The mobile home park market in Alachua County, Florida
12 registered parks, 2,347 spaces — what's here, how big it is, and what it's worth. Built from the the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation registry, not from listings.
- 12Registered parks
- 2,347Total spaces
- 171Median park size
- 510–100 spaces
We don't sell parks and we don't have listings. This page is the registry data a buyer usually can't get in one place — park count, size mix, and the rent rules that cap your upside. For what's actually on the market, you still need a broker or a direct-mail campaign.
Park sizes in Alachua County
Size decides almost everything about a small park deal: what it costs, whether a lender will touch it, and whether you can run it yourself. 5 of 12 fall in the 10–100 space band most first-time buyers target.
| 10–30 spaces | 1 park |
|---|---|
| 31–60 spaces | 1 park |
| 61–100 spaces | 3 parks |
| Over 150 spaces | 7 parks |
What a park this size earns
A park is priced on its income, not on the land. Take the rent it actually collects, subtract operating expenses to get net operating income, and divide by the cap rate buyers accept locally. At the median 171-space park here, every $25/month of lot rent across every lot is roughly $51,300 a year of gross rent — and at a 7% cap rate, a dollar of NOI is worth about $14 of value.
Run the numbers on a 171-space park
Before you underwrite anything here, check what the law lets you do with rent: the Florida rent-increase calculator applies the 2026 rules to a park this size, and what other owners run their books on is worth knowing before you inherit someone's spreadsheet.
Rent rules that apply here
Florida has no statewide cap on lot rent, but Chapter 723 requires 90 days' written notice (Statute §723.037), and an increase justified by comparable parks must be disclosed — residents can request mediation.
The largest parks in Alachua County
- Hidden Oaks - a Manufactured Home Community — 461 spaces, Gainesville
- Palms of Archer — 441 spaces, Gainesville
- Oak Park MH Village — 347 spaces, Gainesville
- Lamplighter Mobile Home Park — 273 spaces, Gainesville
- Whitney Mobile Home Park — 206 spaces, Gainesville
- Brittany Estates — 185 spaces, Gainesville
- Westgate Mobile Manor — 157 spaces, Gainesville
- Candlelight Estates MHC — 80 spaces, Gainesville
See all 12 parks in Alachua County →
Common questions
How many mobile home parks are in Alachua County?
12 parks are registered with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Alachua County, Florida, holding 2,347 spaces between them. That's the registry count as of July 22, 2026 — it counts licensed parks, not parks currently for sale.
What size are the parks in Alachua County?
The median registered park here has 171 spaces, and 5 of 12 sit in the 10-to-100-space band that small buyers typically target — big enough to cover debt service, small enough to run without on-site staff.
How much can lot rent be raised in Florida?
Florida has no statewide cap on lot rent, but Chapter 723 requires 90 days' written notice (Statute §723.037), and an increase justified by comparable parks must be disclosed — residents can request mediation.
Does Lot Sidekick list parks for sale in Alachua County?
No. This is a directory built from the Florida state registry, not a brokerage — we don't have listings and we don't take a commission. What's here is the market context you'd want before you go looking: how many parks exist, how big they are, and what the rent rules allow.
Free tools
- Park value & profitability estimator: what the park earns and what it's worth, at the cap rate you pick.
- Rent increase calculator: the 2026 Florida rules applied to your park.
- RUBS calculator: split one master-meter water bill across your lots so the pennies add up exactly.
- Water submeter calculator: two meter reads in, an at-cost tenant bill out.
- Notice generator: a clean, printable rent-increase notice with the dates filled in.
- Prorated rent calculator: the exact first-month charge when someone moves in mid-cycle.
Source: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation mobile home park registrations (myfloridalicense.com), as of July 22, 2026. Counts come from the state's registry and can lag real life. See something out of date? Tell us, or claim the page.