The short version
Yishun is a large north side town with its own centre, parks and a strong local identity. It offers more everyday space than central districts and generally asks the renter to accept a longer journey into town. The area is practical and full of life, but not a short commute dressed up as suburbia.
A complete northern base
Yishun Central, the interchange and Northpoint City form the obvious centre. Housing stretches well beyond it, towards parks, reservoirs and the industrial edge. That spread gives residents choice, but it means the exact block determines whether daily life is a walk, a feeder bus ride or a cycle.
Yishun suits families, long term renters and people working in the north. It can feel far away for a central office, particularly when the household also has school or social commitments elsewhere. The upside is that the town itself supplies much of the routine.
Would I live here?
Yes, if work were north side or hybrid. I would choose a home near the centre or a reliable park connector and accept the commute honestly. Yishun is not trying to be central. It is trying to be a complete town, and mostly succeeds.