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30 <br /> Orange Coun-y AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 -2020 <br /> BOCC Work E n September 8, 2016 <br /> Vacancies in Mobile Home Parks <br /> Place Average, Vacancies Maximum Amt. 'Total <br /> Vacancies Vacancies <br /> (,January <br /> 201 <br /> Orange County 4.6 28 250 <br /> A total of 55 mobile home parks (out of 100) had vacant spaces totaling 250 at the time of the survey (Jan 2016). Each park averaged 4.6 spaces <br /> with the largest number of vacancies at one park being 28 spaces and with room available to expand. <br /> The cost and or lack of financing available,along with cost of insurance makes <br /> purchasing manufactured homes more difficult for low income owner housing; as a <br /> result mobile;homes have become more of a rental option. <br /> The average sales price for manufactured housing has continued to increase: <br /> Smaller Unit in 2010: $39,500 Smaller Unit in 2014: $45,000 <br /> Larger Unit in 2010: $65,300 Larger Unit in 2014: $82,000 <br /> 28 <br />