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Dec 17, 2023

Inside a tiny home village with $1,000 a month rent but you need to meet the 'entry

A NEW tiny home village is tackling the housing crisis head-on with a scaled-down solution. Residents will pay just $1,000 a month to snag one of the homes, but they have to do a special type of job.

A NEW tiny home village is tackling the housing crisis head-on with a scaled-down solution.

Residents will pay just $1,000 a month to snag one of the homes, but they have to do a special type of job.

A married couple in Dover, New Hampshire is creating a novel solution to the lack of affordable local housing.

Contractor John and his architect wife Maggie Randolph are building a tiny home village of 44 houses, where rent will be no more than $1,000 to $1,200.

Named Back River, the new community is being built for those who already serve their own - such as teachers, first responders, and caregivers.

Once complete, each 384-square-foot home will be geared toward service workers who earn $40,000 to $45,000 a year.

The community is intended for “your entry-level schoolteachers, your entry-level firefighters, the people that are fixing your car or taking care of your mom and cooking her dinner," John told the New Hampshire Business Review.

“They deserve to live in the area as well,” he said. “They shouldn't have to live an hour away and then come serve you every day and then drive home."

While the village is still under construction, the finished homes will feature appliances like a stove and a refrigerator.

Each house will be a one-bedroom unit with 160 square feet of loft space and 12-foot high ceilings.

Across the US, tiny home villages are being created to serve all kinds of needs.

For example, Mobile Loaves and Fishes in Austin, Texas was built to provide housing for formerly homeless locals.

Rent is between $225 and $500 a month, and there are on-site work opportunities at the pottery studio and hydroponic garden to help residents pay their rent.

In Detroit, Michigan, a village of 25 affordable tiny homes has been created for low-income residents thanks to donations by Jon Bon Jovi, Ford, and General Motors.

There are also tiny home villages built for those who simply wish to downsize.

For example, Acony Bell in North Carolina is a community of 92 unique homes located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Residents can enjoy a beautiful community center and garden with a chicken coop and edible blueberry plants.

Some companies are also selling ready-to-go-tiny homes that you can take almost anywhere.

Incredible Tiny Homes offers a complete house-on-wheels for just $15,000.

And Nevada company Boxabl makes the same pre-made tiny home that Elon Musk bought.