Lot Rent Pricing Calculator for Mobile Home Parks

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 and no rent cap applies — first-year increases of 8–12% can be defensible if disclosed clearly with your state's required notice period (often 60–90+ days; California and Oregon, for example, require 90)
• Parks where you've added amenities or made significant capex investments residents can see
• Parks in rent-capped jurisdictions, up to the applicable cap (e.g., Oregon's statewide lesser-of-10%-or-7%+CPI cap; local ordinances in California) — verify current law

For more on rent control, see our state-by-state rent control guide.

This calculator is informational only and is not financial, legal, investment, or tax advice. Rent-increase rules vary by state and locality — verify any decision with qualified counsel.