Lot Rent Pricing Calculator for Mobile Home Parks
Find the right lot rent for your park based on submarket comps and the 5% rule.
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How this calculator works
The recommendation applies the 5% Rule — most operators target 5% annual increases as the maximum that residents accept without spiking turnover. We cap the recommendation at the submarket average and never recommend more than 10% in a single year.
What's the 5% Rule?
The 5% Rule is industry shorthand for the maximum sustainable annual lot rent increase in stabilized markets. Below 5%, you're falling behind inflation and the submarket. Above 5%, you start testing residents' move-cost threshold — which is where social-media reviews and HUD complaints come from.
When can you push higher than 5%?
- Newly acquired parks where rent is meaningfully below submarket — first-year increases of 8–12% are defensible if disclosed clearly with 60-day notice
- Parks where you've added amenities or made significant capex investments residents can see
- Parks in rent-controlled states up to the statutory cap (5% + CPI in California, 7% in Oregon)
For more on rent control, see our state-by-state rent control guide.