SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Jurong East

Ang Mo Kio averages 73.7/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Jurong East at 65.9/100 across 236 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Ang Mo Kio comes out ahead (73.7/100 vs 65.9/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, green space and leisure. Jurong East leads on connectivity and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Jurong East’s 41 min by public transport — Ang Mo Kio is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Ang Mo Kio, seniors lean towards Ang Mo Kio and renters lean towards Ang Mo Kio.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioJurong East
Raffles Place35 min41 min
one-north39 min33 min
Jurong East53 min17 min
Changi Airport70 min76 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.158
Food89.362.8
Schools99.797.1
Healthcare6764.2
Daily needs83.578.3
Green space8559.1
Connectivity4759.5
Value (lease)32.245.1
Leisure74.555.2

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioJurong EastVerdict
Overall73.765.9Ang Mo Kio
Young Families7869.9Ang Mo Kio
Seniors75.464.4Ang Mo Kio
Renters70.862.1Ang Mo Kio
Investors55.654.3Tie