Jurong East vs Yishun
Jurong East averages 65.9/100 for HDB liveability across 236 blocks, ahead of Yishun at 61.1/100 across 702 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 61.1/100). Jurong East is stronger on transport, food, daily needs and connectivity. Yishun leads on green space and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Yishun’s 45 min by public transport — Jurong East is the faster commute.
By life stage, seniors lean towards Jurong East, renters lean towards Jurong East and investors lean towards Yishun.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationJurong EastYishun
Raffles Place41 min45 min
one-north33 min52 min
Jurong East17 min50 min
Changi Airport76 min81 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport58◄52.3
Food62.8◄50.6
Schools97.1►99.3
Healthcare64.2◄62.6
Daily needs78.3◄63.7
Green space59.1►78.6
Connectivity59.5◄35.4
Value (lease)45.1►57.9
Leisure55.2►57.2
By persona
PersonaJurong EastYishunVerdict
Overall65.961.1Jurong East
Young Families69.969.4Tie
Seniors64.457.5Jurong East
Renters62.152.9Jurong East
Investors54.361.1Yishun