Inside a village of $22,000 tiny homes built for families - each house has bunk beds and a porch
A COMMUNITY of $22,000 tiny homes has welcomed its first residents.
Inside each house, there is enough room for a family of four thanks to a clever use of space.
A tiny home village in Island County, Washington, is pulling low-income families out of homeless shelters and into permanent housing.
The community, built by local volunteers under the name THiNC (Tiny Homes in the Name of Christ), consists of nine 264 square feet tiny homes set around a communal garden.
Each home has a kitchen, a porch, a bathroom, and a bedroom with bunk beds.
Tenants pay just a third of their income to live there.
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These homes are so affordable because they have been purpose-built with low-income residents in mind.
Each house cost approximately $22,000 to build thanks to the help of local volunteers.
The first nine tenants moved in May, and one new resident, Nataly Spencer, spoke to local news outlet King 5 about the difference her new home has made.
"I was able to have stability, safety, [and] privacy,” said the single mom-of-two. “It's something I was looking for and my kids love it.”
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OTHER TINY HOME COMMUNITIES
Tiny home villages of all varieties are popping up across the US.
And in many cases, these scaled-down spaces are being used as a remedy for the housing crisis.
Just outside of Austin, Texas, Mobile Loaves and Fishes is a village of 328 tiny homes where formerly homeless residents pay as little as $225 a month.
Each house is equipped with a kitchen and a bathroom, and comes fully furnished.
A second phase is now in the works for a further 200 micro homes and 110 RV homes.
To help residents pay their rent, there are work opportunities at the on-site pottery studio and hydroponic garden.
The village neighbors have earned a combined total of $1.5million through these work programs.
But tiny homes are also becoming popular with those who have the cash to spend on a more luxurious pad.
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Escape sells ready-to-go models and RVs that have been described as “the world’s most beautiful tiny homes.’
And there’s a coastal community in Oregon that’s home to 30 unique tiny homes and three chic vintage trailers.
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