As the year nears its end, it's high time to take a look back at the best tiny houses of 2025. From high-end spacious models suitable for a family, to those that are modest in both size and cost, here's a look at the most interesting examples of small living we've seen over the last 12 months.
Our selection of the best tiny houses we've featured in 2025 attempts to show the variety of the small living scene. We're not being too strict with our definition of "tiny house" here, and we include everything from plus-sized massive homes that break the small living mold, to ultra-compact abodes that showcase interesting ideas and impressive affordability.
Check out each model in the gallery and read on below for more information on every example.
Dragon Tiny Homes recalls the small living movement's affordable roots with its Genesis V2 model. The compact tiny house provides a petite and simple towable home for US$39,500.
At just 16 ft (4.9 m) long, it's definitely on the smaller side even for a tiny house, but still manages to squeeze in a modest living area, a functional kitchen, and a bathroom. Storage nooks are tucked away too, and a loft bedroom is installed, sleeping up to two.
One of the major challenges with downsizing is the lack of available storage. Modern Tiny Living tackles this head-on with the Shadow, which packs an extraordinary amount of storage into its 24 ft (7.32 m) length.
The raised living room is its most interesting feature, seating up to six people and hiding a ton of storage under the floor and in built-in drawers. The rest of the layout includes a well-proportioned kitchen, a bathroom, and a loft bedroom accessed by a storage-packed staircase.
There are spacious tiny houses and then there's the Dogwood, by Mustard Seed Tiny Homes. This enormous residence is easily the biggest small dwelling we've seen so far, with a floorspace of 750 sq ft (almost 70 sq m) and a length of 52 ft (15.8 m), which is around the size of some smaller brick-and-mortar homes.
The interior is as roomy as you'd expect and looks more like a small apartment than a tiny house. It has two downstairs bedrooms, one of which even has its own optional en-suite bathroom. There's also a loft space too, which can be used for storage or as a third bedroom for guests.
With 3D-printed architecture gaining ground, we're seeing more experimental small homes pop up. One such example is a non-towable tiny house that has been printed in a single week.
Tiny House Lux is designed by Luxembourg-based ODA Architects to help tackle housing shortages. It's situated on an awkward plot with a width of 11.5 ft (3.5 m), and a depth of 58 ft (17.7 m). Human builders were also involved and finished off the home with a roof, windows, and more. Its interior is arranged on one floor and has generous glazing, offering a comfortable layout for two people.
Though it has a length of just 24 ft (7.3 m), the Spruce, by Backcountry Tiny Homes, maximizes its limited space well and even includes a neat balcony that offers a little outdoor space.
The living room includes a sofa bed and storage, with a dining/office table nearby. Also on the ground floor is a snug kitchen and bathroom. A storage-integrated staircase leads to the loft bedroom, which has a low ceiling and double bed, along with access to that balcony.
Though the Nano Micro House isn't quite the smallest tiny house we've ever seen, it's close – and at $22,900, it's also among the cheapest. It comes in at just 11.5 ft (3.5 m) in length and has a functional interior for two.
Listed on the Tiny House Marketplace, the Nano Micro House's interior contains a snug living area, with space for a chair, plus a basic kitchen. The bathroom surprisingly makes space for a soaking tub, while the bedroom is upstairs in a typical loft with a low ceiling.
This unnamed model, by Tru Form Tiny, has a length of 34 ft (10.36 m) and has a luxurious interior that lets its owners live and work wherever they want.
The tiny house runs off-grid with solar panels and has a spacious layout, with a sofa and a desk for remote working. The kitchen boasts a dishwasher and seating for two, while the bathroom has an incinerating toilet. The bedrooms are also quite large and the main bedroom hosts the model's second home working area.
The Gunyah, by Häuslein Tiny House Co., is one of the smallest models on our list at 16.5 ft (5 m). Despite this challenging footprint, it sleeps up to four people and can be configured with multiple options, including different layouts, a porch, and off-grid capability.
Its kitchen is simple, with a breakfast bar for two, while its living room can be configured as a downstairs bedroom and host a double bed, depending on the owner's needs. Upstairs is the bedroom proper. The Gunyah is currently up for sale from $72,000 and also comes in a rental version.
The Sofia, by Vagabond Haven, is a superb example of clever space-saving design. The pint-sized tiny house only measures 172 sq ft (16 sq m), but squeezes in a livable interior for one or two people to live full-time off-grid.
The bed is the star of the show with this model. In addition to serving as, well, a bed, it transforms into a dining table and bench seating, plus it has integrated storage. Elsewhere in the home lies a small kitchen and a loft space that's suitable for storage. This one starts at just $32,000.
Backcountry Containers' Augustine packs a lot of flexibility into a 40-ft (12.2-m) shipping container and serves as both a tiny house and a garage space that can be used to house people or vehicles.
The living room contains a large sofa, a dining table and chairs, but the space can also be turned into a bedroom. The tiny house has a kitchen and a bathroom too, plus the garage. This is suitable for an ATV, or something similar. Or it can be set up as a master bedroom or have multiple bunkbeds fitted, depending on requirements.
