SG Block Index

Queenstown vs Yishun

Queenstown averages 77.7/100 for HDB liveability across 241 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, Queenstown comes out ahead (77.7/100 vs 65.6/100). Queenstown is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and leisure. Yishun leads on green space, value (lease) and ev charging.

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

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

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationQueenstownYishun
Raffles Place22 min45 min
one-north21 min52 min
Jurong East24 min50 min
Changi Airport57 min81 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport71.952.3
Food90.573.9
Schools98.999.3
Healthcare6762.6
Daily needs87.763.7
Green space69.478.6
Connectivity78.435.4
Value (lease)48.159.8
Leisure63.457.2
EV charging72.689.3

By persona

PersonaQueenstownYishunVerdict
Overall77.765.6Queenstown
Young Families80.472.1Queenstown
Seniors76.861.8Queenstown
Renters77.656.6Queenstown
Investors63.464.4Tie