How walkable is Hsinchu?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hsinchu has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 7th most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
4,374 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hsinchu. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- 打鋼貴倪 創意食堂, 5 min
- 三信行, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bagel Balance, 1 min
- 滿分食分, 1 min
Shopping
- 依朵-竇騰璜&張李玉菁, 1 min
- 康健藥局, 1 min
Coffee
- Kuo's鬆餅&咖啡, 1 min
- FOX.CONE Coffee and Bakes, 2 min
Banks
- ChuchenBranch, 4 min
- Chang Hwa Bank ATM, 5 min
Parks
- 護城河公園, 1 min
- 新竹市親水公園, 2 min
Schools
- 親仁實驗幼兒園, 5 min
- 東門國民小學, 5 min
Books & libraries
- 墊腳石圖書, 7 min
- 誠品書店, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Hsinchu City Art Gallery, 3 min
- 新竹綜合大禮堂竹女熱音十屆成發好青春, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 24.8075, 120.9711, the point near Hsinchu'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 centre there are about 78 street intersections per km², and blocks average 118 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hsinchu's score of 58 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 59 from 1 to 3 km out and 50 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 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. 40% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 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 Hsinchu. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 48% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 50 | 24% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 39 km | 66 |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 57 km | 87 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 63 km | 90 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 79 km | 92 |
| Keelung, Taiwan | 86 km | 54 |
Questions about walking in Hsinchu
Is Hsinchu a walkable city?
Partly. Hsinchu has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre 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 7th of 8 cities in Taiwan and joint 484th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Taiwan?
Taichung is the most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Taiwan, with a score of 92. Hsinchu ranks 7th with 58.
How does Hsinchu compare with nearby cities?
Hsinchu is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 58, against Taoyuan (66, 39 km away), New Taipei City (87, 57 km away) and Taipei (90, 63 km away).
Which part of Hsinchu is most walkable?
Hsinchu's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 72) and falls most to the north (16).
How is Hsinchu's walkability score calculated?
For Hsinchu it is the average of 68 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 27 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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