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The most walkable neighborhoods in Quezon City
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
18 neighborhoods of Quezon City ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own center. Santa Cruz, Philam and Tatalon share the top score of 96/100, then Bagong Pag-asa (94) and Balingasa (91). 17 of the 18 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Bagong Silangan (68).
| # | Neighborhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 96 |
| 1 | Philam | 96 |
| 1 | Tatalon | 96 |
| 4 | Bagong Pag-asa | 94 |
| 5 | Balingasa | 91 |
| 5 | Project 6 | 91 |
| 5 | Socorro | 91 |
| 5 | Bungad | 91 |
| 9 | Pinyahan | 89 |
| 10 | Krus na Ligas | 88 |
| 11 | San Antonio | 87 |
| 12 | Loyola Heights | 86 |
| 13 | U.P. Campus | 83 |
| 14 | Batasan Hills | 82 |
| 15 | New Era | 78 |
| 16 | Payatas | 71 |
| 17 | Barangay Pansol | 70 |
| 18 | Bagong Silangan | 68 |
"From the center" is the distance from Quezon City's busiest point to the neighborhood's center. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighborhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz scores 96/100, 1.2 km south-west of Quezon City's busiest point. It has the most banks of the five: 138 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Philippine National Bank, about 2 minutes away.
Philam
Philam is the most central of these five, 850 m north of Quezon City's busiest point, and scores 96/100. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 22 in a 30 minute walk; National Bookstore is the nearest, about 9 minutes away.
Tatalon
Tatalon scores 96/100, 2.8 km south-west of Quezon City's busiest point. 1,184 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away.
Bagong Pag-asa
Bagong Pag-asa scores 94/100, 2.3 km north of Quezon City's busiest point. It has the most parks of the five: 63 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Sanggumay Park, about 7 minutes away. More on Bagong Pag-asa.
Balingasa
Balingasa lies the furthest out of these five, 3.5 km west of Quezon City's busiest point, and scores 91/100. 816 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 8 minutes away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, 3. More on Balingasa.
Center and outskirts
The 8 neighborhoods within 3 km of Quezon City's center average 93, and the 10 further out average 81, so walkability falls away from the center. The nearest to the center, Philam, 850 m away, scores 96, and the farthest, Bagong Silangan, 10.5 km out, scores 68.
Each dot is a ranked neighborhood, numbered by rank and colored by score, placed by its distance and direction from the center of Quezon City.
Quezon City as a whole scores 90 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center. Other cities in the Philippines with ranked neighborhoods: Manila, Taguig, Parañaque.
Questions about Quezon City's neighborhoods
What is the most walkable neighborhood in Quezon City?
3 of the 18 neighborhoods we rank in Quezon City tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 96 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Santa Cruz, Philam and Tatalon.
Which neighborhoods of Quezon City are least walkable?
Of the 18 neighborhoods we rank, the lowest scoring is Bagong Silangan (68). These are the best-known neighborhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Quezon City's neighborhoods ranked?
Each neighborhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its center, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Quezon City scores 90 across the 5 km around its center.
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. Neighborhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.