Zones & land value
How good transport reshapes a town.
Every town balances homes, shops & offices and workshops. The three bars in the town's window show which it wants most.
- Homes follow jobs. Good passenger service makes a town a better place to live.
- Shops follow residents, and the goods and food you deliver.
- Workshops follow residents and go where land is cheap.
Land value
Every plot has a land value from 0 to 100. Tall, dense buildings only go up where it is high, so a good station reshapes the town around it.
| Raises it | Lowers it |
|---|---|
| The town centre | Industry within 6 tiles |
| A station with passenger service | Railway track next door |
| Water, trees and landmarks | A busy industry within 9 tiles |
| Building | Land value | Town size | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment block | 58 or more | over 400 people | 1955 |
| Office tower | 68 or more | over 1,200 people | 1962 |
| Residential tower | 72 or more | over 1,500 people | 1968 |
| Shopping centre | 52 or more | over 2,000 people | 1983 |
| Modern home | any | any | 1975 |
| Tech park | any | any | 1992 |
Landmarks
As a town grows it builds landmarks: church (over 700 people), park (over 1,300 people), town hall (over 2,400 people). Each raises the land value around it.