How walkable is Taoyuan?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Taoyuan has a walkability score of 66 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 6th most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
3,872 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Taoyuan. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- LOPIA, 7 min
- 全聯福利中心, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- 立林美早午餐, 1 min
- 幸胡餐車, 2 min
Shopping
- 7-Eleven, 2 min
- 吉隆行 菸酒專賣店, 3 min
Coffee
- 浮島溪 | Söt cafe Rivulet, 3 min
- Torii Café 鳥居 ｜ 鸚鵡友善咖啡廳｜放鬆居酒屋, 5 min
Banks
- 玉山證券桃園分公司, 7 min
- 永豐銀行, 9 min
Parks
- 東埔公園, 3 min
- 觸動之森, 3 min
Schools
- 桃園慈文國中, 6 min
- 私立偉恩幼兒園, 6 min
Books & libraries
- BUGU HOUSE, 12 min
- 桃園市青溪公園圖書館, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- 貝兒絲樂園 桃園 尋夢美國 主題館, 7 min
- 大法櫃ktv, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 25.0053, 121.3093, the point near Taoyuan'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 92 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
Taoyuan's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 52 from 3 to 5 km out. 25 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. 55% 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 Taoyuan. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 82% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 52 | 30% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 18 km | 87 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 24 km | 90 |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 39 km | 58 |
| Keelung, Taiwan | 47 km | 54 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 113 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Taoyuan
Is Taoyuan a walkable city?
Partly. Taoyuan has a walkability score of 66 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 97. 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 6th of 8 cities in Taiwan and joint 354th 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. Taoyuan ranks 6th with 66.
How does Taoyuan compare with nearby cities?
Taoyuan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against New Taipei City (87, 18 km away), Taipei (90, 24 km away) and Hsinchu (58, 39 km away).
Which part of Taoyuan is most walkable?
Taoyuan's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 77) and falls most to the north-east (4).
How is Taoyuan's walkability score calculated?
For Taoyuan it is the average of 66 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 36 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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