🏘️ 15 places to live tiny, 7 that feel like family & a village on a lake


Happy Sunday! Today is about neighbours β€” fifteen communities you could actually move into, seven that feel like family, a village on an Ohio lake, and a new pod on a New South Wales farm.

🏘️ 15 Places You Can Live Tiny Now​
Not a wish list β€” fifteen real tiny house communities across the US that are open and taking residents, with what each one actually costs and asks of you.

πŸ‘ͺ 7 Communities That Feel Like Family​
The difference between a tiny house park and a real community is almost never the homes. These seven get the social part right, and that is the harder half.

🌾 8m Pod With a Real Kitchen​
New this morning: an eight-metre pod on a farm at Wiley's Ridge, NSW, that fits a sofa, a queen bed and a proper kitchen without feeling like a corridor.

🏞️ A Tiny Village on an Ohio Lake​
Cedar Springs in New Paris, Ohio β€” lakeside lots, small homes, and the kind of price point that makes the Midwest worth a serious look.

🍝 Little Italy, a Tiny Community in CA​
A small California tiny house community with a name that tells you exactly how tight-knit it is. Proof that character comes from the people, not the square footage.

πŸ‘― Two Homes Under One Roof​
A 40-foot duplex split into two complete tiny homes β€” one of the most-clicked layouts we have ever featured. Ideal for family nearby but not underfoot.

πŸ“ 795 Sq Ft, Two Bedrooms, Modern​
A finished two-bedroom plan at 795 square feet from Truoba. Buy the drawings, hand them to a builder β€” no reinventing anything from scratch.

πŸ•οΈ A 12x20 Tiny House With Lot Rent​
A 12 by 20 tiny house at The Grove in Newport, Tennessee, where you rent the lot rather than buy the land. The cheapest legitimate way into community living.

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, you need one."
~ Jane Howard

Thanks for being here. I appreciate you πŸ™
​ Alex

This is Tiny House Newsletter Issue #4172

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