Updated with 2019 sets. 

The older children enjoy the challenge that is offered by the bigger and more complex building sets and these big Lego City sets will not only give them an enjoyable challenge, it will also take their collection to a new level. These sets have more than 700 pieces and some have more mini-figures than the average set.

What is the biggest Lego City set?

Read on to find out which one comes in at first place.

All of these sets are great stand-alone sets and can provide hours of play without the need to add more sets. Of course, the kids will want to add more sets to expand the play options. If they already have some of the smaller sets, these are a good option to boost their collection.

Let the count-down begin…

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# 17: Lego City Swamp Police Station (60069)

• Number of pieces: 707
• Special items: 
  • 2 pairs of handcuffs,
  • 2 cups,
  • 3 walkie-talkies,
  • crowbar,
  • backpack,
  • binoculars,
  • 3 banknotes,
  • 2 snakes and
  • 3 glow-in-the-dark flies
• Mini-figures included: 6
  • 2 crooks
  • 4 police officers
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Swamp Police range that has 8 sets.

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# 16: Lego City Arctic Supply Plane (60196)

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  Number of pieces: 707
• Special items:
  • a saber-toothed tiger figure;
  • an ice cutter vehicle with rotating cab, articulated saw arm and spinning blade
  • an ice scooter
• Mini-figures included: 4
  • an arctic explorer, arctic pilot, expedition leader and a driver
• Recommended age: 6 to 12 years

The plane features an opening back and ski landing gear.

This forms part of the Lego City Swamp Police range that has 7 sets.

 

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# 15: Lego City Arctic Icebreaker (60062)

• Number of pieces: 717
• Special items:
  • desk, microscope,
  • fridge,
  • bed,
  • computer,
  • ladder, 
  • an anchor with winch and chain,
  • radar and antenna, 
  • hook and chain,
  • chainsaw and
  • a walkie-talkie, 
  • 4 huskies,
  • a sled,
  • camera,
  • binoculars,
  • pick-axe, 
  • polar bear,
  • large antenna with gas cylinder,
  • Arctic explorer hoods,
  • a shovel,
  • broom,
  • magnifying glass,
  • grinder,
  • scanner and
  • snowshoes.
• Mini-figures included: 7
  • 4 explorers
  • captain
  • pilot
  • scientist
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Arctic range that has 7 sets.

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# 14: Lego City Deep Sea Exploration Vessel (60095)

• Number of pieces: 717
• Special Items: 
  • shark cage,
  • seaweed,
  • swordfish,
  • octopus,
  • white shark and
  • 2 grey sharks
• Mini-figures included: 7
  • 2 crew members
  • 4 scuba divers
  • deep sea diver
• Recommended age: 8+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Deep Sea Explorers range that has 6 sets.

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# 13: Lego City Arctic Basecamp (60036)

• Number of pieces: 735
• Special Items: 
  • microscope,
  • magnifying glass,
  • 2 computers,
  • circular saw,
  • binoculars,
  • walkie-talkie,
  • pickaxe,
  • coffee mug, 
  • chairs,
  • table and a TV, 
  • a radar,
  • antenna and
  • solar panels.
• Mini-figures included: 7
  • 4 arctic explorers
  • pilot
  • scientist
  • research assistant
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Arctic range that has 7 sets. If you are keeping track this is the second set from the range that made it onto the list.

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# 12: Lego City Fire Station (60004)

• Number of pieces: 752
• Special items:
  • firefighting equipment,
  • flames,
  • furniture,
  • computer,
  • toolbox and tools,
  • axe,
  • chain saw,
  • telephone,
  • walkie-talkies,
  • cup and
  • a dog.
• Mini-figures included: 5
  • fire chief
  • pilot
  • 3 firefighters
• Recommended age: 6 to 12 years

This forms part of the Lego City Fire range that has 4 sets.

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# 11: Lego City Demolition Site (60076)

• Number of pieces: 776
• Special items: 
  • a jackhammer,
  • pickaxe,
  • saw,
  • shovel,
  • 2 dynamite sticks,
  • sign,
  • wheelbarrow,
  • garbage can,
  • toilet,
  • rat and
  • ear protectors
• Mini-figures included: 5
  • 5 demolition site workers
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Demolition range that has 5 sets.

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# 10: Lego City Arctic Mobile Exploration Base (60195)

• Number of pieces: 786
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  Special items:
  • a mammoth figure
  • 2 saws,
  • jackhammer,
  • 2 ice picks,
  • 2 mugs,
  • radio,
  • bone,
  • camera and
  • 2 pairs of snowshoes
• Mini-figures included: 6
  • 4 arctic explorers,
  • an arctic expedition leader and
  • a driver
• Recommended age: 7+ years

 

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# 9: Lego City Police Station (60047)

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  Number of pieces: 854
• Special items:
  • police dog, 
  • 4 handcuffs,
  • 3 walkie talkies,
  • 2 crowbars,
  • a flashlight,
  • a pair of binoculars,
  • 2 balls and chains,
  • 3 coffee mugs,
  • 2 bank notes,
  • a back pack,
  • megaphone and
  • a laptop.
• Mini-figures included: 7
  • 3 policemen
  • policewoman
  • 3 crooks
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Police range that has 9 sets.

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# 8: Lego City Cargo Train (60052)

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  Number of pieces: 888
• Special features:
  • motorized train  with 8-channel, 7-speed infrared remote control
  • driver’s cabin with opening doors and dashboard
  • the cattle wagon features a cow, trough, bales of straw, bucket of milk and a strong fence with 2 gates
  • the fuel wagon features a fuel tank with chain, pallet with wheelbarrow and a forklift
  • Includes a full circular track with 20 curved rail tracks and 8 straight rail tracks
• Special items:
  • 2 cable drums,
  • fuel tank,
  • forklift,
  • wheel barrow and
  • a steer
• Mini-figures included: 4
  • forklift driver
  • train driver
  • farmer
  • truck driver
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This forms part of the Lego City Trains range that has 4 sets. See my earlier post for more details on the sets in the Lego Trains range.

 

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# 7: Lego City Police Station (60141)

This set features a three-level Police Station with some great accessory elements: a jail cell with exploding wall function, watchtower, garage and offices, helicopter, police pursuit car and police motorbike.

• Number of pieces: 894
• Special items:
  • a police dog figure
  • crooks’ truck with rotating, extendable cherry picker
• Mini-figures included: 7
  • 4 police officers and
  • 3 crooks
• Recommended age: 6+ years 

 

 

 

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# 6: Lego City Deep Sea Operations Base (60096)

• Number of pieces: 907
  

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• Special items:
  • cove with a gate,
  • seaweed,
  • a shark,
  • harpoon,
  • crowbar,
  • torch, 
  • a chest,
  • gold bar,
  • 3 diamonds and
  • a fire extinguisher.
• Mini-figures included: 5
  • pilot
  • deep sea diver
  • scuba diver
  • 2 deep sea explorers
• Recommended age: 7+ years 

This is the 2nd set from the Deep Sea Explorers range that has made it onto the list.

 

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# 5: Lego City Heavy-Haul Train (60098)

• Number of pieces: 984
• Special feature: motorized train with remote control
• Special items: 
  • shovel,
  • broom,
  • wrench,
  • box and
  • welding equipment
• Mini-figures included: 5
  • train driver
  • engineer
  • welder
  • crane operator
  • backhoe driver
• Recommended age: 6+ years

Another train set on the list and there are only 4 Lego City Train sets. See my detailed post on the train sets for more info.

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# 4: Lego City Rocket Assembly and Transport (60229)

This NASA-inspired rocket launch set is great for independent play. 

• Number of pieces: 1055
• Features:
  
  • a large multi-stage rocket with a cockpit that opens and has space for 2 mini-figures and a rover payload module.
  • a launch control room with a rotating satellite dish
  • a rocket assembly crane with a winch
  • The rover lab has a rotating arm tool, opening doors and a raising platform.
  • The crawler has track wheels and a tilting launch pad
  • the truck has an articulated grappling arm
• Special items: 
  • a rover with extending arm and drill and
  • an assembly frame building
• Mini-figures included: 8
  • 2 astronauts,
  • 2 ground crew technicians,
  • a Launch Director,
  • scientist,
  • lab mechanic and
  • a robot figure
• Recommended age: 7+ years

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# 3: Lego City Capital City (60200)

This set is not only a great addition to any Lego City collection, but also a good choice if you are just starting out with a Lego City collection. The set includes 3 buildings, 13 mini-figures and 6 vehicles. The play options with this set are endless. 

• Number of pieces: 1211
• Features:
  • a 2-story hotel with rooftop terrace, umbrella, lounge chair and opening doors
  • a museum construction site
  • fast-food kiosk with seat
  • an electric car charging station with plug
  • a skateboard ramp half-pipe
  • a crane with lowering hook
  • climbing wall and
  • basketball hoop
• Mini-figures included: 13
  • a hotel bellhop,
  • hotel customer,
  • bus driver,
  • ice cream attendant,
  • skateboarder,
  • street musician,
  • city traffic cop,
  • 2 construction workers,
  • tourist,
  • IT businessperson,
  • kiosk attendant and
  • a museum caveman
• Recommended age: 6+ years

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# 2: Lego City Cargo Train (60198)

Yes, there are 2 Lego City Cargo Train sets. This one is also a motorized, remote-controlled train and track set and has a slightly longer track then the previous one. 

This is another set with plenty of play options once it has been built. 

• Number of pieces:  1226 
• Special features:
  • a motorized engine with 10-speed Bluetooth remote control
  • accessible driver’s cabin
  • a crane wagon with rotating and extendable boom arm
  • container wagon with 2 containers
  • a log wagon
  • an armored truck with opening doors
  • a forklift with opening roll cage and lifting forks
  • a full circular track with 16 curved rails, 16 straight rails and a railroad switch with lever
• Special items: 
  • a wrench,
  • 12 gold bar elements and
  • 4 money bills, plus
  • 2 buildable pallets,
  • 3 logs and
  • snow scooter
• Mini-figures included:
  • 4 train workers,
  • a security officer and
  • a crook
• Recommended age: 6+ years
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And now, for the biggest Lego City set of them all…

# 1: Lego City Town City Square (60097)

• Number of pieces: 1683
• Special items: 
  • a dog, pretzel,
  • 2 sausages,
  • handcart,
  • 4 mugs,
  • hammer wrench,
  • bucket,
  • window cleaning stick and
  • a LEGO bag
• Mini-figures included: 12
  • tram driver
  • helicopter pilot
  • coffee shop saleswoman
  • pizza deliveryman
  • car saleswoman
  • mechanic
  • tow truck driver
  • hotdog salesman
  • LEGO sales person
  • LEGO delivery driver
  • a girl
  • a boy
• Recommended age: 6+ years

This is 1 of 2 sets in the Lego City Town range and is the corner stone of any respectable Lego City collection. With the most pieces and the most mini-figures it makes a brilliant first set to start your collection. It has about 400 more pieces than any of the other sets listed above and 12 mini-figures!

It is a clear winner as the biggest of the big Lego City sets.

Any of the other sets can be added to it to expand the play options and grow the collection.

If your child does not own any of the Lego City sets then you should start with the City Square. It offers a reasonable challenge and will keep them entertained for hours after they have finished building.

Which is the favorite Lego City set in your household? Leave a comment below and share with us about your best and worst sets.

For a more unusual Lego experience take a look at the my review of the Crazy Action Contraption that is based on Lego. Or take a look at some of the best-selling Lego City sets.