Stardew Valley Farm Types Compared

Stardew Valley ships with eight farm maps. Each has its own mechanics, tillable area, and best-use case. This page lays them out side by side: how many crop tiles you get, what spawns there, and what each farm is actually good for. All numbers sourced from the official wiki.

Quick comparison

Farm	Tillable tiles	Total buildable	Added	Known for
Standard Farm	3,427	3,662	1.0	Biggest contiguous tillable rectangle of any farm: 63 × 31 tiles
Riverland Farm	1,578	2,094	1.1	Rivers occupy most of the south half
Forest Farm	1,413	2,903	1.1	8 Large Stumps (hardwood) in the western clearings, renewable daily
Hill-top Farm	1,648	2,578	1.1	Southwest mini-quarry spawns stone, ore, and geode nodes
Wilderness Farm	2,131	2,575	1.1	Monsters spawn at night. Type and count scale with your Combat level
Four Corners Farm	2,952	3,514	1.4	Four quadrants, each a nod to a different farm:
Beach Farm	2,700	4,628	1.5	Ocean fishing from the south shore: 53% ocean fish, 15% seaweed, 5% random shell item (oyster, coral, mussel, cockle), 27% trash
Meadowlands Farm	2,066	4,207	1.6	Starts with a pre-built Coop and 2 randomly-named chickens

Standard Farm

Tillable tiles: 3,427
Total buildable: 3,662
Added in: 1.0

Best for: Highest raw crop output and full layout flexibility.

Biggest contiguous tillable rectangle of any farm: 63 × 31 tiles
No unique mechanics or free starter items, other than the 15 parsnip seeds every farm starts with

Plan a Standard Farm →

Riverland Farm

Tillable tiles: 1,578
Total buildable: 2,094
Added in: 1.1

Best for: Fishing runs. Most of Pelican Town's pool is catchable without leaving home.

Rivers occupy most of the south half
On-farm fishing: 70% town river fish, 30% Cindersap Forest fish
Bubble Spots can randomly appear here (not on any other farm)
6 bushes can be chopped with a copper or better axe
1.6: starts with a free Fish Smoker

Plan a Riverland Farm →

Forest Farm

Tillable tiles: 1,413
Total buildable: 2,903
Added in: 1.1

Best for: Hardwood and forage passive income. Good match for the Foraging profession.

8 Large Stumps (hardwood) in the western clearings, renewable daily
Seasonal forage respawns daily (4 items per season, equal chance)
Unique weeds that always drop Mixed Seeds
Fishing: 5% Woodskip (plus daily luck), 45% Cindersap Forest fish, rest trash
16 bushes can be chopped with a copper or better axe

Plan a Forest Farm →

Hill-top Farm

Tillable tiles: 1,648
Total buildable: 2,578
Added in: 1.1

Best for: Mining-heavy runs. A steady passive trickle of stone and ore from day one.

Southwest mini-quarry spawns stone, ore, and geode nodes
Around 2.4 nodes per day on a cleared quarry, plus a 15% artifact spot chance
Geode type tracks Mining level: under 5 only Geode; 5 to 7 Geode or Frozen; 8 and up any geode
Iron nodes unlock at Mining level 4
Cliffs split the farm into tiered sections

Plan a Hill-top Farm →

Wilderness Farm

Tillable tiles: 2,131
Total buildable: 2,575
Added in: 1.1

Best for: Combat farming. The only farm that spawns Iridium Golems, and the best Living Hat drop rate in the game.

Monsters spawn at night. Type and count scale with your Combat level
Wilderness Golems: the only farm-native Living Hat source (one in 10,000 per kill)
Iridium Golems at Combat level 9 and above, 50% spawn chance, drop Iridium Ore and seed-spot seeds (1.6+)
On-farm fishing: 35% Mountain-lake fish, 65% trash
1.6: on-farm combat XP reduced to a third of normal

Note: Monsters spawn on the farm after dark. They will not damage crops, buildings, or animals. Only the player is at risk.

Plan a Wilderness Farm →

Four Corners Farm

Tillable tiles: 2,952
Total buildable: 3,514
Added in: 1.4

Best for: Multiplayer runs. Solo players get a taste of every farm in one map.

Four quadrants, each a nod to a different farm:
Top left: Forest feel, Large Stump and mixed-seed weeds
Top right: Standard feel, the biggest crop area
Bottom left: pond with a 50% chance of Cindersap Forest pond fish
Bottom right: Hill-top mini-quarry with stone, ore, geodes
Designed for multiplayer, one quadrant per player

Plan a Four Corners Farm →

Beach Farm

Tillable tiles: 2,700
Total buildable: 4,628
Added in: 1.5

Best for: Fishing, foraging, scenic ocean builds, and ranch layouts.

Ocean fishing from the south shore: 53% ocean fish, 15% seaweed, 5% random shell item (oyster, coral, mussel, cockle), 27% trash
Supply Crates occasionally wash up on the beach
Both forest and beach forage spawn. Beach forage can spawn any season
Grass grows on sand, so animals can graze anywhere
15 bushes can be chopped with a copper or better axe

Note: Sprinklers do not work on sandy tiles. Only about 230 tiles on the whole farm are non-sandy: one 10 × 20 patch plus roughly 28 scattered near ponds. Plan crops around those or lean into animals and buildings, which do not care about sand.

Plan a Beach Farm →

Meadowlands Farm

Tillable tiles: 2,066
Total buildable: 4,207
Added in: 1.6

Best for: Ranching. Blue Grass removes the winter hay scramble.

Starts with a pre-built Coop and 2 randomly-named chickens
Mayor Lewis gives 15 Hay instead of the usual 15 Parsnip Seeds
Blue Grass patches regrow year-round (including winter). Animals love it
More non-tillable-but-buildable space than any other farm
On-farm fishing: 40% Cindersap Forest pond fish, 60% trash

Plan a Meadowlands Farm →

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