 20 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Malabon
Is Malabon a walkable city?
Around its center, yes. Malabon has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its center 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 8th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 97th 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. Malabon ranks 8th with 82.
How does Malabon compare with nearby cities?
Malabon is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 82, against Manila (89, 9 km away), Quezon City (90, 12 km away) and Pasig (91, 16 km away).
Which part of Malabon is most walkable?
Malabon's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 92) and falls most to the north-west (63).
How is Malabon's walkability score calculated?
For Malabon it is the average of 60 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 50 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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