SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Jurong West

Ang Mo Kio averages 73.7/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Jurong West at 68.1/100 across 745 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 68.1/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, green space and leisure. Jurong West leads on healthcare, 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 West’s 45 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 West
Raffles Place35 min45 min
one-north39 min37 min
Jurong East53 min21 min
Changi Airport70 min80 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.160.8
Food89.360.8
Schools99.799.6
Healthcare6772.7
Daily needs83.570
Green space8570.6
Connectivity4755.3
Value (lease)32.253
Leisure74.570.1

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioJurong WestVerdict
Overall73.768.1Ang Mo Kio
Young Families7874Ang Mo Kio
Seniors75.465.2Ang Mo Kio
Renters70.862.3Ang Mo Kio
Investors55.655.1Tie