Of the over 100 Oregonians that died in the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome, 20% of them were living in mobile homes.

At a time when homeownership is out of reach for many lower-income individuals and families, manufactured homes could provide a path forward.

They are an affordable housing option in a country where so few affordable housing options exist.

As Californians deal with rising rents and a housing shortage, one group of mobile home park residents in Fresno County secured affordable housing for themselves by purchasing the land from the park’s corporate landlord.

Mobile homes are uniquely vulnerable when natural disasters hit, and face challenges when trying to get recovery money. Some in Colorado are still grappling with the effects of flooding in 2013.

In September 2020, blazes destroyed many homes and RVs in mobile home parks. Rebuilding plans call for publicly funded affordable housing.

Measures include supporting the production of mobile homes and tiny houses, and piloting new ways of financing. But federal money isn’t all it will take to change how, and where, people want to live.

Mobile homes are one of the last vestiges of affordable home ownership in the Seattle area, but mobile homeowners are being pushed out by skyrocketing real estate values.

Ohio mobile home park resident said water routinely turned off without notice