Stardew Valley already seems like the perfect place to live but when one takes into account a little-considered fact about Pelican Town, it becomes even more desirable. With its idyllic lifestyle, (mostly) welcoming residents, and abundant magic, most players would jump at the chance to uproot their lives and move to the titular valley. It's made all the better when it's evaluated with more grounded metrics, that's when the statistics paint an even more incredible image of the kind of life Pelican Town provides.
Posting to Reddit, user AtLeast3Breadsticks drew up a small table of Pelican Town's employment rate, deducing that 91% of the hamlet's citizens have a job.
That figure is impressive, even if some of the data is slightly skewed; Sebastian is listed as unemployed but he does state that he works as a freelance programmer, and both Harvey and Hayley aren't represented. With those errors amended, having an employment rate that high is an incredibly desirable trait that would likely sway anyone looking to relocate.
Stardew Valley's idealized take on reality is one of the core reasons it's become such a monolithic hit in recent years. The actual game is already exceptional, providing users...