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How walkable is Marikina Heights?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Marikina Heights has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Quezon City, which scores 90 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
747 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Marikina Heights. The nearest grocery is Rustan's Supermarket, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- S&R New York Style Pizza4 min
- Puregold Marikina4 min
- Bubba Lab - Marikina Heights1 min
- Chooks-to-Go1 min
- C&B Circle Mall1 min
- Mangrobang Optical3 min
- Happy Cup3 min
- CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice4 min
- Bank of the Philippine Islands5 min
- BDO5 min
- Unnamed park1 min
- Hardin ng Bayan3 min
- Beginners Playschool and Learning Center4 min
- Kmes Marikna Heights,.marikna City.4 min
- Rex Book Store Marikina4 min
- National Book Store12 min
- Villa Ronar by AA Residence Private Resort and Events Place8 min
- Rancho 4 West Clubhouse10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Marikina Heights at 14.6501, 121.1171. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 101 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Marikina Heights
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of Marikina Heights. Rings mark 450 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Quezon City
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barangay Pansol | 3.8 km | 70 |
| Batasan Hills | 4.5 km | 82 |
| Bagong Pag-asa | 9.1 km | 94 |
| Balingasa | 12.4 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Quezon City page.
Questions about walking in Marikina Heights
Is Marikina Heights walkable?
Yes. Marikina Heights in Quezon City has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Marikina Heights more walkable than the rest of Quezon City?
Marikina Heights is more walkable than Quezon City as a whole: it scores 95, against 90 for the 5 km around Quezon City's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Quezon City neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Quezon City?
Of the 5 Quezon City neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Marikina Heights (95), Bagong Pag-asa (94) and Balingasa (91).
How is the walkability score of Marikina Heights calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Marikina Heights it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 850 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.