So, you’re beginning a brand new life within the DC Universe. Allow us to be the primary to say welcome to Earth-0! Don’t fear, you’re not alone in your multiversal displacement. We get “out-of-towners” shifting in on a regular basis. Simply ask Energy Woman or Naomi McDuffie. The very first thing you’re going to wish to do after you get your bearings is determine a spot to stay. Don’t fear, we’ve nonetheless acquired a New York, a Chicago and a Los Angeles, together with many of the cities you’re used to. However chances are you’ll be questioning what life is likely to be like when you relocated to Metropolis or Gotham Metropolis. So, we’ve put collectively this helpful information for you on the most effective cities to contemplate settling down in till the following reboot (and which to contemplate avoiding). Let’s take a tour!
Amnesty Bay
Small-town attraction with coastal facilities and a historic, walkable downtown which has seen underinvestment however has nice potential. Keep out of the splash zone or you’re going to get moist.
Stroll Rating: 80
Transit Rating: 50
Villain-Free Rating: 40
Blüdhaven
As soon as a metropolis which suffered beneath the fame of “the poor man’s Gotham,” this historic whaling city has seen plenty of renovative overhauls since that nasty Chemo enterprise. An up-and-comer with good bones and a growth in tourism, thanks largely lately to an angel investor from the celebrated Wayne household.
Stroll Rating: 60
Transit Rating: 65
Villain-Free Rating: 35
Central Metropolis
The capital of the Midwest has its share of super-villains, however you’ll discover that any points are likely to resolve themselves in a Flash. However relating to getting round…until you’re the Scarlet Speedster, you’re going to wish a automotive.
Stroll Rating: 20
Transit Rating: 30
Villain-Free Rating: 30
Coast Metropolis
Surprisingly dense and walkable for a west coast metropolis. Nearly just like the designers had been extra accustomed to Northeast-style huge cities and assumed the west coast can be the identical or one thing. Most villains have left it alone for the reason that entire Mongul and Cyborg Superman occasion, however phrase is that Hal Jordan could also be headed dwelling quickly and hassle follows that man throughout the universe.
Stroll Rating: 70
Transit Rating: 50
Villain-Free Rating: 60
Gotham Metropolis
NYC-style public transit and providers, with decrease rents…principally due to all of the super-villain assaults. Oh yeah, and the rampant authorities corruption. Nice transit scores, although! Walkability can be greater when you might reliably get from one place to a different with out getting held up at gunpoint or doused with Joker fuel.
Stroll Rating: 40
Transit Rating: 80
Villain-Free Rating: 5
Hub Metropolis
If you would like an excellent sense of how tough life in Hub Metropolis is, the imply elements of Gotham are the place Hub Metropolis residents go for trip. Mayor Fermin’s crowning achievement is getting the sanitation providers to run each week. No actual super-villainy to talk of, simply your run-of-the-mill city decay. Keep away from.
Stroll Rating: 10
Transit Rating: 5
Villain-Free Rating: 90
Ivy City
As a university city, it is walkable with a wide range of nice meals choices. In the course of the summer season, nonetheless, substantial parts of the city empty out, which makes it an ungainly dwelling for these not finding out or working on the college. There’s additionally the madness-inducing elder god which lies beneath it, however a superhero will sometimes step in to care for any vital harm to the residents’ collective unconscious.
Stroll Rating: 90
Transit Rating: 30
Villain-Free Rating: 70
Metropolis
Usually much less street-level crime than Gotham, however extra liable to alien and high-powered super-villain assaults. Superman does an excellent job at supplementing emergency providers. Site visitors is horrible, however the metropolis has good public transit and walkability. Nonetheless, you pay for Metropolis being “cleaner” than Gotham in greater rents.
Stroll Rating: 90
Transit Rating: 50
Villain-Free Rating: 15
Opal Metropolis
Truthfully, we don’t perceive why extra individuals don’t transfer right here. Opal Metropolis has all of the glamor of Metropolis or Gotham with far fewer super-villain assaults—virtually none, in truth, for the previous thirty years. Even town’s resident superhero was in a position to retire. True to its title, Opal Metropolis is an actual gem, each in that it is a splendidly livable place and in that it is probably very costly.
Stroll Rating: 100
Transit Rating: 90
Villain-Free Rating: 95
Smallville
Sarcastically, truly actually huge for a Kansas small city, as if the statisticians who delivered the inhabitants figures had been utilizing a Northeastern commonplace for what a small city’s inhabitants is. (Unusual, that.) Good place to stay, although, when you’d wish to get away from all of it, however Smallville doesn’t provide a lot in the way in which of facilities. Of observe, Superman spends a bizarre period of time right here, a reality which residents have collectively determined is none of their enterprise.
Stroll Rating: 50
Transit Rating: 5
Villain-Free Rating: 90
Star Metropolis
Lots of people will let you know that Star Metropolis is loads like Seattle, besides one has Inexperienced Arrow. Extremely walkable, nice transit and excessive rents, albeit decrease than most Northwest cities due to the Emerald Archer’s rogues gallery. That’s the tradeoff throughout the board: the decrease the hire, the higher probability you’ve got of getting blasted by some sort of umbrella or boomerang or laser gun that turns you into cheese. Welcome to the DC Universe. A superhero might be right here to help you shortly.
Stroll Rating: 80
Transit Rating: 80
Villain-Free Rating: 20
Alex Jaffe is the creator of our month-to-month “Ask the Query” column and writes about TV, films, comics and superhero historical past for DCComics.com. Comply with him on Twitter at @AlexJaffe and discover him within the DC Neighborhood as HubCityQuestion.
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