Which HDB town is best for an affluent community?

In the current snapshot, Tanglin leads for an affluent community (68.5%), measured by the share of resident households earning $10,000 or more a month across its 2 HDB blocks.

Town ranking · by who lives there

Most Affluent HDB Towns in Singapore

Q: How is this ranking of an affluent community calculated?

Towns are ranked by the share of resident households earning $10,000 or more a month (higher is better). Figures are from the 2020 Census of Population (SingStat, via OneMap) and describe who currently lives in the town — a demographic descriptor, not a liveability score.

HDB towns ranked by the share of resident households earning $10,000+ a month — the most affluent heartlands.

Most young families →Largest senior community →Most graduates →Most car-lite →Most singles & couples →Most HDB heartland →

#	Town	Income $10k+	Liveability
1	Tanglin	68.5%	69
2	Downtown Core	65.5%	79
3	Bukit Timah	65.4%	73
4	Pasir Ris	52.1%	60
5	Bishan	49.9%	70
6	Novena	47.7%	74
7	Serangoon	47.7%	66
8	Marine Parade	46.9%	78
9	Punggol	44.7%	66
10	Sengkang	44.5%	71
11	Choa Chu Kang	43.5%	69
12	Clementi	41.3%	76

Ranked by the share of resident households earning $10,000 or more a month. Figures are from the 2020 Census of Population (SingStat, via OneMap) and describe who currently lives in the town — a demographic descriptor, not a liveability score. Snapshot 2026-11.

How to use this

A town’s figure summarises the typical block, but individual blocks vary — check the specific block before you commit. Open a town’s Living in… guide for its full picture, weigh an affluent community against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.