Jurong West vs Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh averages 73/100 for HDB liveability across 386 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, Jurong West and Toa Payoh are effectively tied (71.1/100 vs 73/100). Jurong West is stronger on healthcare, green space and value (lease). Toa Payoh leads on transport, food, connectivity and ev charging.
On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Toa Payoh’s 26 min by public transport — Toa Payoh is the faster commute.
By life stage, seniors lean towards Toa Payoh and renters lean towards Toa Payoh.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationJurong WestToa Payoh
Raffles Place45 min26 min
one-north37 min34 min
Jurong East21 min49 min
Changi Airport80 min56 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport60.8►66.8
Food80.2►88
Schools99.6◄99.1
Healthcare72.7◄65.9
Daily needs70►72.1
Green space70.6◄64.2
Connectivity55.3►63.6
Value (lease)55.8◄48.1
Leisure70.1►72.6
EV charging72►80.4
By persona
PersonaJurong WestToa PayohVerdict
Overall71.173Tie
Young Families7676.1Tie
Seniors68.572.1Toa Payoh
Renters65.170.7Toa Payoh
Investors57.857.3Tie