America’s 10 Finest Prefabricated Homes

Prefabricated homes are becoming common in the United States thanks to the emergence of top-rated prefab companies that design modular homes at competitive prices.

Here are the best modular homes in the USA from top prefab home designers and builders.

1. Ilumhouse

Ilumhouse prefab homes are quickly gaining popularity in the USA, despite being produced by a distant namesake company, Ilumhouse, a prefab manufacturer based in Latvia, northeastern Europe.

Ilumhouse provides modern and energy-efficient wood frame houses that are built with high-quality materials and input from experts in architecture.

The company offers delivery throughout Europe, and buyers make payments in four stages: 50% to start production, 20% after the frame is ready, 20% before work starts on the interior, and the last 10% after installation.

Here’s what their homes cost on average:

Nordic Plus 60 (3-bedroom, 60m²): €85,500 + VAT

Oslo (sleeps 2, 21m²): €38,700 + VAT

Nordic Plus Sauna (2-bedroom, 43m²): €56,500 + VAT

Lund (1 bedroom, 22.4m²): €41,500 + VAT

Does Ilumhouse ship to the USA?

Yes, due to the rising demand for Ilumhouse in the US, the company does ship to various locations in the United States and Canada.

Website: https://ilumhouse.lv/

2. Clever Homes

Based in Oakland, California, Clever Homes has served the prefabricated home market for nearly two decades. The company designs and builds modular homes that are unique, affordable, and sustainable.

Clever Homes designs personalized prefabricated construction solutions that are client- and site-responsive, addressing the individual preferences and budgets of their customers.

The company’s prefab modular homes are certified green buildings that cost $175 to $225 per square foot and are almost fully completed in the factory.

Clever Homes has built homes in North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, and California.

Website: https://www.cleverhomes.net/

3. Blu Homes

Based in Vallejo, California, Blue Homes designs efficient prefabricated homes.

The company says its modular homes consume 50% less electricity and water while generating 30% less waste when compared to an average conventional home.

Blue Homes structures are designed and built in a factory before shipment to the site for assembly. Modular houses start at $195,000, with the 2,140 sq. ft Breezehouse model going for at least $545,000.

The company has delivered prefab houses in Minnesota and Wisconsin.            

Website: https://www.bluhomes.com/

4. Turkel Design

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Turkel Design has since 2005 designed and built more than 100 luxury homes in various parts of the U.S. and Canada.

In 2015, the company launched its “Axiom Series” of prefab houses, which feature 11 unique, highly customizable designs that start at about $800,000.

Using modern building techniques such as virtual walkthroughs, Turkel Design plans and fabricates prefabricated homes at a factory, which are later moved to the site for assembly.

Website: https://www.turkeldesign.com/

5. Method Homes

Based in Seattle, Washington, Method Homes offers a great collection of modular homes – from crafts-style homes to contemporary cabins and traditional arts, among others.

The company partners with architects such as Bogue Trondowski Architects and Skylab Architecture to design high-end prefabricated homes and commercial prefab buildings.

Method Homes’ Cabin Series, designed by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects, ranges between 1,200 and 2,800 sq. ft and the Elemental Series offers six unique floor plans and a range of customized interior finish selections.

The company delivers prefab houses throughout the Western U.S. and Canada.

Website: https://methodhomes.net/project/burlingame-custom/

6. Irontown Homes

Based in Spanish Fork, Utah, Irontown Homes offers fully customized, high-end modular homes in a wide range of contemporary styles.

Irontown Homes designs include contemporary and traditional styles, with houses ranging from 534 sq. ft guest wings to 9,902 sq. ft, three-bedroom houses.

The company delivers prefabricated homes throughout the Western U.S., including in Utah, Park City, and Moab; Texas, Nederland, and Colorado; and throughout California.

Website: https://irontownhomes.com/

7. Ma Modular

Based in Austin, Texas, Ma Modular is a prefabricated home builder that manufactures high-end modular homes using high-quality materials and contemporary design.

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The company offers various models of high-end pre-made houses including ‘Grand Ma’, a 550 sq. ft one-bedroom model, and the 850 sq. ft to 1,140 sq. ft casitas with two to three bedrooms and one bathroom.

In addition to the standard bungalow prefab houses, Ma Modular also offers double-storey models. The firm has delivered homes in the Western U.S., Louisiana, Texas, and the East Coast.

Website: http://www.mamodular.com/

8. Living Homes

Based in Santa Monica, California, Living Homes creates modern prefabricated homes that consist of contemporary designs and natural, non-toxic, and natural materials.

One of their properties was the first prefabricated home to be certified as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Living Homes offers standard models and builds fully customized prefabricated homes as well, with costs ranging from $130 per sq. ft for ordinary homes to $200 per sq. ft for high-end, steel-framed homes.

Website: https://www.livinghomes.net/

9. Ecocor

Based in Searsmont, Maine, Ecocor creates prefab houses, which they call “panelized homes’, using their custom-made passive, non-toxic, and high-performance wall system.

The company claims that its panelized homes can cut energy consumption by 80–90% over new conventional houses.

Ecocor offers a range of design models, from small cabins that start at $140,000 to large, four-bedroom residences that cost at least $485,000.

Website: https://www.ecocor.us/

10. Blue Sky Building Systems

Based in Palm Springs, California, Blue Sky Building Systems has created its patented wall system that makes things easier for architects seeking to design large, high-end prefabricated homes.

Blue Sky says the system offers some of the best thermal performance in the industry, along with accurate dimensionality, lower installation costs, and a long, maintenance-free lifecycle.

Website: https://blueskybuildingsystems.com/

11. Connect Homes

Based in Los Angeles, California, Connect Homes offers high-end prefabricated homes in a variety of styles and sizes.

The company’s patented modular building system is 90% complete by the time it is moved out of the factory for assembly at the construction site.

Connect Homes offers a 590 sq. ft ADU with a covered deck that starts at $247,000.

Larger units, ranging from 1,836 sq. ft with an 84 sq. ft covered deck to 2,828 sq. ft homes with a 134 sq. ft covered deck, are priced at $247,000 to about $830,000, respectively.

Website: https://connect-homes.com/

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