Living in Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris scores 55/100 median overall across 438 HDB blocks and about 133,863 residents. It is strongest on schools and green space, and weakest on food. Median commute to the city centre is about 46 minutes.
How Pasir Ris scores
- Transport
- 49
- Food
- 29
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 73
- Connectivity
- 37
- Value (lease)
- 55
- Leisure
- 61
Commute by public transport
- Raffles Placecity centre
- 46min
- one-north
- 68min
- Jurong East
- 73min
- Changi Airport
- 33min
Median door-to-door minutes, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing. Compare all towns →
What Pasir Ris is like to live in
Pasir Ris is a large, established HDB town of 438 scored blocks housing roughly 133,863 residents. Across the nine liveability pillars its clearest strengths are schools and green space, while food is where it lags relative to the rest of Singapore. On our persona composites it reads best for young families, scoring 64/100 for that group.
Getting around and to work
The median block in Pasir Ris reaches Raffles Place in about 46 minutes by public transport on a weekday morning, and the town’s best-connected blocks are faster still. Commute varies block to block, so screen against the job hub that matters to you — the CBD, one-north, Jurong East or Changi — rather than the town average alone.
Where to look within Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris spans 3 subzones — Pasir Ris Central, Pasir Ris Drive, Pasir Ris West. The highest-scoring blocks below are a good starting shortlist; open any block for its full scores, nearest amenities with walk times, and exact commute itinerary.
Highest-scoring blocks in Pasir Ris
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Pasir Ris planning area- Age profile
- In Pasir Ris, 13.6% of residents are under 15 and 11.1% are 65 or older.
- 55–599.4%25–299.1%50–548.8%20–248.5%
- Household income
- 52.1% of Pasir Ris households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+17.6%No working person8.3%$15,000–17,4997.6%$17,500–19,9995.4%
- Dwelling mix
- 67.1% of Pasir Ris households live in HDB flats; 32.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 5 room and executive flats38.3%Condominiums and other apartments28.6%HDB 4 room flats26.4%Landed properties4.3%
- Household size
- 28.9% of Pasir Ris households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
- 4-person24.3%3-person19.5%2-person18.2%5-person15.4%
- In education
- Of Pasir Ris residents currently in education, 32.3% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary29.1%Secondary23.2%University19.9%Polytechnic12.4%
- Commute to work
- 55.4% of working Pasir Ris residents commute by public transport; 33.9% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus28.8%Car25.1%Bus14.9%MRT LRT only9.7%
Resident data for the Pasir Ris planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).