How much did a new manufactured (mobile) home (average price) cost?
A new manufactured (mobile) home (average price) cost $65,358 in 2014 and $127,367 in 2025: 95% more.
Over the same years, prices in general (US inflation, measured by the consumer price index, CPI) rose by 36%. That makes $65,358 in 2014 worth about $88,900 in 2025 money. So it got more expensive even after inflation: about 43% more, in real terms, than in 2014.
The biggest change between two listed years came between 2020 and 2025, when it went up 47%, from $86,917 to $127,367.
Manufactured home: price by year
| Year | Price | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $65,358 | $88,900 |
| 2015 | $68,058 | $92,400 |
| 2020 | $86,917 | $108,000 |
| 2025 | $127,367 | $127,000 |
"In 2025 dollars" adjusts each amount for inflation with the CPI, so the years can be compared fairly. How this works.
Where the numbers come from
From the US Census Bureau's official figures for that year.
Source: US Census Bureau: Average Sales Price of New Manufactured Homes: Total Homes in the United States (Census Manufactured Housing Survey, series SPTNSAUS, via FRED). View the source.
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