Pasir Ris vs Tampines
Tampines averages 61.5/100 for HDB liveability across 880 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, Tampines comes out ahead (61.5/100 vs 54.9/100). Pasir Ris is stronger on green space and leisure. Tampines leads on transport, food, healthcare, connectivity and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Pasir Ris’s median trip to the city centre is 46 min versus Tampines’s 43 min by public transport — Tampines is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Tampines, seniors lean towards Tampines, renters lean towards Tampines and investors lean towards Pasir Ris.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.