Optimal Marketplace Placement

The marketplace is the single most important building for your layout. Every burgage plot needs to be inside its 25-tile radius, and food and goods stalls draw from the nearest granary and storehouse. Put it wrong, and you'll spend the mid-game rebuilding.

Three rules

1. Center it on your housing, not on your production. Workers walk to their workplace; townspeople walk to the market.
2. Granary and storehouse within 8 tiles.Stalls are staffed by the nearest storage workers — long walks mean empty stalls.
3. Leave one side open for expansion. The 25-tile radius is generous; planning a future second market means leaving space on the opposite side of town.

Toggle the range overlay

In the planner, hit Range overlay. The dashed circle around the marketplace is its reach. Any burgage plot inside the circle gains market access; anything outside cannot upgrade.