SG Block Index

Jurong West vs Queenstown

Queenstown averages 77.7/100 for HDB liveability across 241 blocks, ahead of Jurong West at 71.1/100 across 744 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Queenstown comes out ahead (77.7/100 vs 71.1/100). Jurong West is stronger on healthcare, value (lease) and leisure. Queenstown leads on transport, food, daily needs and connectivity.

On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Queenstown’s 22 min by public transport — Queenstown is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Queenstown, seniors lean towards Queenstown, renters lean towards Queenstown and investors lean towards Queenstown.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong WestQueenstown
Raffles Place45 min22 min
one-north37 min21 min
Jurong East21 min24 min
Changi Airport80 min57 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport60.871.9
Food80.290.5
Schools99.698.9
Healthcare72.767
Daily needs7087.7
Green space70.669.4
Connectivity55.378.4
Value (lease)55.848.1
Leisure70.163.4
EV charging7272.6

By persona

PersonaJurong WestQueenstownVerdict
Overall71.177.7Queenstown
Young Families7680.4Queenstown
Seniors68.576.8Queenstown
Renters65.177.6Queenstown
Investors57.863.4Queenstown