Which HDB town is best for a senior community?

In the current snapshot, Outram leads for a senior community (25.5%), measured by the share of residents aged 65 and over across its 32 HDB blocks.

Town ranking · by who lives there

HDB Towns With the Largest Senior Community

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

Towns are ranked by the share of residents aged 65 and over (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 aged 65 and over — the most established communities.

Most young families →Most affluent →Most graduates →Most car-lite →Most singles & couples →Most HDB heartland →

#	Town	Seniors 65+	Liveability
1	Outram	25.5%	82
2	Rochor	22.6%	86
3	Bukit Merah	22.0%	78
4	Ang Mo Kio	21.8%	75
5	Queenstown	21.1%	78
6	Kallang	21.0%	83
7	Toa Payoh	21.0%	73
8	Clementi	20.3%	76
9	Sungei Kadut	20.0%	29
10	Marine Parade	19.9%	78
11	Bedok	19.3%	70
12	Serangoon	19.3%	66

Ranked by the share of residents aged 65 and over. 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 senior community against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.