Backstreets LA vs The Towns — FiveM server comparison
Backstreets LA is the higher-ranked server of the two, sitting at #11 against #20 for The Towns, on a gap of 1,474 upvote power. The Towns had more players online at the last check (122 vs 70), so the ranking gap is not the whole story. Both servers publish drugs, gangs, hood, roleplay, so they compete for the same players.
- Upvote power
- 4,800
- Players online
- 70/200
- Capacity used
- 35%
- Slots
- 200
- drugs
- gangs
- cars
- hood
- la
- bsla
- Upvote power
- 3,326
- Players online
- 122/225
- Capacity used
- 54%
- Slots
- 225
- usa
- roleplay
- rp
- seriousrp
- custom
- drugs
| Metric | Backstreets LA | The Towns |
|---|---|---|
| List rank | #11 | #20 |
| Upvote power | 4,800 | 3,326 |
| Players online | 70 | 122 |
| Server slots | 200 | 225 |
| Capacity used | 35% | 54% |
| Region | en-US | en-US |
| Game mode | Freeroam |
What decides this matchup
The FiveM server list is ordered by upvote power, not by player count. That is why Backstreets LA appears first even though the live player numbers are currently better on The Towns. A server with a smaller community but more upvotes will still be discovered by more players, because it is the one sitting on page one.
The distance between these two is 1,474 upvotes. That is the concrete number a third server would need to make up to slot in between them.
Population and capacity
Backstreets LA runs 200 slots and was 35% full; The Towns runs 225 slots at 54%. Capacity matters as much as raw player count — a busy 64-slot server feels fuller than a half-empty 512-slot one, and queue times are what players actually notice.
Both target en-US, so they draw from the same regional player pool.
Backstreets LA vs The Towns — frequently asked questions
- Is Backstreets LA or The Towns the bigger FiveM server?
- Backstreets LA ranks higher at #11, driven by 4,800 upvote power against 3,326. On live players, The Towns was ahead at our last check with 122 online.
- How many players do Backstreets LA and The Towns have?
- Backstreets LA had 70 of 200 slots filled (35% capacity) and The Towns had 122 of 225 (54%). We re-check both twice a day from the official Cfx.re server list.
- Do Backstreets LA and The Towns play the same way?
- They overlap on drugs, gangs, hood, roleplay, new, serious, so they compete for a similar player base. Both also target en-US.
- How does a server pass Backstreets LA on the list?
- The Cfx.re list is ordered by upvote power, so the gap between these two is 1,474 upvotes. FiveM Upvotes delivers upvotes to your own server so it climbs past servers at this level — see the pricing page for the package sizes.
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