Housing cost is a top concern for Coloradans in survey after survey, as real estate prices soar out of sight. According to the Bell Policy Center, Colorado is now the 8th least affordable state for housing, and that’s up a notch from 2022. The situation is especially dire in resort areas and mountain towns. Mobile home parks are a new front in the struggle for affordability, as they are snatched up by distant investors who ratchet up rents for the lower-income families who live there. Two mobile home parks in the RFV are in a high-stakes fight to control their destiny on a short deadline. April Long stopped by the KDNK studios to tell about a new front in the battle to hold onto affordable neighborhoods from Aspen to Parachute.
There will be a free screening of 'A Decent Home' tonight (10/3/25) in Carbondale's Third Street Center, as well as a speaker panel. Any donations will go towards the purchase efforts of the Mountain Valley Mobile Home Park.
