SG Block Index

Jurong West vs Pasir Ris

Jurong West averages 68.1/100 for HDB liveability across 745 blocks, ahead of Pasir Ris at 54.9/100 across 438 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong West comes out ahead (68.1/100 vs 54.9/100). Jurong West is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and leisure.

On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Pasir Ris’s 46 min by public transport — practically the same.

By life stage, young families lean towards Jurong West, seniors lean towards Jurong West, renters lean towards Jurong West and investors lean towards Pasir Ris.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong WestPasir Ris
Raffles Place45 min46 min
one-north37 min68 min
Jurong East21 min73 min
Changi Airport80 min33 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport60.848.8
Food60.828.7
Schools99.698.1
Healthcare72.751.8
Daily needs7055.8
Green space70.672.7
Connectivity55.336.9
Value (lease)5355.2
Leisure70.161

By persona

PersonaJurong WestPasir RisVerdict
Overall68.154.9Jurong West
Young Families7463.5Jurong West
Seniors65.248.4Jurong West
Renters62.346.2Jurong West
Investors55.160.3Pasir Ris