Which HDB town is best for a graduate community?

In the current snapshot, Pasir Ris leads for a graduate community (32.3%), measured by the share of residents attending or holding a tertiary qualification across its 438 HDB blocks.

Town ranking · by who lives there

Most Educated HDB Towns in Singapore

Q: How is this ranking of a graduate community calculated?

Towns are ranked by the share of residents attending or holding a tertiary qualification (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 residents in tertiary education — the most graduate-heavy heartlands.

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

#	Town	Tertiary	Liveability
1	Pasir Ris	32.3%	60
2	Serangoon	31.3%	66
3	Downtown Core	30.9%	79
4	Choa Chu Kang	29.8%	69
5	Bishan	28.2%	70
6	Jurong East	28.0%	70
7	Hougang	27.8%	66
8	Tampines	27.2%	66
9	Woodlands	26.7%	65
10	Bedok	26.6%	70
11	Bukit Panjang	26.6%	70
12	Ang Mo Kio	26.4%	75

Ranked by the share of residents attending or holding a tertiary qualification. 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 a graduate community against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.