SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Punggol

Ang Mo Kio averages 73.7/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Punggol at 62.4/100 across 560 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 62.4/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on food, daily needs, green space, connectivity and leisure. Punggol leads on transport, healthcare and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Punggol’s 47 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 Punggol.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioPunggol
Raffles Place35 min47 min
one-north39 min54 min
Jurong East53 min74 min
Changi Airport70 min51 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.180.1
Food89.331.1
Schools99.798.3
Healthcare6773.1
Daily needs83.555.3
Green space8562.6
Connectivity4733.9
Value (lease)32.288.7
Leisure74.527.1

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioPunggolVerdict
Overall73.762.4Ang Mo Kio
Young Families7871.2Ang Mo Kio
Seniors75.455Ang Mo Kio
Renters70.853.1Ang Mo Kio
Investors55.663.7Punggol