Housing

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Houses are buildings that increase Player's City Population and provide Player with rent. Houses do not need supplies. New Houses can be obtained by Daily Bonus, leveling up, completing certain Goals or Collections, buying from RewardVille or having a certain amount of neighbors. All Houses bought in the Build Menu are only a Framework, which must be built to complete the construction. Each building has different times between each time you can collect rent and collection items, scaling from 5 min to 4.2 days. Collection items given can change according to the house you are collecting from. As of April 23rd, 2011, Zynga has added population increase to the things possible to collect when harvesting houses. As of August, 23, 2011, you can now remodel some houses.

There is not much information available on this, as of yet. Population is increased with "Pop Min" in the table below upon construction and will go up towards "Pop Max" in increments. Every collection, a house will drop a moving van, similar to the way they drop collectables. Collecting this van will increase population for that house. Chance of drop is low. There are various moving van sizes, that allow for smaller or larger increase in population for that house. Population upgrades are proportional to house size, so a drop for Parkside Villa would be larger than for a smaller house. Parkside Villa, e.g., increments in steps of 60 population (1300, 1360, 1420, etc a total of 14 steps). Bay Point Duplex, in 40 increments (230, 270, 310, etc, a total of 6 steps).

Housing

This is a list of the houses currently available in the Build Menu. For all housing, see here.

Name	Cost	Min-Max  Population	Rent Coins	Rent Period	Size	Builds  Energy	Rent/Hour	Requirements	Collection given	Category	Remodeling	Cost/Pop.
Cozy Cottage	00000000000000000200 200 Coins	0000000000000000001010-20	50	00000000000000000060every 1 hours	3x3	2	50	0	Peaceful Living Collection	Family	Yes	10
Farm House	00000000000000000200 200 Coins	0000000000000000002020-30				7				Apartment	No
Farm House						7				Apartment	No
House Siding						7				Apartment	No
House Brick						7				Apartment	No
Large Motel						7				Apartment	No
Mission House						7				Apartment	No
Townhouse						7				Apartment	No
Family Townhouse	00000000000000000400 400 Coins	0000000000000000002020-30	00000000000000000100 100 Coins	00000000000000000240every 4 hours	4x4	2	25	Level 3	Suburbia Collection	Family	Yes	13.3
Country Home	00000000000000000600 600 Coins	0000000000000000003030-50	00000000000000000010 10 Coins	00000000000000000005every 5 min	4x4	2	120	Level 3	Rural Collection	Family	Yes	12
Suburban House	00000000000000000800 800 Coins	0000000000000000004040-60	00000000000000000180 180 Coins	00000000000000001080every 18 Hour	4x4	2	10	Level 4	Suburbia Collection	Family	No	13.3
Loft Apartments	00000000000000001000 1,000 Coins	0000000000000000005050-80	00000000000000000220 220 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	4x4	3	4.4	Level 5	Main Street Collection	Apartment	No	12.5
Modern Chateau	00000000000000001500 1,500 Coins	0000000000000000006060-200	00000000000000000200 200 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	4x4	3	8.3	The Burger Joint	High Society Collection	Mansion	No	15
Terraced Brownstone	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	0000000000000000007070-130	00000000000000000150 150 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	3x3	4	18.8	Level 10	City Life Collection	Apartment	Yes	19.2
Brownstone 3					3x3	4				Apartment	No
Stylish Contemporary	00000000000000003500 3,500 Coins	0000000000000000008080-140	00000000000000000240 240 Coins	00000000000000004464every 3.1 days	3x3	4	3.2	8 Neighbors	Main Street Collection	Family	No	25
Apartment Complex	00000000000000004500 4,500 Coins	0000000000000000009090-170	00000000000000000210 210 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	4x4	5	8.8	Level 15	City Life Collection	Apartment	Yes	26.5
Family Truckster	00000000000000005000 5,000 Coins	0000000000000000009090-180	00000000000000000188 188 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	2x2	5	7.8	Level 20		Vacation	No	27.8
Ranch House	00000000000000006000 6,000 Coins	00000000000000000100100-200	00000000000000000189 189 Coins	00000000000000001080every 18 hours	4x4	5	10.5	10Neighbors	Rural Collection	Family	No	30
TV Terrace	00000000000000010500 10,500 Coins	00000000000000000190190-350	00000000000000000011 11 Coins	00000000000000000005every 5 min	4x4	5	132	Out of Town Birds!	Suburbia Collection	Family	No	30
Dordogne Duplex	00000000000000006000 6,000 Coins	00000000000000000100100-200	00000000000000000095 95 Coins	00000000000000000120every 2 hours	4x4	6	47.5	Level 20		Apartment	No	30
Milan Apartments	00000000000000007000 7,000 Coins	00000000000000000100100-200	00000000000000000215 215 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	4x4	5	8.95	Level 23	Italian Cuisine Collection	Apartment	No	35
Upscale Condos	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins	00000000000000000110110-210	00000000000000000052 52 Coins	00000000000000000060every hours	4x4	6	52	Level 25	Down Town Collection	Apartment	No	38.1
Private Estate	00000000000000007500 7,500 Coins	00000000000000000120120-220	00000000000000000150 150 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	3x6	5	18.75	Level 25	High Society Collection	Mansion	No	34.1
Tuscan Villa	00000000000000009500 9,500 Coins	00000000000000000110110-220	00000000000000000080 80 Coins	00000000000000000120every 2 hours	3x3	6	40	Level 29	Italian Cuisine Collection	Mansion	No	43.2
Colonial Chalet	00000000000000010000 10,000 Coins	00000000000000000120120-240	00000000000000000158 158 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	3x3	6	19.8	15 Neighbors	High Society Collection	Family	No	41.7
Hotel Suites	00000000000000012500 12,500 Coins	00000000000000000130130-250	00000000000000000231 231 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	3x6	7	4.6	Level 35	Down Town Collection		No	50
Breezy Cabin	00000000000000020000 20,000 Coins	00000000000000000130130-250	00000000000000000303 303 Coins	00000000000000004464every 3.1 days	3x3	7	4.07	Level 37	Suburbia Collection	Vacation	No	80
Contemporary Get-Away	00000000000000000000not buyable	000000000000000022002,200-4,200	00000000000000000401 401 Coins	00000000000000000401every 2.1 days	4x4	7	8.02	Complete  Take A Load Off!		Apartment	No
Madera Mansion	00000000000000080000 80,000 Coins	00000000000000000290290-560	00000000000000000312 312 Coins	00000000000000000312every 1 day	5x5	7	13	Level 30		Apartment	No
Duglas						7				Apartment	No
Craftsman Bungalow						7				Apartment	No
Casa de Carmen	00000000000000000035 35 Cash	00000000000000000400400-800	00000000000000000292 292 Coins	00000000000000000292every 18 hours	5x5	7	16.2			Apartment	No
Timeshare Tower	00000000000000030000 30,000 Coins	00000000000000000140140-280	00000000000000000230 230 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	3x3	7	9.58	Level 40	Tourism Collection	Vacation	Yes	107.1
Skyscraper Condos	00000000000000500000 500,000 Coins	00000000000000000300300-620	00000000000000000105 105 Coins	00000000000000000240every 4 hours	4x4	8	26.3		Jet Setter Collection		No	806.5
Beachfront Condo	00000000000000500000 500,000 Coins	00000000000000000240240-480	00000000000000000325 325 Coins	00000000000000001080every 18 hours	3x3	8	18.06	Level 50	Tourism Collection	Vacation	No	1,041.7
Midtown Apartments	00000000000001100000 1,100,000 Coins	00000000000000000800800-1,280	00000000000000000084 84 Coins	00000000000000000120every 2 hours	4x4	8	42	Level 53	City Life Collection	Apartment	No	859.4
Glass Condos	00000000000000600000 600,000 Coins	00000000000000000400400-700	00000000000000000165 165 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	4x4	8	20.6	Level 55	Jet Setter Collection	Apartment	No	857.1
Atrium Lofts	00000000000000750000 750,000 Coins	00000000000000000500500-920	00000000000000000220 220 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	5x5	8	9.2	Level 60	Jet Setter Collection	Apartment	No	815.2
Parkside Villa	00000000000001750000 1,750,000 Coins	000000000000000013001,300-2,140	00000000000000000500 500 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	4x4	9	9.9	Level 63	High Society Collection	Mansion	No	817.8
Garden Cottage	00000000000001000000 1,000,000 Coins	00000000000000000700700-1,180	00000000000000000195 195 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	3x3	9	24.38	Level 65	Suburbia Collection		No	847.5
Coastal House	00000000000000400000 400,000 Coins	00000000000000000210210-420	00000000000000000600 600 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	4x4	6	12			Vacation	No	952.4
Eco House	00000000000000750000 750,000 Coins	00000000000000000950950-1,580	00000000000000000500 500 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	3x3	10	20.8			Family	No	1,111.1
Eco Skyscraper	00000000000010000000 10,000,000 Coins	000000000000000050005,000-8,000	00000000000000000750 750 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	4x4	10	15.6	File:The Sky's The Limit!-icon.png The Sky's The Limit!			No	1,250
Cubic Modular	00000000000150000000 15,000,000 Coins	000000000000000075007,500-13,500	00000000000000001000 1,000 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	5x5	10	41.7	Level 85		Apartment	No	1,111.1
Newlywed House	00000000000000000000not buyable	00000000000000000100100-200	00000000000000000012 12 Coins	00000000000000000005every 5 min	3x3	7	156	Completion of Bridal Collection	Rural Collection	Family	No	-
Penthouse Tower	00000000000000000000 not buyable	00000000000000000200200-400	00000000000000000230 230 Coins	00000000000000001440every day	3x3	8	9.6	Daily Bonusreward(2% chance on 5th day)	Jet Setter Collection		No	-
Lake House	00000000000000000010 10 Cash	0000000000000000009090-170	00000000000000000180 180 Coins	00000000000000000120every 2 hours	3x3	3	90		Peaceful Living Collection	Vacation	No	-
Swerve Studios	00000000000000000080 80 Cash	000000000000000010001,000-1,960	00000000000000000249 249 Coins	00000000000000000249every 8 hours	5x5	7	31.125	Complete  Take A Load Off!		Apartment	No
Coastal Rowhouse	00000000000000000120 120 zCoins	00000000000000000100100-200	00000000000000000173 173 Coins	00000000000000000030every 30 min	3x3	3	34.6	60 zLevel		Apartment	No	-
Downtown Flat	00000000000000000140 140 zCoins	00000000000000000120120-240	00000000000000000115 115 Coins	00000000000000000240every 4 hours	3x3	3	28.7	60 zLevel			No	-
Skyrise Heights	00000000000000000160 160 zCoins	00000000000000000140140-280	00000000000000000253 253 Coins	00000000000000003024every 2.1 days	4x4	3	5.27	60 zLevel			No	-
Stepped Skyscraper	00000000000000000200 200 zCoins	00000000000000000220220-460	00000000000000000057 57 Coins	00000000000000000480every 8 hours	5x5	5	7.1	70 zLevel			No	-

Cost and Efficiency

A player should assess their own situation and consider which housing will be more beneficial to them. Some players who have enough time to spend in their cities to effectively use businesses, or "active" players, may prefer to ignore the coin intake aspect of housing and instead focus on how they can best use housing to build up their population to assist their businesses. However, more casual players who cannot play often or for longer periods, may consider housing a valuable method of collecting coins.

Most profitable houses

In terms of rent per hour, the Newlywed House can give 144 coins per hour. However, this would require using all energy gained naturally through the game's energy replenishment system. The TV Terrace is the second most profitable house, it gives 132 coins per hour.

Therefore, it would seem best to build Upscale Condos if you were looking for an energy efficient house with a good return of coins, that does not cost CityVille cash. At 52 coins per hour, it only returns 2 coins more than Cozy Cottages, which are significantly cheaper to build. However, Cozy Cottages do have a much smaller population than Upscale Condos which is worth considering if the player is committed to profiting from businesses.

Efficiently building population

Building up population is important in CityVille for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are a number of in-game goals which require you to increase your population to set amount such as "Fuel Town Finances!". But, perhaps more importantly, having a high population means your businesses will be more successful and turn over at a much faster speed. Basically, the more citizens you have, the more citizens who will be visiting your shops and restaurants.

When focusing on building population, players should, of course, build houses with higher population. However, in terms of cost and space efficiency, it becomes apparent that higher level buildings such as Glass Condos and Atrium Lofts, which become unlocked in the highest levels and carry very expensive cost, are not very cost efficient.

Housing Building	Cost	Population	How many required per 1000 citizens	Cost per 1000 citizens
Ranch Houses	6,000 coins	100	10	60,000 coins
Upscale Condos	8,000 coins	110	10	80,000 coins
Colonial Chalet	10,000 coins	120	9	90,000 coins
Hotel Suites	12,500 coins	130	8	100,000 coins
Sprawling Mansion	15,000 coins	140	8	120,000 coins
Skyscraper Condos	500,000 coins	300	4	2,000,000 coins
Glass Condos	600,000 coins	400	3	1,800,000 coins
Atrium Lofts	750,000 coins	500	2	1,500,000 coins
Midtown Apartments	1,100,000 coins	800	2	2,200,000 coins
Parkside Villa	1,750,000 coins	1300	1	1,175,000 coins

{C}As the chart shows, the three housing buildings with the highest population are very inefficient in terms of cost. To raise population by 1,000, a player could build 6 Ranch Houses at 1.3% of the cost that they would pay to build Atrium Lofts to raise the population to the same amount.

Colonial Chalets, for example, are a favourable choice as they only take up a 3x3 space (thus meaning a player could place 2 Colonial Chalets in the same space used to build Hotel Suites). However the spring bunglow is the best house available in respect to cost and population.Compared to Colonial Chalets, it costs 1000 less (i.e. 9000) and adds 10 more population than Colonial Chalets at the same area (i.e. 3x3).

Space Efficiency

Optimizing land space is another factor to consider. Not only does this conserve land so that it can be used for other things, the closer housing is to a business, the less travel time there is for the inhabitants. To optimize space, consider destroying low-value housing that was constructed in the early days of city construction. Since housing units appreciate in value as they are used (holding more population), units should be deleted as soon as they can be economically replaced: Then the appreciation will happen on permanent units.

Maximizing Housing potential

Active players

If a player is very active in Cityville, housing may seem a very inefficient way to earn coins. Building up a population is largely useful for businesses - the higher the city's population, the more citizens are available to shop in the city's businesses. Therefore, an active and high level player may wish to focus on buildings which house a high number of citizens, such as Parkside Villas, Garden Cottages, Skyscraper Condos, Glass Condos and Atrium Lofts. An active and high level player might also want to focus on space efficient housing; thus, Parkside Villa. Although these can't be collected from as often as houses with a lower population increase such as Upscale Condos and Colonial Chalets, they serve a greater purpose to players who focus on harvesting goods supplies and keeping their businesses turning over.

Casual players

Players who are not active with their cities may find housing a lot more useful than active players. If a player can only play for short periods of time, they probably won't find businesses to be profitable enough to help them advance through the levels. However, housing provides a good way for these players to stay afloat and, though it only provides a small amount of coins per day, housing can essentially be one of their only sources of coins. If a player knows generally what time they will play each day, they can benefit from building houses which are ready for rent collection at that same time each day - so, building a house with a 1 day "cooldown" such as Modern Chateau's or Sprawling Mansions. If a player determines exactly how many hours occur between each log in on a general basis, they can choose housing accordingly. Players who only play once every 3 days should therefore focus on building Stylish Contemporary housing, or Loft Apartments.

Collections requiring houses

Collection	Houses Required
Peaceful Living Collection	Cozy Cottage / Lake House
Suburbia Collection	Family Townhouse / Suburban House
Main Street Collection	Loft Appartments / Stylish Contemporary
City Life Collection	Chateau / Terraced Brownstone / Apartment Complex
Rural Collection	Country Home / Upscale Condos / Newlywed House / Rita's Country Home / Ranch House
High Society Collection	Colonial Chalet / Sprawling Mansion/Parkside Villa
Down Town Collection	Upscale Condos / Hotel Suites
Jet Setter Collection	Skyscraper Condos / Penthouse / Glass Condos