Tampines vs Yishun
Yishun averages 65.6/100 for HDB liveability across 701 blocks, ahead of Tampines at 65.5/100 across 919 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Tampines and Yishun are effectively tied (65.5/100 vs 65.6/100). Tampines is stronger on transport, healthcare and connectivity. Yishun leads on food, daily needs, green space and ev charging.
On the commute that matters most, Tampines’s median trip to the city centre is 42 min versus Yishun’s 45 min by public transport — Tampines is the faster commute.
By life stage, investors lean towards Yishun.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationTampinesYishun
Raffles Place42 min45 min
one-north61 min52 min
Jurong East69 min50 min
Changi Airport30 min81 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport61.9◄52.3
Food62.3►73.9
Schools97.6►99.3
Healthcare76.7◄62.6
Daily needs56.3►63.7
Green space65.7►78.6
Connectivity45◄35.4
Value (lease)59.5►59.8
Leisure58.2◄57.2
EV charging67.8►89.3
By persona
PersonaTampinesYishunVerdict
Overall65.565.6Tie
Young Families70.672.1Tie
Seniors63.661.8Tie
Renters57.856.6Tie
Investors60.764.4Yishun