<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Bladeburner](./bitburner.bladeburner.md) > [getCityCommunities](./bitburner.bladeburner.getcitycommunities.md) ## Bladeburner.getCityCommunities() method Get number of communities in a city. <b>Signature:</b> ```typescript getCityCommunities(name: string): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | name | string | | <b>Returns:</b> number Number of Synthoids communities in the specified city. ## Remarks RAM cost: 4 GB Returns the estimated number of Synthoid communities in the specified city, or -1 if an invalid city was specified.