Animal Crossing: New Horizons rates the island upon various criteria and offers rewards according to that. Your island can be rated up to five stars, with five stars being the perfect store. If you reach to get a 5 stars rating, then you will get a recipe for golden water can, and also, a rare flower will bloom in the Lillies of the Valley. Many of you might wonder how to make your island perfectly rated don’t worry, we have this covered for you in this post. Make sure to follow every step properly, as it is not a simple task.
How To Get A 5 Star Island Rating
We assume that you’ve already 3-stars island.
Key Factors
- Get the max number of Villagers
- Increase the number of Shops and upgrade them
- Plant a certain amount of Flowers
- Plant a certain amount of Trees (including fruit trees)
- Add plenty of fences
- Distribute furniture evenly across your entire island
- Focus on aesthetics (no trash or weeds!)
If you design your island with keeping the above factors in mind, you will get to 3 or 4 ratings easily. 5 gonna be more challenging.
The design of the island plays an important role in getting a perfect rating. You cannot place all the furniture near the main facilities or center of the island.
So, keep the following points in mind while placing furniture:
Place furniture all over your island
To past 4 stars rating, you will have to plan the placement of your furniture. Keeping a good balance of furniture throughout the island is very important, so don’t put all the furniture at a place or two.
Set up fences, DIY furniture, and store-bought furniture
According to Isabelle’s advice, placing fences and furniture in good proportion reflects well on the island’s evaluation.
Check number of items to get 5-star rating below:
| Fences | ~250 |
|---|---|
| DIY Furniture | ~70 pieces |
| Furniture (Miles) |
20 pieces |
| Furniture (Nook’s Cranny) |
~65 pieces |
Keep checking in with Isabelle and make adjustments
Hear Isabelle’s advice after placing some furniture. If you’ve done a good placement, then she will tell you how beautiful your island looks than before and if she doesn’t say anything, then the particular area has probably reached its maximum level.
If you design the island keeping the above points in mind, you will surely reach up to 5-star.
