Monopoly: the Best and Worst Streets to Buy

by Fola Odofin

“Which is the best and worst street to buy on a Monopoly board?”

Having asked myself this question many times, I decided to do some research to find the answer.

I based my figures on how much the owner would get if an opponent landed on the street and how much it costs to get to the number of houses/hotels. 

	0 houses	1 houses	2 houses	3 houses	4 houses	hotel(£).
brown	6	30	90	270	480	700
light blue	20	100	280	840	1250	1700
pink	32	160	480	1400	1950	2400
orange	44	220	620	1700	2300	2900
red	56	280	800	2150	2675	3200
yellow	68	340	1020	2450	2975	3500
green	80	410	1230	2800	3400	3950
dark blue	85	375	1100	2500	3000	3500

Firstly this is a table showing how much the owner would get. The number drops when it gets to blue as it has only 2 streets instead of 3.

	cost(£)	Cost to build(£)
brown	120	100
light blue	320	100
pink orange	440 560	200 200
red	680	300
yellow	800	300
green	920	400
dark blue	750	400

This table is based on how much it costs. Unlike the other column , the 1st has a different number as the person has just bought the street. The 2nd column is how much it cost to build. However, to get to  the hotel , you have to buy the 4 houses.  

	0 houses(£)	1 houses(£)	2 houses (£)	3 houses (£)	4 houses(£)	Hotel (£)
brown	-114	-70	-10	170	380	600
Light blue	-300	0	180	740	1150	1600
pink	-408	-40	280	1200	1750	2200
orange	-516	20	420	1500	2100	2700
red	-624	-20	500	1850	2375	3000
yellow	-732	40	930	2150	2675	3200
green	-840	10	830	2400	3000	3550
Dark blue	-665	-25	700	2100	2600	3100

Finally, the table shows the profit between the other 2 tables.

In conclusion, yellow is the best street to buy whilst brown is the worst to buy. This research, though, is just for the cost not the most landed on.

Now you have the secret to beat other players at Monopoly!