MarLin Village Tiny Home Community

Communities

About the Communities

Founding year

2021

What we do

MarLin Village is a unique Tiny Home on Wheels community situated in Bayfield, Colorado, near the Pine River. Bayfield, set at 6900 feet elevation, is a tranquil agricultural town in the Pine River Valley. The village provides the convenience of strolling, biking, or taking a short drive to various amenities like local eateries, a brewery, and shops, all within a block of MarLin Village.
Applications are open from February 2023 for the first move-in scheduled for April 2023. The village is conveniently positioned on the southwestern edge of Bayfield, close to the Pine River and within walking distance of Historic Mill Street. This street hosts Bayfield’s Museum, restaurants, shops, a gym, parks, professional offices, churches, and a laundromat.
MarLin Village also offers proximity to local businesses, including hardware and grocery stores, a library, doctor’s offices, a pharmacy, a farmers market, and more. The community is situated just a 20-minute drive away from Mercy Regional Medical Center and Rivergate Hospital.
Bayfield, CO, also hosts a range of community events, including Easter egg hunts, Labor Day yard sales, Fourth of July parades, and Heritage Days celebrations.
Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the Sauls Creek trail system, lakes like Vallecito, Lemon, Navajo, and Lake Nighthorse, and nearby skiing options such as Purgatory Mountain Resort and Wolf Creek Ski areas.
Bayfield’s central location provides access to nearby towns like Durango, Pagosa Springs, Ignacio, and Silverton, each offering their own attractions and events.
MarLin Village has 15 available spaces for Tiny Homes, ranging from 25×35 to 25×40 in size, with various amenities like plug-in connectors, parking options, and high-speed internet. The monthly rent includes water, sewer, trash, recycling, and street snow removal. Neighbors can enjoy quiet spaces with benches, fruit trees, raised bed gardens, and a pavilion with barbecue grills for communal gatherings. On-site storage units are also available for rent.
Overall, MarLin Village offers a cozy and convenient living space for those seeking a unique Tiny Home community experience in the picturesque surroundings of Bayfield, CO.

Our Mission

Provide affordable housing solution for individuals and families that have chosen to downsize their life and want to live with and near nature.

Purpose

Social

Sustainability practices

Waste reduction / composting

Commemorative dates

January 1, 2021

Started planning

January 1, 2023

Started living together

Gallery

Membership

5 Total members

Open to new members

Open to visitors

Total

5

Governance & Economics

Primary decision-making authority

Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Economic model

Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Waterfront access

Lifestyle & Culture

Frequency of communal meals

Rarely

Diversity & Social Justice

Age demographics

Mixed adults (few or no children)

Sustainability & Land

Property status

Privately owned

Property owner

By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

Town/Small City

Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.

Sustainability approach

Waste reduction / composting

Food systems

Community garden

Wastewater management

Public sewage

Waste management practices

Recycling program

Guest Book

Written reviews are available for plus members. Click here to upgrade.

Location

Colorado, United States

MarLin Village Tiny Home Community

Message

Needs and Offers

Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace

Promoted

Offer

Save post

Communities with Openings

Two Homes Available in Cohousing Community - Indianola, WA

The Wise Acres Community is a cohousing neighborhood in Indianola, Washington. We currently have two openings: a 5-bedroom house and a 1-bedroom cottage. In Wise Acres, we gather for dinners, parties, and other events in our common house and tend a community garden together. We look out for each other, make decisions by consensus, and share the work of stewarding the land. One house available for rent has 4 bedrooms, plus a study that can be used as a bedroom. The kitchen and great room face east and south, with high windows that invite lots of natural light. The single-story home has a wood-burning stove in the living room and a whole-house A/C heat pump. Unfurnished. For photos and a floor plan of this house, click here. The other home available for rent is a 1 bedroom 650 sq ft cottage with skylight and a forest balcony. The tranquil, three-story house is suitable for those with good physical mobility. Wise Acres is walking distance from the beach in a small, friendly town that is 6 miles from the ferry to Seattle. Here’s a link to the Wise Acres community website. We are seeking to rent to a household that wants to participate fully in community life. For more information, call or text 360 860 0644.

Promoted

Save post

Events

Healing Love Healing Money: Trust As The Foundation For A New Culture

Money, love and power are among the hardest things any community works with, and many of us carry the same fears into both: not having enough, losing what we have, and the sense that if someone else gets money or love, we won’t. Healing Love, Healing Money: Trust as the Foundation for a New Culture is taught by two intentional communities. Karen McAllister and Duncan Cryle are from Clear Sky Meditation and Retreat Center, a Buddhist-lineage community in the BC Rockies. Monika Alleweldt and Benjamin von Mendelssohn from Tamera Healing Biotope, a community of about 160 people in southern Portugal that has spent decades studying love, trust and relationship. Clear Sky has spent years working on its relationship with money, and our two communities found surprising parallels in the fears beneath both. Over four sessions we explore the roots of fear around money and belonging, love, possession and power, trust as infrastructure (community as a container for healing), and ethical livelihood. We use short meditations, body-based practices, reflection and small-group conversation. You do not need to be in a romantic relationship or live in community. When: October 27, Nov 3, 10, 17. All four sessions: 12–2pm Vancouver, 1–3pm Alberta, 7–9pm UK and Portugal, 8–10pm Central Europe. Note: US and some Canadian provinces change clocks on November 1, so the US west coast is 12–2pm on October 27, then 11am–1pm for the remaining sessions, and Eastern is 3–5pm on October 27, then 2–4pm for the rest. Cost: sliding scale Details and registration: https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/healing-love-healing-money-online/

October 27, 2026 13:00 – November 17, 2026 15:00

Promoted

Need

Save post

Volunteering

Looking for Full Time Volunteers

We are currently accepting full-time residential volunteers. Join us for 6 months (or more) at our Tibetan Buddhist center. Volunteers receive their own private room as well as all meals covered. Volunteers also have full access to classes, workshops, events, and ceremonies. This is a labor-intensive work study program–volunteers work 6 days a week on a variety of tasks such as cooking, cleaning, house maintenance, gardening, It & Tech, event planning, administrative duties, and more.

Promoted

Offer

Save post

Communities with Openings

Do you feel called to help co-create a small, newly forming eco-spiritual community?

Old structures are crumbling. New ways of living are calling. We are answering that call. Wild Grace is an eco-spiritual community located in the Sierra foothills 30 minutes from Grass Valley, California. We recently completed new homes for those who feel called to our vision. Currently there are four of us living on this sacred 80 acres of land although we are a hub for an expanded neighborhood community. Many join us weekly for potlucks, expressive dance, Qi Gong, monthly musical gatherings, and seasonal celebrations in our temple, as well as tending to our orchard. We are excited to welcome others to join us on the land who are dedicating their lives to spiritual growth and ready to live in a more focused and intimate heart-centered lifestyle. Might that be you or someone you know? The fundamentals are simple. Spirit. We listen personally and collectively together most mornings, usually starting with a musical offering, a prayer, or a short reading, followed by about 40 minutes of what we call “sacred silence.” Heart Circles. About once a week we gather to share and listen. We are informed by authentic and compassionate communication practices. Nature. The land itself—an 80-acre oasis of field and forest perched above the wild and scenic South Yuba River—calls for our stewardship in the gardens, orchard, greenhouses, and general care. In turn, nature feeds us abundantly, both literally and spiritually. Interbeing. We join with others to share inspiration and connection as we host monthly gatherings of song, story and prayer that draws from the larger community in addition to other events we share with our closer neighbors. As we attend to these fundamentals, Grace flows to and through us—often in “Wild” or unexpected ways. Grace catalyzes through us, but is not something we possess. Because we all are connected, we feel that Grace actively transforms n

Promoted

Offer

Save post

Communities with Openings

Affordable Cohousing in California

La Querencia is an established, multigenerational cohousing community of 28 private homes in northeast Fresno, California. Homes of different sizes are available for sale or rent, at prices well below those of many other cohousing communities—especially in California. We each have our own homes and lives while also sharing meals, gardens, celebrations, a common house, a pool, and the work of caring for the community together. See current homes, prices, photos, and details: https://www.laqcoho.org/available-homes We offer monthly virtual information sessions and in-person tours for people who would like to get to know the community. Tour information is available through our website: laqcoho.com.

Offer

Save post

Communities with Openings

12 acres in Collinsville Mississippi

We are looking for 2 more founders for our community. We are renting RV spots at $500 a month plus 10 hours a week volunteer.

Offer

Save post

Real Estate For Sale

For Sale: Brick Home in Solterra Cohousing Community, Durham NC

Live where nature, sustainability, and community come together. For sale in Solterra Cohousing (Durham, NC): all-brick 3,376 sq ft home, 3 bedrooms upstairs + open loft, 2.5 baths, craft room, screened porch, 2-car garage. House and bathrooms freshly painted and renovated. Brazilian hand-sanded hardwood floors throughout. Kitchen with 8 x 4 island. 14 solar panels, large windows. A supportive, established multigenerational community with shared meals, gardens, common house, and beautiful dog park. Ask about furniture not included in move. $740,000 | MLS #10197168. Contact: Eila Voloshen, Inhabit Real Estate — 917.855.3009

Need

Save post

Communities with Openings

Seeking Partner/Co-Founder for a Cooperative Community in Western NC

Co-Founder / Project Partner Needed: Coweeta Heritage Center The Coweeta Heritage Center / Talking Rock Farm in Otto, North Carolina, is seeking a dedicated co-founder and long-term project partner to help manage, expand, and transition our community land project. As the primary founder is balancing physical limitations (including a bad back) and a demanding workload, we are looking for a capable partner to share the operational reins and help shape the next phase of this intentional community. What We Are Looking For Organizational & Administrative Skills: Ability to streamline systems, manage outreach, and organize community data. Social Media & Digital Presence: Skills to revitalize our online reach, update public directory listings (such as ic.org), and manage applicant communications. Practical & Technical Capabilities: Hands-on familiarity with or strong interest in sustainable forestry, organic agriculture, and alternative energy infrastructure. Strong Communication: A commitment to Non-Violent Communication (NVC), transparency, and collaborative governance. What We Offer On-Site Housing: Dedicated housing is provided on-site in Otto to facilitate close coordination, daily collaboration, and deep integration into the land. Established Foundation: Step into an active project with existing infrastructure, clear community onboarding frameworks, an established legal LLC structure, and an estate succession blueprint. Strategic Input: Full partnership in vetting future interns, managing the phased onboarding pipeline, and executing land-clearing and sustainable infrastructure projects.