Living the American Dream in a Trailer Park

‘All too often, they’re the butt of jokes and stereotypes — mobile home parks and the “trailer trash” who live in them.
But the 50,000 parks that are spread across the United States deserve a lot more respect than that. Home to some 20 million people — 6 percent of Americans — they are the nation’s largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing, offering a shot at the American dream to people who can’t afford a traditional home. And at a time when only 1 in 4 Americans who qualify for government housing assistance actually receives aid, these parks take a huge load off a severely strained system.’
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