SG Block Index

Bukit Merah vs Jurong West

Bukit Merah averages 76.3/100 for HDB liveability across 382 blocks, ahead of Jurong West at 68.1/100 across 745 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Bukit Merah comes out ahead (76.3/100 vs 68.1/100). Bukit Merah is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, green space and connectivity. Jurong West leads on healthcare, value (lease) and leisure.

On the commute that matters most, Bukit Merah’s median trip to the city centre is 19 min versus Jurong West’s 45 min by public transport — Bukit Merah is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Bukit Merah, seniors lean towards Bukit Merah, renters lean towards Bukit Merah and investors lean towards Bukit Merah.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationBukit MerahJurong West
Raffles Place19 min45 min
one-north26 min37 min
Jurong East32 min21 min
Changi Airport54 min80 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport67.760.8
Food9060.8
Schools99.199.6
Healthcare67.972.7
Daily needs88.670
Green space74.970.6
Connectivity74.855.3
Value (lease)3853
Leisure58.970.1

By persona

PersonaBukit MerahJurong WestVerdict
Overall76.368.1Bukit Merah
Young Families79.374Bukit Merah
Seniors76.365.2Bukit Merah
Renters76.162.3Bukit Merah
Investors6055.1Bukit Merah