Jurong East vs Yishun
Jurong East averages 69.9/100 for HDB liveability across 229 blocks, ahead of Yishun at 65.6/100 across 701 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 65.6/100). Jurong East is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, connectivity and ev charging. Yishun leads on green space and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Yishun’s 45 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 Yishun.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.