Jurong East vs Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh averages 71.6/100 for HDB liveability across 357 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, Toa Payoh comes out ahead (71.6/100 vs 65.9/100). Jurong East is stronger on daily needs. Toa Payoh leads on transport, food, green space, connectivity and leisure.
On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Toa Payoh’s 26 min by public transport — Toa Payoh is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Toa Payoh, seniors lean towards Toa Payoh and renters lean towards Toa Payoh.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationJurong EastToa Payoh
Raffles Place41 min26 min
one-north33 min33 min
Jurong East17 min48 min
Changi Airport76 min56 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport58►66.4
Food62.8►81.9
Schools97.1►99.1
Healthcare64.2►65.9
Daily needs78.3◄72.3
Green space59.1►63.2
Connectivity59.5►64
Value (lease)45.1►47.2
Leisure55.2►74.2
By persona
PersonaJurong EastToa PayohVerdict
Overall65.971.6Toa Payoh
Young Families69.975.1Toa Payoh
Seniors64.470.9Toa Payoh
Renters62.169.6Toa Payoh
Investors54.356.1Tie