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How walkable is Hillcrest?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Hillcrest has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in San Diego, which scores 65 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
836 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Hillcrest. The nearest grocery is Whole Foods Market, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Food 4 Less10 min
- VOM FASS Hillcrest10 min
- Massachusetts Mike's Pizzeria1 min
- The Asian Bistro1 min
- NY Furniture Outlets Inc1 min
- Adam & Eve1 min
- Mevan Coffee & Desserts & Brunch1 min
- Peet's Coffee2 min
- San Diego County Credit Union1 min
- Chase Bank2 min
- Balboa Park11 min
- Pioneer Park24 min
- Florence Elementary School5 min
- Fleur De Lis School7 min
- Mission Hills Hillcrest Knox Branch Library7 min
- The Feminist Bookstore17 min
- Finest City Improv5 min
- Ion Theatre6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Hillcrest at 32.7483, -117.1610. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Hillcrest
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Hillcrest. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in San Diego
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Little Italy | 2.9 km | 94 |
| Gaslamp Quarter | 4.1 km | 98 |
| Downtown San Diego | 4.4 km | 92 |
| Point Loma | 8.2 km | 52 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the San Diego page.
Questions about walking in Hillcrest
Is Hillcrest walkable?
Yes. Hillcrest in San Diego has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Hillcrest more walkable than the rest of San Diego?
Hillcrest is more walkable than San Diego as a whole: it scores 86, against 65 for the 5 km around San Diego's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 San Diego neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in San Diego?
Of the 5 San Diego neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Gaslamp Quarter (98), Little Italy (94) and Downtown San Diego (92).
How is the walkability score of Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 1 km 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.