--- title: "Elon Musk’s New House Is a $50,000 Shack" description: "Elon Musk's new house is a $50,000 box that's only about 400 square feet. Read why the richest man in the world chose this small home." date: "2021-06-24" modified: "2021-06-30" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-new-house" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Off-World" - "Space" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "SpaceX" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s New House Is a $50,000 Shack ![SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's new house is a $50,000 prefabricated house that's only about 400 square feet, located at SpaceX's Boca Chica site.]() *\Image: Boxabl\* ## Musk Mahal SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has chosen to move into a $50,000 prefabricated house that's only about 400 square feet, on-site at the company's South Texas testing facilities, [*Teslarati* reports](). The news comes after Musk announced last week he had "decided to sell my last remaining house" in [a tweet](). "Just needs to go to a large family who will live there," he added. "It’s a special place." It's another sign that Musk is indeed committed to now living a humble lifestyle, unlike many other billionaires. Musk may also be trying to signal his commitment to his space company, which is hard at work [developing a rocket]() capable of traveling to Mars. ## Home Body Musk's new crib is a 20 by 20 foot home called the "Boxabl Casita" at SpaceX's South Texas facilities. Earlier this month, Musk [revealed on Twitter]() that his "primary home is literally a \~$50k house in Boca Chica/Starbase that I rent from SpaceX." Despite the small footprint, Musk seems to enjoy living in it. "It's kinda awesome though," he added. In fact, the home is so light that it can be towed by a Tesla Model X, as *Teslarati* points out. Musk's decision to downscale is likely motivated by the fact that the on-site location gives him full access to SpaceX's developments. Unsurprisingly, Boxabl is delighted by the endorsement from one of the richest people in the world. In a [promotional video](), the company showed off a "Space-Boxabl" that could house astronauts on the surface of the Moon or Mars. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk’s $50K TX house is a humble prefab home that can be towed by a Model X]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk: “Decided to Sell My Last Remaining House”]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()