SG Block Index

Jurong East vs Punggol

Jurong East averages 69.9/100 for HDB liveability across 229 blocks, ahead of Punggol at 66/100 across 559 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong East comes out ahead (69.9/100 vs 66/100). Jurong East is stronger on food, daily needs, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Punggol leads on transport, healthcare, green space and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Punggol’s 47 min by public transport — Jurong East is the faster commute.

By life stage, seniors lean towards Jurong East, renters lean towards Jurong East and investors lean towards Punggol.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong EastPunggol
Raffles Place41 min47 min
one-north32 min54 min
Jurong East17 min74 min
Changi Airport76 min51 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport58.480.1
Food81.657.4
Schools97.398.3
Healthcare64.573
Daily needs77.955.3
Green space59.262.6
Connectivity59.633.9
Value (lease)46.990.7
Leisure55.827.1
EV charging92.353.8

By persona

PersonaJurong EastPunggolVerdict
Overall69.966Jurong East
Young Families72.873.8Tie
Seniors68.359.5Jurong East
Renters65.656.4Jurong East
Investors55.866.6Punggol