Farm Layout Tips in Stardew Valley

Ever wondered about how to create the best Stardew Valley farm layout? Your farm layout can play a pivotal role in how much you are actually able to fit into your farm—and, depending on your choice of starting farm especially, this is particularly important. After all, the different farm types you can choose to start the game with have very different usable areas; keeping this in mind is pivotal when starting out with Stardew Valley to give you the best farm layout.

What are The Starting Stardew Valley Farm Layouts?

Before you can begin planning your dream Stardew farm, you’ll first need to pick a farm map. Indeed, there are eight different options for your Stardew farm layout; each offers unique pros and cons. Now, there’s no simple way to say which will be right for you, since this will depend on the type of farm you’re planning to build.

Now, the default option—the Standard Farm—is definitely one of the easiest layouts to farm. This is mainly because it offers the largest, uninterrupted area for farming, making an effective farm design far easier to create.
However, there are also seven other Stardew Valley farm layout options to consider when starting your game. Keep in mind—you can’t choose your farm type once you’ve started, so it’s important to get this right at the outset!

Farm Type	Useable Area	Main Benefits
Riverland	1578 tiles	When trying to be a Stardew Valley farm planner, the Riverland farm is easily best suited to players who want to fish. Generally speaking, players will catch regular river fish, but it is also possible to catch species from Cindersap Forest. As a further benefit, you’ll also start the game with a Fish Smoker.
Forest	1413 tiles	If you’re looking to spend a little more time foraging as part of your gameplay Stardew Valley’s forest farm layout might be the best option to go for. As you would probably expect, this farm spawns with a diverse forest environment, limiting the number of tillable tiles but allowing far more foraging and fishing opportunities as a result.
Hill-top Farm	1648 tiles	If you’re looking for a more diverse experience with your farm, why not consider the Hill-top farm? This farm offers a large variety of opportunities, including fishing and mining—ideal if you’re not as hooked on intensive farming and would prefer a little of everything.
Wilderness Farm	2131 tiles	The Wilderness farm is one of the larger Stardew Valley farm layouts after the basic style. However, while this farm does offer plenty of room to farm, keep in mind that there are still large amounts of the map dedicated to lakes and cliffs; in addition, you’ll have to contend with a plethora of monsters at night (so torches are a must). Fishing is much less effective on this map than some of the others, too.
Beach Farm	2700 tiles	The beach farm is incredibly open, which allows much more tillable space—but growing crops isn’t going to be easy in this environment. You can potentially make up for this challenge, though, with lots of foraging opportunities, and supply crates can even turn up occasionally. Fishing is also a great option here, with over 50% of attempts yielding an ocean-type fish.
Meadowlands Farm	2066 tiles	If you’re mainly focused on having livestock, the Meadowlands farm could be the optimal Stardew farm layout for you. This stems from the fact that the farm naturally grows Blue Grass, which can otherwise only be purchased from Qi in the late game. The Meadowlands map also boasts a river and includes a coop and two chickens at the start of the game.
Four Corners Farm	2952 tiles	As the most generous alternative layout, the Four Corners farm is mainly focused on multiplayer games. However, you can still farm this land in a single-player game. There’s a little something of everything, with a pond, a small quarry, and a section of forest farm. As such, it’s a great balance if you’re not sure where to start.

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With the aforementioned Stardew Valley Farm layouts in mind, playing the role of farm planner successfully becomes a lot easier. However, keep in mind that your choice of farm type will likely influence your gameplay significantly; for example, if you go for a river farm, keep in mind that you’ll likely be spending much less time farming and more time fishing and making artisan fish-related products.

Stardew Valley Farm Planner: Making the Most of Space

By now, we’ve considered the many different Stardew Valley layout options—but how can you make the most of space? Well, there are several key tips to consider here that can help ensure you’re building in an efficient manner.

Place Paths Everywhere

One of the most important first tips to consider is to use paths to help plan out your farm. Indeed, it’s easy to waste space on your farm, but this can impact your potential profitability. As such, laying a 1x1 path is crucial to make sure that you’re not wasting space for access.

Group Livestock Species Together

Another key tip to consider when planning your farm is to group livestock species together. Indeed, animals from different sheds can happily graze with one another, and they will take themselves back to their own respective barn or coop in the evening. As such, you won’t have to worry about having one paddock per barn—reducing the amount of wasted space for fencing.

Invest in Sheds and the Greenhouse

Sheds and the greenhouse are excellent ways to increase space on your farm, since these magical buildings are much more spacious inside than on the outside (don’t question it). As such, placing your equipment in a shed instead of having it outside can allow you to increase your farm’s footing slightly, preventing space wastage.

Plan Your Crops with Sprinklers in Mind

Generally speaking, while watering manually is the most space-efficient approach, most people will generally want to invest in sprinklers as soon as possible. As such, try to plan your crop fields carefully to ensure that the sprinklers are covering as much of your tilled crop tiles as possible, rather than using more sprinklers.

Don’t Be Afraid to Move Buildings Around

Sometimes, things need a bit of a reshuffle to help them fit in better. This can be a hassle, but don’t panic; you can always move your buildings by asking Robin, so if you need to replan things, don’t fret.

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Final Thoughts

There’s a lot to think about as a Stardew Valley farm planner—but luckily, the ideal layout shouldn’t have to be out of reach. Hopefully, today’s guide will have helped you pick out the perfect layout for your own Stardew farm, too. But, if you’re still feeling unsure, don’t be afraid to experiment to find what works for you. Remember—you can always move things around if you need to!