Geylang vs Queenstown
Geylang averages 80.8/100 for HDB liveability across 293 blocks, ahead of Queenstown at 77.7/100 across 241 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Geylang comes out ahead (80.8/100 vs 77.7/100). Geylang is stronger on transport, healthcare, green space and ev charging. Queenstown leads on connectivity and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Geylang’s median trip to the city centre is 24 min versus Queenstown’s 22 min by public transport — practically the same.
By life stage, young families lean towards Geylang, seniors lean towards Geylang and investors lean towards Queenstown.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationGeylangQueenstown
Raffles Place24 min22 min
one-north42 min21 min
Jurong East51 min24 min
Changi Airport35 min57 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport76◄71.9
Food91.1◄90.5
Schools99◄98.9
Healthcare84.1◄67
Daily needs87.3►87.7
Green space83.3◄69.4
Connectivity67.9►78.4
Value (lease)45►48.1
Leisure61.1►63.4
EV charging92.3◄72.6
By persona
PersonaGeylangQueenstownVerdict
Overall80.877.7Geylang
Young Families83.180.4Geylang
Seniors81.976.8Geylang
Renters78.477.6Tie
Investors59.863.4Queenstown