SG Block Index

Geylang vs Jurong East

Geylang averages 79.3/100 for HDB liveability across 293 blocks, ahead of Jurong East at 65.9/100 across 236 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Geylang comes out ahead (79.3/100 vs 65.9/100). Geylang is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity and leisure.

On the commute that matters most, Geylang’s median trip to the city centre is 24 min versus Jurong East’s 41 min by public transport — Geylang is the faster commute.

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

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationGeylangJurong East
Raffles Place24 min41 min
one-north42 min33 min
Jurong East51 min17 min
Changi Airport35 min76 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport76.358
Food83.162.8
Schools98.997.1
Healthcare84.764.2
Daily needs87.778.3
Green space83.459.1
Connectivity67.759.5
Value (lease)47.245.1
Leisure61.955.2

By persona

PersonaGeylangJurong EastVerdict
Overall79.365.9Geylang
Young Families82.269.9Geylang
Seniors80.664.4Geylang
Renters77.362.1Geylang
Investors64.754.3Geylang