Toa Payoh vs Yishun
Toa Payoh averages 71.6/100 for HDB liveability across 357 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, Toa Payoh comes out ahead (71.6/100 vs 61.1/100). Toa Payoh 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, Toa Payoh’s median trip to the city centre is 26 min versus Yishun’s 45 min by public transport — Toa Payoh is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Toa Payoh, seniors lean towards Toa Payoh, renters lean towards Toa Payoh and investors lean towards Yishun.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.