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The most walkable neighbourhoods in Montevideo
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Montevideo ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Cordón leads with 97/100, then Centro (96) and Pocitos (95). 14 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Villa García (9).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordón | 97 |
| 2 | Centro | 96 |
| 3 | Pocitos | 95 |
| 4 | Barrio Sur | 94 |
| 5 | Palermo | 91 |
| 5 | Ciudad Vieja | 91 |
| 7 | Villa Muñoz | 89 |
| 8 | Jacinto Vera | 84 |
| 9 | Barrio Larrañaga | 83 |
| 10 | La Unión | 75 |
| 11 | Brazo Oriental | 73 |
| 12 | Bolívar | 72 |
| 13 | Buceo | 70 |
| 13 | Prado | 70 |
| 15 | Bella Vista | 59 |
| 16 | Capurro | 54 |
| 17 | Ituzaingó | 40 |
| 18 | Flor de Maroñas | 39 |
| 19 | Conciliación | 37 |
| 20 | Villa García | 9 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Montevideo's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Cordón
Cordón is the most central of these five, 500 m south of Montevideo's busiest point, and scores 97/100. It has the most libraries and bookshops of the five: 49 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Biblioteca Nacional de Uruguay, about 2 minutes away.
Centro
Centro scores 96/100, 1.2 km south-west of Montevideo's busiest point. None of the others has as many parks, with 94 in a 30 minute walk; Plaza de Cagancha is the nearest, about 2 minutes away. More on Centro.
Pocitos
Pocitos lies the furthest out of these five, 3 km south-east of Montevideo's busiest point, and scores 95/100. Schools are where it leads the others, 40 of them within a 30 minute walk, starting with Macachines, about 3 minutes away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, 15. More on Pocitos.
Barrio Sur
Barrio Sur scores 94/100, 1.9 km south-west of Montevideo's busiest point. 919 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is schools, with 17. 92% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Barrio Sur.
Palermo
Palermo scores 91/100, 1.3 km south of Montevideo's busiest point. 1,095 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 6 minutes away. 94% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
The 9 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Montevideo's centre average 91, and the 11 further out average 54, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Cordón, 500 m away, scores 97, and the farthest, Villa García, 13.7 km out, scores 9.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Montevideo.
Montevideo as a whole scores 79 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Montevideo's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Montevideo?
Cordón is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Montevideo, with a walkability score of 97 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Centro (96) and Pocitos (95).
Which neighbourhoods of Montevideo are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Villa García (9), Conciliación (37) and Flor de Maroñas (39). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Montevideo's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, 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. Montevideo scores 79 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.