But even among the hard-pressed small utilities, mobile home parks stand out. Residents at Oasis Mobile Home Park walk past water tanks in Thermal, Calif., Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Barbara Corcoran treasured her double-wide mobile home with a deck that overlooked the ocean in the Pacific Palisades. The so-called “Queen of Real Estate” bought it in 2017 for $800,000.