Best LEGO City Sets
City is the theme most people picture when they think of LEGO® sets: police stations, fire trucks, trains, and ordinary streets. It's built to be played with, not displayed, so even its biggest sets like Downtown and The City Tower care more about opening doors and moving vehicles than about looking perfect on a shelf.
The list below ranks the City sets, reviewed sets first by score. The trains deserve a special mention, since they're the affordable entry into powered LEGO trains, and kids tend to treat a working train as the best thing a brick has ever done. If you're buying for actual daily play rather than a display shelf, this theme is the safest money you can spend.
246 sets tracked · 146 full reviews · average score 3.9/5. Browse the full directory
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The biggest LEGO City sets
The grid above leads with our review scores, so here's the same catalog by sheer size.
- 1.Downtown 603802,010 pcs · 2023
- 2.The City Tower 604731,943 pcs · 2025
- 3.Explorers' Arctic Polar Express Train 604701,525 pcs · 2025
- 4.Main Square 602711,517 pcs · 2020
- 5.Space Base and Rocket Launchpad 604341,424 pcs · 2024
LEGO City sets retiring soon (we think)
LEGO never publishes retirement dates, so this is our own pattern-based read on which of these sets look due to leave shelves. The full reasoning lives on the retiring soon watchlist.
LEGO City sets: FAQ
What's the best LEGO City set?
Lava Land Roller Coaster Park (60501) holds the top Brick Rated score on this page at 4.4/5, out of 146 reviewed sets. A volcano coaster that erupts as you ride, hiding a Power Miners love letter.
What's the biggest LEGO City set?
Downtown (60380) is the biggest we track here, at 2,010 pieces (2023).
How many LEGO City sets are there?
We track 246 LEGO City sets released between 2018 and 2026 (our catalog covers sets from 2018 on with 100+ pieces). 146 of them have a full Brick Rated review so far.
How do LEGO City sets score in our reviews?
Across 146 reviewed sets, the average Brick Rated score is 3.9/5.
Are any LEGO City sets retiring soon?
2 sets on this page are on our retiring watch list: Passenger Airplane (60367), Fire Command Truck (60374). LEGO never publishes retirement dates, so that's our own pattern-based read, not an official announcement.
How is this list ranked?
Reviewed sets come first, ordered by their Brick Rated score out of 5 (our own editorial rating). Sets we haven't reviewed yet follow, ordered by piece count.