Tampines vs Woodlands
Tampines averages 65.5/100 for HDB liveability across 919 blocks, ahead of Woodlands at 64.7/100 across 732 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Tampines and Woodlands are effectively tied (65.5/100 vs 64.7/100). Tampines is stronger on healthcare, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Woodlands leads on food and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Tampines’s median trip to the city centre is 42 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Tampines is the faster commute.
By life stage, seniors lean towards Tampines and investors lean towards Woodlands.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationTampinesWoodlands
Raffles Place42 min55 min
one-north61 min56 min
Jurong East69 min37 min
Changi Airport30 min91 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport61.9►64.6
Food62.3►73.9
Schools97.6►99
Healthcare76.7◄69.1
Daily needs56.3◄53.5
Green space65.7◄60.9
Connectivity45◄34.9
Value (lease)59.5►64
Leisure58.2◄53.9
EV charging67.8◄61.7
By persona
PersonaTampinesWoodlandsVerdict
Overall65.564.7Tie
Young Families70.670.4Tie
Seniors63.660.1Tampines
Renters57.856.4Tie
Investors60.765.5Woodlands