Pasir Ris vs Yishun
Yishun averages 65.6/100 for HDB liveability across 701 blocks, ahead of Pasir Ris at 59.8/100 across 438 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Yishun comes out ahead (65.6/100 vs 59.8/100). Pasir Ris is stronger on leisure. Yishun leads on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space and ev charging.
On the commute that matters most, Pasir Ris’s median trip to the city centre is 46 min versus Yishun’s 45 min by public transport — practically the same.
By life stage, young families lean towards Yishun, seniors lean towards Yishun and renters lean towards Yishun.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationPasir RisYishun
Raffles Place46 min45 min
one-north68 min52 min
Jurong East73 min50 min
Changi Airport33 min81 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport48.8►52.3
Food63.7►73.9
Schools98.1►99.3
Healthcare51.8►62.6
Daily needs55.8►63.7
Green space72.7►78.6
Connectivity36.9◄35.4
Value (lease)57.1►59.8
Leisure61◄57.2
EV charging61.7►89.3
By persona
PersonaPasir RisYishunVerdict
Overall59.865.6Yishun
Young Families66.672.1Yishun
Seniors5461.8Yishun
Renters51.256.6Yishun
Investors63.764.4Tie