Best Places to Live in Singapore If You Work From Home
HDB towns ranked for remote workers — lunch, groceries, a park to reset and somewhere to break the day, all within a short walk of your desk.
In short: The best place to live in Singapore for people who work from home is Rochor, which scores 90/100 on this lifestyle blend, averaged across its 32 HDB blocks. Outram (89/100) and Kallang (84/100) follow.
| # | Town | Fit score | Food | Daily needs | Green space | To CBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochor | 90 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 16 min |
| 2 | Outram | 89 | 99 | 95 | 80 | 20 min |
| 3 | Kallang | 84 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 21 min |
| 4 | Ang Mo Kio | 82 | 94 | 84 | 85 | 35 min |
| 5 | Marine Parade | 81 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 35 min |
| 6 | Geylang | 81 | 91 | 87 | 83 | 24 min |
| 7 | Downtown Core | 81 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 17 min |
| 8 | Clementi | 79 | 87 | 84 | 76 | 31 min |
| 9 | Novena | 78 | 85 | 90 | 78 | 27 min |
| 10 | Bukit Merah | 78 | 95 | 89 | 75 | 19 min |
“Fit score” is a weighted blend of each town’s pillar scores (daily needs, food, green space, leisure, transport, healthcare), averaged across its HDB blocks. “To CBD” is the median public-transport commute to Raffles Place. Snapshot 2026-11.
Why these areas rank for people who work from home
When you're home all day the commute stops mattering and your neighbourhood becomes your office block. This ranking weights the daytime essentials — food and daily needs for lunch and errands, green space to reset, and leisure to get out — over transport.
How to use this ranking
Town averages are a shortlist tool, not the final word — the best block in a mid-ranked town can beat the average block in a top one. Pick two or three towns here, open each one’s Living in… guide to see its highest-scoring blocks and commute, then compare individual blocks head-to-head. Screen against your own must-haves with the block-screening framework.