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How walkable is Muntinlupa?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Muntinlupa has a walkability score of 74 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 10th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.
What's within walking distance of the center
1,183 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Muntinlupa. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- SM Savemore, 11 min
- Savemore Market, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Manongs, 4 min
- Nishijin Japanese Restaurant, 5 min
Shopping
- Own Days, 8 min
- ASICS, 8 min
Coffee
- Homebase Cafe, 10 min
- Karrera Showroom, 10 min
Banks
- Eastwest Unibank, 12 min
- BPI ATM, 13 min
Parks
- Filinvest City Central Park, 6 min
- Commerce Trail, 7 min
Schools
- MindChamps International PreSchool Philippines, 12 min
- The Learning Hub By Homeschool Global, 12 min
Books & libraries
- Fully Booked, 16 min
- Powerbooks, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Tanghalang Haribon, 13 min
- Insular Life Auditorium, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the center on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
Measured from the center at 14.4136, 121.0336, the point near Muntinlupa'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 95 street intersections per km², and blocks average 100 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Muntinlupa's score of 74 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk, which falls in Filinvest City. Walkability averages 80 within 1 km of the center, 73 from 1 to 3 km out and 72 from 3 to 5 km out. 21 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. 60% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 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 Muntinlupa. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 82 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 80 | 57% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 73 | 67% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 56% |
Neighborhoods of Muntinlupa by walkability
Each neighborhood is scored across the area around its center, so the score describes that part of Muntinlupa rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighborhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filinvest City | 96 |
| 2 | Bayanan | 90 |
| 2 | Alabang | 90 |
| 4 | Putatan | 85 |
| 5 | Sucat | 71 |
| 5 | Cupang | 71 |
| 7 | Buli | 58 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines | 3 km | 65 |
| Las Piñas, Philippines | 10 km | 80 |
| Parañaque, Philippines | 11 km | 83 |
| Taguig, Philippines | 15 km | 84 |
| Makati, Philippines | 18 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Muntinlupa
Is Muntinlupa a walkable city?
Around its center, yes. Muntinlupa has a walkability score of 74 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 82. 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 10th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 222nd 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. Muntinlupa ranks 10th with 74.
How does Muntinlupa compare with nearby cities?
Muntinlupa sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 74, against San Pedro, Laguna (65, 3 km away), Las Piñas (80, 10 km away) and Parañaque (83, 11 km away).
Which part of Muntinlupa is most walkable?
Filinvest City is Muntinlupa's most walkable part, scoring 96 - the highest of its 7 ranked neighborhoods. Its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, scores 82, and walkability averages 80 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, the city holds up best to the north (averaging 85) and falls most to the north-east (50).
What is the most walkable neighborhood in Muntinlupa?
Of the 7 Muntinlupa neighborhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Filinvest City (96), Bayanan (90) and Alabang (90). The least walkable is Buli, with 58.
How is Muntinlupa's walkability score calculated?
For Muntinlupa it is the average of 70 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 42 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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