Services and happiness

The services

Homes need services before they can grow. Bigger homes need more of them, and each service building only reaches homes within its area.

• Power
• Water
• Fire protection
• Waste collection
• Sewage
• Police
• Healthcare

What each tier needs

• Tier 1 Power
• Tier 2 Water
• Tier 3 Fire protection
• Tier 4 Waste collection
• Tier 5 Police Sewage
• Tier 6 Healthcare
• Tier 7 —
• Tier 8 —

Capacity and reach

Power, water, waste and sewage work for the whole city: every home uses 2 units per tier, so build more of them as homes grow. Fire, police and healthcare only reach homes within the area around the building: tap it to see the area.

Upgrade a service building for 50% more capacity and one more tile of reach per level. The Fire Station, Police Station and Hospital also get a bigger building when they grow.

Happiness

Parks, plazas and fun places make residents happier, which also raises how many people live in a home. Factories cause pollution and noise: keep them away from homes.

A home starts at 65 happiness. Every missing service takes 22 off, every park or fun place nearby adds 8 (at most 24 in all), and a canal next to the home adds 6. Below 35 a home will not upgrade, and unhappy homes pay less tax.

Different kinds of places around a home (green, sports, culture, fun, shopping…) each add residents, and a mix of kinds adds 5% extra. City Pulse shows at a glance what your city is missing.

Each kind adds at most 2× what the strongest place of that kind near the home adds, so a few small parks only go so far: bigger buildings that unlock later raise that limit. One kind of place never adds more than 36% residents to a home.