Pasir Ris vs Woodlands
Woodlands averages 60.8/100 for HDB liveability across 723 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, Woodlands comes out ahead (60.8/100 vs 54.9/100). Pasir Ris is stronger on green space and leisure. Woodlands leads on transport, food, healthcare and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Pasir Ris’s median trip to the city centre is 46 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Pasir Ris is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Woodlands, seniors lean towards Woodlands and renters lean towards Woodlands.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationPasir RisWoodlands
Raffles Place46 min55 min
one-north68 min56 min
Jurong East73 min37 min
Changi Airport33 min91 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport48.8►64.5
Food28.7►48.4
Schools98.1►98.9
Healthcare51.8►69.1
Daily needs55.8◄53.4
Green space72.7◄61.1
Connectivity36.9◄34.9
Value (lease)55.2►60.1
Leisure61◄53.7
By persona
PersonaPasir RisWoodlandsVerdict
Overall54.960.8Woodlands
Young Families63.567.8Woodlands
Seniors48.455.7Woodlands
Renters46.252.7Woodlands
Investors60.362.2Tie