Salem Oregon Mobile Home Selling Guide & Flat-Fee MLS Services | Marion County and Polk County

Salem and Keizer: One Metro, Two Counties

Salem is Oregon's state capital, about 45 minutes south of Portland along I-5. Keizer sits just north of Salem — so close the two function as one metro area. Salem is Oregon's second-largest city. This guide covers both, because a buyer shopping Salem parks will look at Keizer parks too, and because the paperwork splits across two counties: Marion and Polk.

Thousands of Salem and Keizer residents live in manufactured homes — also called mobile homes — inside leased-land parks. You own the home. You rent the lot under it. The city's median household income is $75,487, and the metro figure across Marion and Polk counties is $78,900. The median gross rent for the metro is $1,399 a month, while the average apartment rented for $1,475 a month in July 2026. About 45% of Salem housing units are renter-occupied, and the rental vacancy rate is 4.7%. That combination — a large renter population and tight apartments — keeps demand for affordable park homes steady. But lot rents have been rising, and buyers pay close attention to the monthly space rent. Price your home with the rent in mind.

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Parks From South Salem to Keizer

South and southeast Salem hold the amenity parks. Sundial, a gated 55+ park on Lancaster Drive SE managed by Commonwealth Real Estate Services, offers an indoor saltwater pool and spa, pickleball courts, gym, dog park, clubhouse, and billiards room — and the highest rent in the market. Sunnyside Mobile Village, a 55+ park on Sunnyside Road SE, offers a clubhouse, gym and rec room, walking park, and RV storage. Lakeside Village, an all-ages "family friendly" park on Turner Road SE, has a pool, hot tub, clubhouse, gym, playground, and Mill Creek access — and sells new-construction double-wides alongside resales. Paradise Island Park, a 55+ park also on Turner Road SE, sits on a creek with clubhouse access by private bridge and holds the market's lowest published rent. Southbrook, Oak Pointe Estates, and Meadowlark Estates (a 55+ park with 126 sites) round out the south side.

Northeast Salem is the Lancaster and Portland Road belt. Starlite Mobile Village, a 55+ Commonwealth park on Lancaster Drive NE, and Center Street Mobile Park, a 55+ park built in 1970 with 75 sites, anchor it. Salem Greene Estates, Sunset Village (a 55+ park where water, sewer, and garbage are included in the rent, amount unstated), and Arrowhead Mobile Home Park (a "quiet 55+ community" owned by Investment Property Group since about 2017) fill out the northeast, alongside several name-and-address-only parks: Salem Mobile Estates, Trailer Park Village, Royal Estates, Hollywood Estates, Windstone Village, and the mixed mobile-home and RV park on Front Street NE.

Keizer, just north of Salem, holds Kennedy Meadows (a "well-kept all ages park"), Rainbow Garden Mobile Village (55+), Briarwood Estates, McNary Oaks Mobile Home Villa, and Wildwood Villa (55+, "quiet and peaceful") — the last three managed by IPG Living. No published rents were found for any Keizer park.

South / Southeast Salem

• Sundial MHP — 2200 Lancaster Dr SE, Salem 97317 — 55+, gated. Amenities include an indoor saltwater pool and spa, pickleball courts, gym, dog park, clubhouse, and billiards room. Managed by Commonwealth Real Estate Services. Site rent: $1,265/month (from 2026 Commonwealth sales flyers; one older flyer showed $1,250). Asking prices for homes in the park: $5,000 (1976 2-bed fixer), $29,900 (1-bed, 660 sq ft), $119,900 (new 2025 Palm Harbor 1-bed), $189,900 (new 2025 3-bed/2-bath).
• Sunnyside Mobile Village — 4940 Sunnyside Rd SE, Salem 97302 — 55+. Amenities include a clubhouse, gym/rec room, walking park, and RV storage. Rent: $815/month (Sundance Realty listing, October 2026). Asking: $60,000 (updated 1-bed single-wide), $79,900 (2-bed/2-bath, 1,536 sq ft).
• Lakeside Village — 3110 Turner Rd SE, Salem 97302 — all-ages ("family friendly"). Pool, hot tub, clubhouse, gym, playground, and Mill Creek access. The park sells new-construction double-wides: $306,900 asking (new 3-bed/2-bath, 1,512 sq ft). Resale asking: $160,000 (2020 double-wide), $85,000 (2-bed/2-bath).
• Paradise Island Park — 3100 Turner Rd SE, Salem 97302 — 55+. Lot rent: $580/month per a 2026 listing — the lowest published rent we found in the market. Creek setting; clubhouse access by private bridge. Asking: $149,900 (2-bed/2-bath double-wide, 1,344 sq ft).
• Southbrook Mobile Home Park — 2040 National Ct SE, Salem 97306 — age restriction not confirmed. Asking: $59,900 (2-bed/2-bath, 960 sq ft).
• Oak Pointe Estates — 2000 Robins Ln SE, Salem 97306 — age restriction not confirmed. Asking: $155,000 (refreshed 3-bed/2-bath double-wide, 1,568 sq ft).
• Meadowlark Estates — 2870 Lancaster Dr SE, Salem 97317 — 55+, 126 sites. No published rent found.

Northeast Salem

• Starlite Mobile Village — 4882 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem 97305 — 55+, managed by Commonwealth Real Estate Services. Space rent: $785/month (Keller Williams listing, October 2026); another unit in the same park was listed at $740/month. Asking: $25,000 (2-bed/2-bath fixer, cash preferred), $114,999 (remodeled 2009 Fleetwood 3-bed/2-bath).
• Center Street Mobile Park — 4155 Center St NE, Salem 97031 — 55+, built 1970, 75 sites, managed by Commonwealth Real Estate Services. Lot rent: $690/month; well water, city sewer, off-street parking. (Rent from a park-directory page crawled around March 2026; the page's own "last updated" date is unknown — treat this figure as needing re-verification.)
• Salem Greene Estates — 4730 Auburn Rd NE, Salem 97301 — age restriction not confirmed. One listing stated space rent of $785/month. Asking: $115,000 and $89,900 (3-bed double-wides).
• Sunset Village — 4915 Swegle Rd NE, Salem 97301 — 55+. Water, sewer, and garbage are included in the park rent (the rent amount itself wasn't stated in the listing). Asking: $39,000 (2-bed/1.5-bath plus bonus room) — Redfin listing published 2026-09-11.
• Arrowhead Mobile Home Park — 5422 Portland Rd NE, Salem 97305 — 55+ ("quiet 55+ community"). Space rent: $1,095/month. Owned by Investment Property Group (IPG) since about 2017. Asking: $118,000 (2017 3-bed/2-bath, 1,512 sq ft; rent "includes WSG" — water, sewer, garbage).
• Salem Mobile Estates — 5552 Portland Rd NE, Salem 97305 — name and address only; no rent or age data found.
• Trailer Park Village — 4733 Portland Rd NE, Salem 97305 — name and address only.
• Royal Estates — 4652 Avens Ave NE, Salem — name and address only.
• Hollywood Estates — 2705 Brown Rd NE, Salem — name and address only.
• Windstone Village — 812 Hoffman Rd NE, Salem — name and address only.
• Salem Mobile Home and RV Park — 2600 Front St NE, Salem — mixed mobile-home/RV park (Monte Christo Communities). No rent data found.

Keizer (just north of Salem)

• Kennedy Meadows Mobile Home Park — 2047 Kennedy Cir NE, Keizer 97303 — all-ages ("well-kept all ages park"). Asking: $115,000 (updated 2-bed/1-bath single-wide, new roof and windows).
• Rainbow Garden Mobile Village — 1011 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer — 55+. No rent found.
• Briarwood Estates — 5098 Briarwood Cir N, Keizer (IPG Living). No published rent found.
• McNary Oaks Mobile Home Villa — 5355 River Rd N, Keizer (IPG Living). No published rent found.
• Wildwood Villa — 5510 Windsor Island Rd N, Keizer — 55+, described as "quiet and peaceful" (IPG Living). No published rent found.

What we don't know: Most parks don't publish their rents or their total space counts. If your park isn't listed here — or if a rent above looks wrong — the surest source is the park office or a current resident's rent notice. Space counts matter: Oregon's rent-increase cap works differently for parks above and below 30 spaces (see the rent-law section).

Sources: Homes.com listings (Oct 2026); Commonwealth Real Estate Services sales flyers; Redfin (2026-09-11); mhbo.com, yellowpages.com, mhvillage.com, wgppm.com, montechristocommunities.com park directories; Keizertimes (2019-04-26).

More parks in Marion County

Keizer parks, also in Marion County and covered by this guide. See all of them in the Marion County park directory.

• Briarwood Estates — Keizer — Contact Park for Current Rates
• Kennedy Meadows Mobile Home Park — Keizer — Contact Park for Current Rates
• McNary Oaks Mobile Home Villa — Keizer — Contact Park for Current Rates
• Rainbow Garden Mobile Village — Keizer — Contact Park for Current Rates
• Wildwood Villa — Keizer — Contact Park for Current Rates

What we do not know: most parks do not publish their rents or their total space counts. If your park is not listed here — or if a rent above looks wrong — the surest source is the park office or a current resident's rent notice. Space counts matter: Oregon's rent-increase cap works differently for parks above and below 30 spaces.

Asking Prices: Fixers to New Construction

Every price below is an asking price from an October 2026 listing — what the seller asked, not what the home actually sold for. No market-wide median exists for used park homes in Salem. Several listings show price drops of $7,000–$20,000, which means asking prices are often above the final sale price. We have no sold-price data — real comparable sales would require MLS sold records for the manufactured-without-land class, which we do not have.

Single-wides in parks (land leased) — asking prices, October 2026

Single-wides run from a $5,000 1976 2-bed fixer at Sundial to a $119,900 new 2025 Palm Harbor 1-bed at the same park. In between: a $25,000 2-bed fixer at Starlite (cash preferred), a $29,900 1-bed at Sundial, a $39,000 2-bed plus bonus room at Sunset Village, and a $60,000 updated 1-bed single-wide at Sunnyside. The 1970s fixers ask $5,000–$25,000; a "completely remodeled" home (new roof, new flooring, new counters, mini-split heat) commands roughly twice the fixer price for a similar size in a similar park.

Double-wides in parks (land leased) — asking prices, October 2026

Double-wides run from $65,000 to $306,900. The ladder is clear: remodeled 1990s–2000s homes at $60,000–$150,000 (including $85,000 and $89,900 and $115,000 and $114,999 listings, a $118,000 2017 home at Arrowhead, a $149,900 double-wide at Paradise Island, a $155,000 refreshed home at Oak Pointe, and a $160,000 2020 double-wide at Lakeside); 2017-and-newer homes at $118,000–$160,000; and new construction at the top — $189,900 for a new 2025 3-bed at Sundial and $306,900 for a new 3-bed at Lakeside Village. The park matters as much as the home: amenity-rich 55+ parks (Sundial) and all-ages parks with new homes (Lakeside) sit at the top of the range, while lower-rent parks (Paradise Island at $580, Starlite at $785) show lower asking prices.

Not comparable: manufactured homes that include the land are a different market (for example, $295,000 for a manufactured home on its own lot in NE Salem, or $199,900 at Surfwood Villa with a $60-a-month HOA). Do not compare those to park homes on leased land.

Rent History and the Law That Followed It

This section summarizes Oregon statutes as reported by our research. It is not legal advice. Laws change — check current statute text or talk to a lawyer before acting.

What rents did in Salem

There is no park-by-park rent history dataset for Salem. What exists are advocacy surveys, industry surveys, and single-park examples. One Salem-area park, tenant-reported via Senator Bowman's February 2025 legislative testimony, raised rents 8.9% (2022), 10.3% (2023), 8.7% (2024), and 9% scheduled for 2025 — taking most residents from $865 a month to $951 in 2025. The park was not named: treat this as one example, not a market average. A park-owner industry survey of 100 owners found average annual increases of 5.39% from 2019–2024, while a tenant survey of about 500 tenants found nearly 7% a year, with average lot rent "projected to surpass Social Security benefits by 75% within 10 years." For comparison outside Salem: at Royal Villas in Tigard, a tenant's lot rent rose from $850 to $1,200 a month over about three years, roughly 41% cumulative. And at Arrowhead in Salem, after IPG bought the park around 2017, residents were offered long-term rental agreements (25, 20, and 15 years) with guaranteed annual increase caps — for example, a 25-year term capped at 4% a year.

The plain takeaway: recent Salem-area examples show lot rents rising roughly 5–9% a year. The older statewide formula produced a 14.6% maximum in 2023; SB 611 then capped increases at 10%; and in 2025, HB 3054 split parks onto their own track.

The caps (HB 3054, 2025)

For increases taking effect in 2026 and 2027, parks with more than 30 spaces face a 6% maximum annual increase. Most of the named Salem parks above are far larger than 30 spaces, so the 6% track would apply — but verify each park's actual space count before asserting this for a specific park. Parks with 30 or fewer spaces get 7% plus CPI, capped at 10%: 9.5% for 2026 and 10% for 2027 (the CPI piece is about 3.12%). Oregon's Department of Administrative Services publishes the number each year by September 30. Exemptions: the cap does not apply where the first certificate of occupancy was issued less than 15 years before the notice, or for regulated/certified affordable housing where rent is income-based (ORS 90.600(3)(a)–(b)). The one-time infrastructure exception for parks over 30 spaces allows up to 12%, at most once every five years, only with a documented project, cost estimate, and timeline given to tenants in writing at least 30 days before the vote, a tenant meeting at least 14 days before the vote, approval by 51% of occupied spaces on signed, space-identified ballots, and a full refund (minus the normal cap) if the project is not substantially complete within 12 months of the estimated completion date (ORS 90.600(3)(c)).

Notice, sale rights, closure

Every rent increase requires 90 days' written notice in advance, and increases are allowed at most once in any 12 months. The notice must state the increase amount, the new rent, the facts supporting any exemption claim, and the effective date. A landlord who violates this is liable for three months' rent plus actual damages (ORS 90.600(4)). Tenants may form a committee of up to seven members; on written request the landlord must meet with it once or twice a year and respond in good faith in writing within 60 days (ORS 90.600(8)).

On selling, the park cannot deny your right to sell on rented space, nor require removal solely because of the sale (ORS 90.680(2)). If your agreement requires it, give written notice up to 10 days before the sale (ORS 90.680(8)(a)). The buyer then applies in writing, and the park must accept or reject within seven days — ten if you skipped the 10-day notice — applying screening substantially similar to its own-home-buyer screening, with written reasons except for consumer-report rejections (ORS 90.680(10)). The home's age, size, style, materials, or pre-HUD-code construction cannot justify rejection or removal (ORS 90.680(12)). On request, the park must hand the buyer its policy statement, rental agreement, rules, outstanding repair or condition notices, disrepair and violation lists, and a statement that repairs may be required (ORS 90.680(9)). Commissions require a written consignment contract of at most 180 days with specific required terms (ORS 90.680(4)), and the park cannot require consignment as a tenancy condition (ORS 90.680(3)). Research notes that HB 3054 also added limits on parks conditioning a sale on cosmetic or aesthetic changes or requiring interior inspections — treat this as reported, not confirmed, until cross-checked against the enrolled bill.

On closure, a park owes 365 days' written notice before closing or converting, tiered relocation payments to tenants, no rent increase after the closure notice, and no move-out penalties or unaccrued-rent charges for tenants who leave during the notice period (ORS 90.645). Verify current payment figures before quoting them.

Wages Against Salem Rents

A typical Salem renter household earns about $51,500 a year and pays about $1,399 in rent — past HUD's 30% cost-burden line. Park lot rents ($740–$1,095 at most older parks) run roughly half to three-quarters of median apartment rent. That is the affordability pitch for park homes — but the buyer still has to purchase the home itself, and lot rents in recent examples have been rising about 5–9% a year.

Lot Rent: $580 to $1,265, and Two Outliers

Lot rent is the monthly payment for the ground your home sits on. Based on published October 2026 figures, the observed range is $580–$1,265 a month. The bulk of older 55+ parks sit at $740–$1,095: Starlite ($740–$785), Center Street ($690), Salem Greene Estates ($785), Sunnyside ($815), Arrowhead ($1,095). Two outliers frame the range. At the top, Sundial at $1,265 — a gated 55+ park with resort-style amenities (indoor saltwater pool, pickleball, gym) — from 2026 Commonwealth sales flyers; one older flyer showed $1,250. At the bottom, Paradise Island at $580 — the research file flags this as notably low for the market and worth verifying before relying on it. Center Street's $690 comes from a park-directory page crawled around March 2026 whose own "last updated" date is unknown — treat it as needing re-verification. Sunset Village includes water, sewer, and garbage in the rent, but the amount itself was not stated; Arrowhead's $1,095 includes water, sewer, and garbage.

Transaction costs: Oregon has no statewide real-estate transfer tax. The state fee for the ownership-document transfer is $55; Marion County's current tax-certification fee was not yet looked up — verify before quoting a total. Rent can rise only once in any 12-month period, with 90 days' written notice (ORS 90.600).

Selling in Marion and Polk Counties

A park home in Oregon is personal property, not real estate. There is no deed. Ownership is shown through an ownership document from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Building Codes Division; old pre-May-2005 DOT titles still count as proof. For a used home, the transfer application goes through the county assessor — Marion County for most Salem and Keizer homes, Polk County for homes on the Polk County side — and DCBS keeps the MHODS ownership database. The state fee is $55.

After closing, the seller must give the county assessor (Marion or Polk County) a DCBS-approved notice of sale within 30 days (ORS 446.641): seller and buyer identities, the ownership document, a copy of the bill of sale, security-interest acknowledgments, and proof that all property taxes and special assessments are paid (county tax certification). The assessor forwards it to DCBS. If the seller does not file, the buyer may — but the seller still faces a civil penalty.

The park-approval step surprises most sellers. Under ORS 90.680: give the park written notice up to 10 days before the sale if your agreement requires it; your buyer submits a complete written application; the park decides within seven days (ten if you skipped the notice); screening must match what the park applies to its own-home buyers; and any back rent, fees, deposits, or charges you owe must be paid before the buyer is accepted. Ask your park office for the buyer-application packet and the statement of policy before you list.

On disclosures, land ownership decides it: Oregon's statutory seller-disclosure form (ORS 105.464) applies to a manufactured dwelling only when the seller also owns the land (ORS 105.465). A park-home sale — home owned, land leased — falls outside the statutory form. That does not mean staying silent: general fraud and misrepresentation law still applies, pre-1978 homes need the federal lead-paint disclosure, and the park must give your buyer its policy, agreement, rules, and repair lists under ORS 90.680(9).

On licensing, Oregon draws a hard line: acting as an agent to sell someone else's manufactured structure without a manufactured-structure dealer license is a Class A misdemeanor (ORS 446.671). Owners selling their own home for personal, family, or household use are covered by the private-owner exception (ORS 446.676) — nobody else is. And the real-estate-licensee exception applies only to deed-recorded real property, not park homes (ORS 446.676). The industry association states it plainly: "If a manufactured structure is sold separate from the sale of the land, this is considered a personal property transaction and requires an MSD [manufactured structure dealer] license." (MHCO, "Dealer's License — What You Need to Know.") Whoever lists your park home must be properly licensed for exactly this kind of sale — ask, and get the answer in writing.

GoOnMLS Pricing in Salem and Keizer

GoOnMLS lists mobile and manufactured homes in Oregon parks and on leased land, and nothing else — no land sales. You keep control of the sale while we handle the listing and the paperwork tier you choose. Tiers include everything below them.

• $99 — MLS listing. Your home on the MLS with up to 20 photos. Shoot your own video, post it wherever you like, and we will link it to your listing. Distribution runs through MyStateMLS, which feeds major listing sites such as Zillow, Trulia, Homes.com, and Realtor.com. We cannot guarantee your listing appears on any specific site — that depends on listing type and eligibility.
• $1,999 — MLS listing plus transaction coordination. Best Deal. All of the $99 tier, plus help with the purchase agreement, DocuSign, and escrow coordination.
• $6,999 — Full service, limited to Portland metro area. Full service is therefore not offered in Salem or Keizer. In Salem the top tier is $1,999 transaction coordination. For reference, the $6,999 tier elsewhere adds signs, flyers, lockbox, buyer qualifying, and showings — you only sign — and the $6,999 fee is due at closing, zero upfront.

Keep three honest limits in mind: we cannot guarantee your home will sell, how fast, or at what price; we cannot guarantee placement on any specific website; and commission comparisons on this page are for illustration only — actual fees are negotiable and vary.

Flat-fee MLS listing in Salem, Marion County, Oregon

Want to sell a mobile home without a realtor in Salem? A $99 flat-fee MLS listing from GoOnMLS puts your manufactured home on the MLS, syndicated to 135+ listing sites including Google — with no percentage commission. That is the flat-fee MLS listing Marion County sellers use to reach the same buyers agents reach, while keeping the sale price. Five paperwork items decide whether the sale closes cleanly: county tax certification (Form 2952) confirming taxes are paid before the ownership document transfers; the DCBS ownership transfer itself ($55), since park homes are titled through DCBS, not deeded; buyer park approval, started early; clearing liens and park arrears at closing; and a written bill of sale and purchase agreement covering price, home, and lot terms before money moves.

Checklist for Salem and Keizer Sellers

• Ownership document ready to go. Find your DCBS ownership document or old pre-2005 title. If it is lost, ask DCBS Building Codes Division about a replacement before listing.
• Taxes paid. All property taxes and special assessments must be paid — you will need county tax certification at closing (Marion or Polk County, whichever covers your home).
• Rent and rules in writing. Ask the park office for the buyer-application packet, the statement of policy, the rental agreement, and the park rules — plus the current rent and any scheduled increase. Verify the Paradise Island $580 and Center Street $690 figures with the park before advertising them.
• Price against your park's ladder. Fixers ask $5,000–$25,000; remodeled homes roughly twice that; 2017-and-newer homes $118,000–$160,000; new construction up to $306,900. Remember that several Salem listings dropped $7,000–$20,000 — asking is not selling.
• Get the home show-ready. Clean thoroughly. Fix what is broken. For older homes, small repairs (skirting, steps, paint) pay back more than big remodels.
• Photos in good light. Every room, the exterior, and the park. List on the MLS through GoOnMLS (from $99) or your chosen service.
• Showings take availability. Be available, and keep the home clean and lit for every showing.
• Written offers only — no handshake deals. Use a written purchase agreement. Set your lowest acceptable price in advance.
• Buyer approval comes before closing. Your buyer applies to the park; the park has seven days (ten if you skipped the 10-day notice). Do not count the sale as done until approval lands. Sign the bill of sale, then file the notice of sale within 30 days with the county assessor (Marion or Polk County).

Flat Fee or Traditional Agent in Salem?

The flat-fee MLS listing is a fixed fee with no percentage of the sale price attached. Your home appears on MyStateMLS, syndicated to 135+ listing sites including Google (subject to listing type and eligibility). You take care of inquiries, showings, and negotiations yourself unless you choose a higher tier. It fits sellers comfortable with a phone and a little paperwork, or whose home is priced to move.

A traditional full-service agent handles photos, showings, negotiations, and paperwork, and charges a percentage of the sale price — negotiable, and it varies. For illustration only: a 2.5–3% listing commission on a $150,000 Salem home would be $3,750–$4,500. Your actual fee may be higher or lower.

Both options carry the same license caution: whoever sells your park home needs the right license for manufactured structures sold without land. Ask, and get the answer in writing.

Salem Questions, Answered

How much does it cost to sell my mobile home in a Salem park with GoOnMLS?

A basic MLS listing is $99, with up to 20 photos — shoot your own video, post it wherever you like, and we will link it. $1,999 adds transaction coordination (purchase-agreement help, DocuSign, escrow). Full service at $6,999 is limited to Portland metro area, so it is not available in Salem. See the pricing section above.

Will my listing appear on Zillow?

Listings go out through MyStateMLS, which feeds major listing sites such as Zillow, Trulia, Homes.com, and Realtor.com. We cannot promise your home appears on any one site — it depends on listing type and eligibility.

Do I own the land under my mobile home?

In most Salem-area parks, no — you own the home and rent the lot (space rent, typically $740–$1,095 a month at older parks in October 2026). Your home is personal property, titled through an ownership document, not a deed.

Can my park stop me from selling?

No. ORS 90.680 bars a park from denying your right to sell on rented space or requiring removal just because of the sale. Approval of your buyer through the park's normal application process, decided within seven days, is what the park controls.

Can the park reject my buyer because my home is old?

No. Rejection or forced removal because of a home's age, size, style, materials, or pre-HUD-code construction is barred by ORS 90.680(12).

How much can my park raise the lot rent?

For parks with more than 30 spaces, HB 3054 caps annual increases at 6% for increases taking effect in 2026 and 2027. For parks with 30 or fewer spaces, the cap is 7% plus CPI, capped at 10% (9.5% for 2026, 10% for 2027). Exemptions exist. Most large Salem parks fall on the 6% track — but the park's actual space count decides, so verify.

What are park homes actually selling for in Salem?

We have asking prices only, not sold prices. In October 2026 listings: single-wides asked $5,000–$119,900; double-wides asked $65,000–$306,900 (new construction at the top). Fixers from the 1970s asked $5,000–$25,000; remodeled homes asked roughly twice that. Several listings cut prices $7,000–$20,000.

Do I need a real-estate agent to sell my park home?

No — but whoever takes on the sale needs the proper license. Oregon treats selling someone else's manufactured structure without a manufactured-structure dealer license as a Class A misdemeanor (ORS 446.671), and a standard real-estate license alone does not cover park homes. Ask any service or agent for their licensing in writing.

What paperwork is due after the sale?

Within 30 days after closing, the seller must file a DCBS-approved notice of sale with the county assessor (Marion or Polk County), including the bill of sale and proof all property taxes are paid (ORS 446.641).

I'm not good with computers. Can I still use GoOnMLS?

Yes. The $99 listing only needs a phone call and up to 20 photos from you. You can shoot your own video too — post it wherever you like and we will link it. Call (971) 466-6657 and we will walk you through it personally.

Government Resources

• Oregon DCBS — Building Codes Division, manufactured structures: ownership documents, MHODS database, forms. → https://www.oregon.gov/bcd (navigate to Manufactured Structures)
• Oregon Housing and Community Services — Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations: informal dispute resolution, sample forms, park-closure information (ORS 90.769, ORS 90.645). → https://www.oregon.gov/ohcs
• Oregon State Legislature — ORS Chapter 90 (residential landlord-tenant) and ORS Chapter 446 (manufactured structures): full statute text for ORS 90.600, 90.645, 90.680, 446.571, 446.641, 446.671. → https://www.oregonlegislature.gov
• Marion County Assessor: property tax records and tax certification for ownership transfers. → https://www.co.marion.or.us/AO/
• Polk County Assessor: (for Keizer-area homes on the Polk County side). → https://www.co.polk.or.us/assessor
• Oregon Dept. of Administrative Services: annual publication (by Sept. 30) of the maximum rent-increase percentage for smaller parks. → https://www.oregon.gov/das
• Manufactured Housing Communities of Oregon (MHCO): industry guidance including "Dealer's License — What You Need to Know." → https://www.mhco.org
• Oregon State Tenants Association (OSTA): tenant-side information on park rents and rights. → (search "Oregon State Tenants Association")

What to Do Next in Salem

Selling a manufactured home in a Salem or Keizer park is a personal-property sale with a park-approval step — not a regular house sale. Know your park's rent and rules, price against real asking prices (and remember asking is not selling), and make sure whoever lists your home is licensed for exactly this kind of sale.

If a flat-fee MLS listing fits your Salem plans, explore GoOnMLS.com's services — starting at $99 — or call (971) 466-6657 to talk it through with a real person. Email info@GoOnMLS.com. No pressure, no jargon.

Sources, Methodology, and Data Dates

Research date: 2026-10-16. Every figure in this guide is as-reported by the named source below. Nothing was invented or estimated unless labeled as such.

• Park directory, rents, asking prices: Homes.com listings (Oct 2026); Commonwealth Real Estate Services sales flyers via mobilehomes.s3.amazonaws.com (2026); Redfin listing (published 2026-09-11); Sundance Realty, Keller Williams, HomeSmart, eXp listings (Oct 2026); park directories: mhbo.com (crawled ~Mar 2026), yellowpages.com, mhvillage.com, wgppm.com, montechristocommunities.com; Keizertimes (2019-04-26).
• Rent history: Salem Statesman Journal (2025-02-11) via oregontenants.com; testimony of Sen. Bowman, Bill Miner (MHCO attorney), Rochelle Love Elder (OSTA) — all Feb 2025; oregontenants.com (2025-02-06); Keizertimes (2019-04-26).
• Oregon law: ORS 90.600, 90.645, 90.680, 90.769, 90.140, 90.324, 105.464, 105.465, 446.571, 446.621, 446.641, 446.671, 446.676, 446.706 — 2025 text via Justia / oregon.public.law, verified 2026-10-16; HB 3054 (2025) via OR Dept. of Administrative Services announcements (2025-09-30 corrected; 2026-09-28), Statesman Journal (2026-09-28), Boiler Bay Beacon (2026-09-29), citizenportal.ai summary. This is research, not legal advice.
• Wages and housing costs: Data USA (ACS 2024 1-year, checked 2026-10-16); USAFacts (ACS 2020–2024 5-year, updated 2026-06-05); Point2Homes (Yardi Matrix data; ACS-based); NLIHC "Out of Reach 2026" (HUD FY2026); Wikipedia citing 2023 ACS.
• Selling process / licensing: ORS 446.571, 446.621, 446.641, 446.671, 446.676, 446.706; oregon.gov BCD forms page; Lane County Assessment & Taxation MHODS explainer; MHCO "Dealer's License — What You Need to Know" (mhco.org); Oregon Business Xpress license directory (updated 2026-03-17).
• Methodology: All park rents are published rents from listings/flyers (parks rarely publish rents). All home prices are asking prices, not sold prices — no market-wide median exists for used park homes. Space counts shown only where a source stated them.

Known data gaps (disclosed, not papered over): (1) Space counts unpublished for most parks — the 6% vs 10% rent-cap track hinges on the 30-space threshold. (2) No sold-price data — everything is asking price. (3) No park-by-park longitudinal rent series. (4) Salem-MSA-specific HUD Fair Market Rent not retrieved (statewide 2BR $1,738 used). (5) Utility inclusion and some age restrictions are listing-level or unconfirmed. (6) HB 3054's cosmetic-change/interior-inspection sale provisions should be cross-checked against the enrolled bill before quoting as confirmed. (7) Marion County tax-certification fee not yet looked up.