Zone Demand Chart Explanation?

[Some_Evil 0]

Hi All, im just a bit confused as im a complete $%&^!, but see the attached picture, if the green is very high does that mean i have an abundance of that residential zone? Or there is a massive demand for it? I don't know which way to read it.

 

Thanks

[husher 18]

Peaks like this means you have lots of demand for basic residential housing so you can go ahead and zone for low density housing,you also show slight demand for medium density commercial and lots of demand for agriculture so zone for farms and add in a small medium density industrial zone..

The rule of thumb is peaks above: there's demand, peaks below demand has fallen off, keep an eye on this graph throughout the game usally at one year intervals and zone accordingly, also check out the tutorials in the game they will help you along..

[Some_Evil 0]

Thank you greatly for this, it has been years since I did the tutorial and that makes perfect sense.

 

Thanks

[z1 566]

Peaks like this means you have lots of demand for basic residential housing so you can go ahead and zone for low density housing,you also show slight demand for medium density commercial and lots of demand for agriculture so zone for farms and add in a small medium density industrial zone..

The rule of thumb is peaks above: there's demand, peaks below demand has fallen off, keep an eye on this graph throughout the game usally at one year intervals and zone accordingly, also check out the tutorials in the game they will help you along..

 

That chart doesn't show demand for density, it shows demand for wealth, as the legend indicates (R$, R$$, etc.)  When you have a huge demand for one wealth type, in this case R$, you may want to zone for medium or even high density, depending on what size buildings you want.

[Bdub01 201]

Since its been years remember zone for medium Density at a pop of 1100 and high density at 26000. It looks like that is a new city so also zone the low density I as well

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Remember that any wealth type can show up in any zone density.  Most of the mansions for R$$$ will show up on 4 x 4 low density that have been consolidated from the default 1 x 2 lots.  However, if you deliberately zone 4 x 4 in any density, you can easily get some nice upscale mansions.  On the other hand you might get a big R$ tenement.

[Cefien 361]

Thank you greatly for this, it has been years since I did the tutorial and that makes perfect sense.

 

Read this thread for more detail explanation: https://www.simtropolis.com/omnibus/_/simcity-4/reference/demand-desirability-and-abandonment-r31

[MoarTriangle 0]

From what i understand you have alot of dirty industry buildings up and running which need more workers(low wealth§ sims) but not many sims in your city that wants to build new DI buildings.

 

If your dirty industry demand(the yellow bar) would've been high, it would mean you have alot of sims in your city(entrepreneurs) that wants to start up new dirty industry building but they have no space to do so(unoccupied industrial zoning). Once you zone medium/high industry these new DI buildings would in turn generate a demand for low wealth§ sims(workers) and so the cycle continues.