08/21/2026
"The cost of a new manufactured home soared in 2021 and 2022, just as the traditional housing market saw huge price spikes...But factory-built remains far cheaper. The most recent average price, according to the Federal Reserve, was $90,700. The highest-quality manufactured homes can run far more than that but still cost much less than comparable site-built homes."
Long stigmatized and banned by many towns and cities, factory-built housing is being reconsidered in some places because of soaring home prices.