Jurong East vs Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh averages 73/100 for HDB liveability across 386 blocks, ahead of Jurong East at 69.9/100 across 229 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Toa Payoh comes out ahead (73/100 vs 69.9/100). Jurong East is stronger on daily needs and ev charging. Toa Payoh leads on transport, food, green space, connectivity and leisure.
On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Toa Payoh’s 26 min by public transport — Toa Payoh is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Toa Payoh, seniors lean towards Toa Payoh and renters lean towards Toa Payoh.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.