Top 3 Internet Options for Mobile Home Parks
By Nicole Cimino November 17, 2025 Most mobile home park managers face the same connectivity question: which internet technology will actually deliver what residents need without breaking your budget? Your choice determines resident satisfaction, property values, and long-term infrastructure costs.
Not all internet options are created equal. The technology you choose today either positions your community for decades of growth or locks you into outdated infrastructure that frustrates residents and limits property values.
Option 1: Fiber-to-the-Home — Superior Infrastructure for Mobile Home Communities
Fiber-to-the-home represents future-proof infrastructure for manufactured housing communities. Fiber-optic cables buried to each home deliver speeds up to 1,000 Mbps with room to scale as technology demands increase. This infrastructure won’t need replacement or significant upgrades for decades.
Symmetrical speeds mean uploads match downloads, which is critical for remote workers managing video conferences and file transfers. Performance stays consistent during peak evening hours when every household streams simultaneously. The infrastructure handles whatever new technologies emerge without requiring expensive upgrades or digging up your property again.
Fiber-to-the-home infrastructure increases property valuation by approximately $6,000 per lot. You’re enhancing the fundamental infrastructure of your community and increasing resident home values simultaneously.
Revenue potential is substantial. Typical bulk service models allow your community to capture $25 to $30 per home monthly. For a 100-lot community, that’s $30,000 to $36,000 annually in additional income with zero management burden.
Most importantly, fiber eliminates ongoing infrastructure headaches. No degraded performance as systems age. No capacity limits requiring expensive upgrades every few years. Just reliable, scalable infrastructure that boosts occupancy of your MHC and serves your community for decades.
Option 2: Traditional Cable Internet — Aging Infrastructure with Serious Limitations
Cable internet in most communities means 30+ year-old coaxial infrastructure originally designed for television, not modern internet demands. While technically functional, cable’s limitations become obvious as resident expectations increase.
Cable infrastructure degrades over time and wasn’t built for today’s bandwidth demands. Performance suffers during peak hours as households compete for capacity. Older systems max out at speeds that seemed impressive years ago but frustrate residents accustomed to better connections.
Cable companies offer minimal financial benefit to your community. Residents pay $75+ monthly while you see almost nothing. When service issues arise with aging infrastructure, you’re dependent on cable company responsiveness that rarely meets resident expectations.
From a competitive standpoint, cable keeps your community stuck with yesterday’s technology. Prospective residents comparing communities increasingly expect fiber. Properties running on decades-old cable struggle to compete.
The upgrade path is another challenge. Improving cable infrastructure requires cable company investment they’re unlikely to make. You’re locked into whatever service level they provide with no control.
Option 3: Wireless Broadband — Variable Performance with Limitations
Wireless internet service providers deliver broadband through radio transmission rather than physical cables. However, wireless faces significant challenges in residential environments.
Many wireless ISPs operate with outdated tower equipment delivering 25 to 50 Mbps, speeds that barely meet today’s needs. Performance degrades based on distance from towers and suffers from wireless interference increasingly common as more devices operate in the same spectrum.
Dense housing with trees, structures, and terrain means some residents get strong signals while others experience dead zones. This inconsistency generates resident complaints. Weather impacts wireless performance and heavy rain or storms can disrupt connectivity.
Purpose-built wireless networks with current equipment, guaranteed speeds, and service level agreements can deliver adequate performance in specific scenarios. But this represents specialized deployment, not typical wireless ISP experience.
For manufactured housing communities prioritizing long-term value and resident satisfaction, fiber eliminates the variables and limitations inherent in wireless while providing infrastructure that enhances property values and scales with future needs.
Why Fiber Wins for MHC Infrastructure
The choice comes down to what you’re building: temporary connectivity or permanent infrastructure improvement.
Fiber transforms your community’s fundamental infrastructure with technology that serves residents reliably for decades. Property values increase for every resident. Your community competes effectively against newer properties offering fiber connectivity.
Cable keeps you stuck with aging infrastructure. Wireless introduces performance variables that fiber eliminates.
For communities serious about long-term value, resident satisfaction, and competitive positioning, fiber-to-the-home is the answer.
Ready to Implement Fiber Internet for Your MHC?
Fiber isn’t just an internet upgrade, it’s infrastructure investment that benefits your community for decades. If you’re ready to implement fiber-to-the-home service for your community, let’s connect. Whether you have questions about deployment timelines, resident transition, or how fiber enhances property values, we can help.
