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How walkable is El Paso, Texas?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
El Paso, Texas has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 21st most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the center
1,050 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central El Paso, Texas. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Del Rio Sucursal 197, 6 min
- Del Río, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Esquina De Chihuas., 4 min
- No Te Levantes Honey, 5 min
Shopping
- Pulgalandia, 4 min
- Farmalivio, 4 min
Coffee
- CiberPape Marisol, 13 min
- La Jitana Cafe latino, 14 min
Banks
- Banco Azteca, 15 min
- Banco BBVA, 15 min
Parks
- Armijo Park, 9 min
- Boys Club Park, 10 min
Schools
- Aoy, 7 min
- Aoy Elementary School, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca El Correo, 17 min
- Librería Old Books Store, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Sala de Arte Germán Valdés Tin Tan, 8 min
- Hysteria Promotions, 8 min
Measured from the center at 31.7471, -106.4843, the point near El Paso, Texas'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 171 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
El Paso, Texas's score of 68 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the center, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 60 from 3 to 5 km out. 55% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, 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 El Paso, Texas. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 76% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60 | 37% |
Neighborhoods of El Paso, Texas by walkability
Each neighborhood is scored across the area around its center, so the score describes that part of El Paso, Texas rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighborhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown El Paso | 93 |
| 2 | Kern Place | 68 |
| 3 | Ysleta | 52 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 5 km | 71 |
| Chihuahua City, Mexico | 350 km | 78 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 371 km | 55 |
| Tucson, Arizona, United States | 422 km | 61 |
| Hermosillo, Mexico | 523 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in El Paso, Texas
Is El Paso, Texas a walkable city?
Partly. El Paso, Texas has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 94. 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 joint 21st of 58 cities in the United States and joint 329th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United States?
New York City is the most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 93. El Paso, Texas ranks joint 21st with 68.
How does El Paso, Texas compare with nearby cities?
El Paso, Texas sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 68, against Ciudad Juárez (71, 5 km away), Chihuahua City (78, 350 km away) and Albuquerque, New Mexico (55, 371 km away).
Which part of El Paso, Texas is most walkable?
El Paso's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 83) and falls most to the west (41).
What is the most walkable neighborhood in El Paso, Texas?
Of the 3 El Paso, Texas neighborhoods on How Walkable, the more walkable are Downtown El Paso (93) and Kern Place (68). The least walkable is Ysleta, with 52.
Why is El Paso, Texas's score different from its Walk Score?
Walk Score's city scores average every neighborhood within the city limits, weighted by where people live, so they count outer suburbs that the 5 km around El Paso, Texas's center leaves out, and they are usually lower. Address by address the two agree closely: across 46 addresses in the United States and Canada, How Walkable's scores were 5.9 points from Walk Score's on average, as the accuracy study at howwalkable.com/accuracy shows.
How is El Paso, Texas's walkability score calculated?
For El Paso, Texas it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 48 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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