SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Pasir Ris

Ang Mo Kio averages 75.4/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Pasir Ris at 59.8/100 across 438 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Ang Mo Kio comes out ahead (75.4/100 vs 59.8/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Pasir Ris leads on value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Pasir Ris’s 46 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, renters lean towards Ang Mo Kio and investors lean towards Pasir Ris.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioPasir Ris
Raffles Place35 min46 min
one-north39 min68 min
Jurong East53 min73 min
Changi Airport70 min33 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.148.8
Food94.163.7
Schools99.798.1
Healthcare6751.8
Daily needs83.555.8
Green space8572.7
Connectivity4736.9
Value (lease)34.657.1
Leisure74.561
EV charging94.761.7

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioPasir RisVerdict
Overall75.459.8Ang Mo Kio
Young Families78.966.6Ang Mo Kio
Seniors76.554Ang Mo Kio
Renters71.851.2Ang Mo Kio
Investors57.463.7Pasir Ris