- Taxes can have a positive, negative, or neutral effect on Happiness
- Each wealth level responds slightly differently to tax rates in terms of Happiness
- In order to have a Positive effect on Happiness taxes must be LW 7%, MW 6%, HW 5% or Lower
- In order to have a Negative effect on Happiness taxes must be LW 13%, MW 12%, HW 11% or Higher
- Taxes between LW 8-12%, MW 7-11%, and HW 6%-10% has no effect on Happiness.
- Therefore setting taxes to 12%, 11%, and 10% will not make Sims Happy or Sad, but will generate the most revenue with the least impact.
- To prevent a certain wealth level from moving in simply set taxes to 20%
Impact on Happiness
| Tax Rate | Wealth | ||
| Low | Medium | High | |
| 0% | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| 1% | +3 | +2 | +2 |
| 2% | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| 3% | +2 | +2 | +1 |
| 4% | +2 | +1 | +1 |
| 5% | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| 6% | +1 | +1 | 0 |
| 7% | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11% | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 12% | 0 | -1 | -1 |
| 13% | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| 14% | -1 | -1 | -2 |
| 15% | -1 | -2 | -2 |
| 16% | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| 17% | -2 | -2 | -3 |
| 18% | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| 19% | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| 20% | -3 | -3 | -4 |
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| The Ideal SimCity Tax Rates |
