Jurong East vs Tampines
Jurong East averages 69.9/100 for HDB liveability across 229 blocks, ahead of Tampines at 65.5/100 across 919 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 65.5/100). Jurong East is stronger on food, daily needs, connectivity and ev charging. Tampines 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 Tampines’s 42 min by public transport — practically the same.
By life stage, young families lean towards Jurong East, seniors lean towards Jurong East, renters lean towards Jurong East and investors lean towards Tampines.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.