Back in 2020, Musk announced he was selling “almost all physical possessions” and offloading his California mansions. By June 2021, he went further on X, saying his “primary home” was literally a roughly $50k house in Boca Chica – the village he renamed Starbase – that he rents from SpaceX. He called it “kinda awesome.”
Reports describe a compact prefab about 35 square meters, with ceilings around three meters. Think one open room hosting kitchen, living space and bed, plus a separate bathroom with an actual tub. According to some coverage, Musk pays roughly $250 in monthly rent to SpaceX for the privilege. Those figures are widely repeated, but they are still reported estimates, not line items from his lease.
Inside The Rumored Boxabl Casita
Size Layout And Price
The Boca Chica tiny house looks suspiciously like Boxabl’s Casita – a foldable unit that ships on a truck, unfolds on site and delivers about 375 to 400 square feet of interior space. Picture about six meters by six meters: full galley kitchen, bathroom with shower or tub, a living area, and a sleeping nook separated by a media wall.
Boxabl advertises the Casita shell at around $50,000 in the US. That is the factory-built box itself, with finished walls, windows and basic fixtures. It does not include land, foundation, permits, installation or utility hookups. Built from steel, concrete and structural panels, it is pitched as able to handle hurricanes, flooding and heavy snow – which tracks with reports that Musk’s unit was designed to stand up to South Texas storms.
Is It Really A Boxabl
The evidence is strong but not courtroom level. Boxabl once boasted about a “top secret” customer in Boca Chica and showed a Casita being shipped to SpaceX. Walter Isaacson’s photo of Musk’s Texas home shows an interior that looks eerily like Boxabl’s marketing shots.
Yet Boxabl’s chief executive carefully refuses to confirm Musk as a client, citing lawyers, and neither Musk nor SpaceX has filed paperwork spelling it out. The safest answer for 2026: the Elon Musk tiny house almost certainly is a Boxabl-style prefab, but no one with a contract has put their name to it.
Could You Actually Live Like Musk In A Tiny House?
For a US buyer, the Casita price is just the starting point. You still need land, a foundation slab or piers, delivery and crane work to unfold the unit, plumbing and electrical hookups, and building permits that satisfy local zoning. That can easily double the headline figure, even before decor touches.
Boxabl, now listed on Nasdaq, has only delivered a few hundred units so far and is operating at a loss, which matters if you are banking on a quick delivery. Waitlists, delays and code approvals are part of the package.
