SG Block Index

Jurong East vs Woodlands

Jurong East averages 65.9/100 for HDB liveability across 236 blocks, ahead of Woodlands at 60.8/100 across 723 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong East comes out ahead (65.9/100 vs 60.8/100). Jurong East is stronger on food, daily needs and connectivity. Woodlands leads on transport, healthcare and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Jurong East is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Jurong East, seniors lean towards Jurong East, renters lean towards Jurong East and investors lean towards Woodlands.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong EastWoodlands
Raffles Place41 min55 min
one-north33 min56 min
Jurong East17 min37 min
Changi Airport76 min91 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport5864.5
Food62.848.4
Schools97.198.9
Healthcare64.269.1
Daily needs78.353.4
Green space59.161.1
Connectivity59.534.9
Value (lease)45.160.1
Leisure55.253.7

By persona

PersonaJurong EastWoodlandsVerdict
Overall65.960.8Jurong East
Young Families69.967.8Jurong East
Seniors64.455.7Jurong East
Renters62.152.7Jurong East
Investors54.362.2Woodlands