Best town map layouts

[MasterM64]

This is my map (with path system layout [except for some scenic side areas]!) and I have the same town that I started with in 2013! I absolutely love it and I truly have the town of my dreams on it! I think my favorite part of the town is the fact that the Plaza is at the center of it and I got a nice secluded area for the campsite. Even though my Dream Address is a bit old (will be updating it in a few days due to recent changes), feel free to check it out below in my signature!

 

[doodle]

I really have come to love my town map. Now, when I first started I was a bit 'meh' on it (there were a couple permanent rocks I didn't like the placement of and such), but I've made it work with what I wanted. So the meh quickly turned into pleased contentment. c:

Here is my map:

(I used QR codes on the ground and amiibo cards to move villagers into the spots I wanted, which was anywhere in the bottom portion of town.)

Things I particularly like about it:

• My favorite thing about this map is the fact that the Town Hall is RIGHT NEXT to the Festival Plaza, which directly leads into the Campgrounds. When the update happened and I saw that's where they plonked the entrance to the RVs... I was so darn happy. xD
• The right corner the river makes at first was jarring to me, but I've come to appreciate the way it divides the town. First, the right corner made a great spot for my Mayor's house so I could protect it from close, unexpected neighbors at least on two sides. I also like the small portion the river left for a neighborhood below. It looks tiny, but there's a few nooks down there open for PWPs so I can craft the whole bottom portion into a homey space for the villagers while keeping the top generalized and uncluttered.
• I love the fact that my Campsite is also close to the entrance to the Campgrounds. With the ponds around it, I plan to make this top right bit very dense with trees and more natural than other parts of the town.
• With the villagers all below and the "town center" lined as precisely as I could mange, figuring out the pathing in this town wasn't too difficult.

The only thing that is still "meh" to me about it is the fact that Re-Tail is at the very top of the map, as far away from the beach as possible, so lugging Beetles back and forth can be tedious. However, I don't mind it so much because the location is actually convenient for anything else I use the shop for. Also I do have a lot of ponds (something I didn't think to consider when I chose this map), but at least they are in one generalized spot so it can be worked around. :3

 

[Coriya]

I honestly think it's very nice to have the town tree in the center of town

 

[Robi]

I love having my beach all connected. It's basically essential for me. I try and get a river that gives a wide enough space for both sides

 

[Beanz]

in my opinion the best maps always have retail right next to the train tracks which is common. i picked my map because it was the most aesthetically pleasing to me, i like having my town tree/plaza and town hall right next to each other.