Dwelling
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When two adults, one toddler, and a dog chose a trailer over a townhouse — on purpose.
What does it mean
to live small
on purpose?
Dwelling unpacks the architecture, philosophy, and logistics of life under 400 square feet — from composting toilets to zoning battles to the exact moment you realize you own too many mugs.
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Five things you didn't know about tiny house living.
The cost of building small is rising — but still beats a mortgage.
Average tiny house build cost, 2020–2025. Includes materials, labor, and land prep. Excludes land purchase.
Zoning is the real enemy. But it's losing ground.
Where you can legally park a THOW or build a sub-400 sq ft ADU as a primary dwelling, by state.
SIPs vs. stick frame. The answer depends on your timeline.
Build efficiency score (out of 100) across four primary wall systems for sub-400 sq ft construction.
Faster build, better insulation
More flexible, widely available
Durability for THOW
Character, sustainability
The moments that change how you think about home.
"I sold 3,400 square feet in Scottsdale and moved into 240. I have never been less stressed about money in my adult life."
"The composting toilet was the thing everyone asked about. Nobody asks about it anymore. That's the whole story."
"We priced a 30-year mortgage. We priced a tiny house. The math isn't even close. The lifestyle math is even more obvious."
38,000 people quietly rethinking what home means.
Who's listening, and where they are in the journey.
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The podcast goes
live this spring.
Monthly live episodes with real-time Q&A. Builders on the line. Zoning attorneys answering questions. The people who already did it, available to the people who want to.
The 2025 Tiny
Living Report.
Forty-eight pages of data, interviews, and analysis on where the tiny house movement actually stands — not where Instagram says it does.
What's inside
Dwelling
The 2025
Tiny Living
Report
48 pages · Free download