Understand SimCity 4 zone capacities: Low Density Residential starts with 20,000 Sims, while High Density Residential starts with 4,000.
Understanding the starting capacity of each zone type in SimCity 4 is crucial for planning your city's growth and managing demand.
Zone Capacities:
- Low Density Residential (LW): 20,000 Sims
- Medium Density Residential (MW): 2,000 Sims
- High Density Residential (HW): 1,000 Sims
- Farm (F): 30,000 Sims
- Industrial (ID): 14,000 Sims
- Industrial Medium (IM): 7,000 Sims
- Industrial High (IH): 4,000 Sims
- Commercial (COM): 3,000 Sims
- Commercial High (COH): 2,000 Sims
Tips
- Farm zones have the highest starting capacity, but are less dense than residential or commercial zones.
- High Density Residential zones have the lowest starting capacity, requiring significant demand to grow.
- Pay attention to these capacities when zoning to avoid over or under-supplying your Sims' needs.
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