SG Block Index

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

DestinationJurong EastToa Payoh
Raffles Place41 min26 min
one-north32 min34 min
Jurong East17 min49 min
Changi Airport76 min56 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport58.466.8
Food81.688
Schools97.399.1
Healthcare64.565.9
Daily needs77.972.1
Green space59.264.2
Connectivity59.663.6
Value (lease)46.948.1
Leisure55.872.6
EV charging92.380.4

By persona

PersonaJurong EastToa PayohVerdict
Overall69.973Toa Payoh
Young Families72.876.1Toa Payoh
Seniors68.372.1Toa Payoh
Renters65.670.7Toa Payoh
Investors55.857.3Tie