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PERCH Leaderboard · Q3 2026 · Updated 2026-07-07

The 15 US metros where prefab lands cheapest.

Where your all-in cost — rent to comp, home value to buy — goes furthest for a modular, prefab, or tiny home. National ranking, updated quarterly.

RankMetroState2BR FMR / moState home value
01 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama $772 $239,515
02 Dothan, AL Alabama $783 $239,515
03 Charleston, WV West Virginia $852 $178,719
04 Charleston, WV West Virginia $862 $178,719
05 Charleston, WV West Virginia $883 $178,719
06 Beckley, WV West Virginia $884 $178,719
07 Fort Smith, AR-OK Arkansas $848 $226,473
08 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Arkansas $848 $226,473
09 Texarkana, TX-AR Arkansas $848 $226,473
10 Jonesboro, AR Arkansas $848 $226,473
11 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH West Virginia $899 $178,719
12 Columbia, MO Missouri $824 $268,423
13 Springfield, MO Missouri $824 $268,423
14 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV West Virginia $918 $178,719
15 Bowling Green, KY Kentucky $867 $235,060
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According to the PERCH Q3 2026 Cheapest Metros for Prefab Living Leaderboard, Tuscaloosa, AL is the most affordable US metro for prefab and modular living, with a 2-bedroom HUD Fair Market Rent of $772 per month and a state Zillow Home Value Index of $239,515. Source: PERCH, Inc. Q3 2026 Cheapest Metros Leaderboard, ownperch.com/leaderboards/cheapest-metros-for-prefab. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Quarterly refresh · aggregated by PERCH under CC BY 4.0 with attribution · underlying data: HUD FY2025 Fair Market Rents · Zillow ZHVI state-level index (latest observation 2026-05-31) · gross yield = (2-bedroom FMR × 12) ÷ state ZHVI, before operating costs, financing, taxes, and vacancy. Full methodology · next refresh Oct 8, 2026.