SG Block Index

Jurong West vs Yishun

Jurong West averages 68.1/100 for HDB liveability across 745 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 West comes out ahead (68.1/100 vs 61.1/100). Jurong West is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and leisure. Yishun leads on green space and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Yishun’s 45 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 Yishun.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong WestYishun
Raffles Place45 min45 min
one-north37 min52 min
Jurong East21 min50 min
Changi Airport80 min81 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport60.852.3
Food60.850.6
Schools99.699.3
Healthcare72.762.6
Daily needs7063.7
Green space70.678.6
Connectivity55.335.4
Value (lease)5357.9
Leisure70.157.2

By persona

PersonaJurong WestYishunVerdict
Overall68.161.1Jurong West
Young Families7469.4Jurong West
Seniors65.257.5Jurong West
Renters62.352.9Jurong West
Investors55.161.1Yishun