Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors

Name

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors

Legal name

Sun Communities Inc.

Website

https://careers.suncommunities.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufactured Housing & RV Resorts

NAICS

RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (72121), Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Mobile Home Dealers (5271), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufactured Housing / Mobile Home Park Management (BPAJAFAG)

Keywords

• Manufactured housing communities
• RV resort rentals
• Outdoor vacation properties
• Residential site leasing
• Property management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southfield, MI

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. RV Resort Site Rentals: Rental of RV sites at resort properties for both short-term (seasonal) and long-term stays. Properties include luxury resorts, 55+ retreats, and traditional campgrounds across the US and Canada.
2. Manufactured Housing Site Rentals: Rental of sites for manufactured homes in community properties. Residents pay site rent for placement of their owned homes.
3. Home Sales: Sale of new, pre-owned, and brokered manufactured homes within communities. Sales coordinators manage listings, show homes to prospects, and assist with sales transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sun Communities Inc. is the nation's premier owner and operator of manufactured home communities and RV resorts, providing residential site rentals for manufactured housing and short- and long-term RV site rentals across properties in the United States and Ontario, Canada. The company also sells new, pre-owned, and brokered manufactured homes within its communities and operates on-site amenities including food and beverage services, events, and recreational facilities.

Product overview

Sun Communities Inc. operates a dual-brand platform consisting of Sun Communities (manufactured home communities) and Sun Outdoors (RV resorts and outdoor vacations). The portfolio includes regional sub-brands such as Sun Retreats and Sun Resorts & Residences, supported by operational modules including Sun Homes (manufactured home sales/leasing), the Lease Purchase Program (LPP), a Food & Beverage dining service, and a Destinations Team work camper program. The company also offers a mobile application for guest engagement. Sun Communities functions as both a property owner/operator and a technology-enabled property management platform serving residents, vacation guests, and RV campers across the United States and Ontario, Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sun Outdoors: RV resorts and outdoor vacation accommodations including luxury resorts, 55+ retreats, and traditional campgrounds
• Sun Retreats
• Sun Resorts & Residences
• Sun Unity
• Sun Homes

Products and services

• Manufactured Housing Site Rentals
• RV Resort Site Rentals
• Manufactured Home Sales
• Food & Beverage Service
• Work Camper Program (Destinations Team)
• Lease Purchase Program (LPP)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• UMH Properties: Manufactured-housing community REIT focused on affordable residential manufactured-home communities across the US Northeast and Midwest. Directly comparable to Sun Communities' residential platform though with narrower RV exposure.
• Kampgrounds of America (KOA): Largest privately-held franchise network of campgrounds and RV parks in North America. Directly comparable to Sun Outdoors' traditional campground segment via a franchised rather than owned-real-estate model.
• Equity LifeStyle Properties: Closest publicly-traded comparable — operates manufactured-housing communities and RV resorts under similar brands (e.g., Thousand Trails). Identical business model, customer overlap, and capital structure (REIT), making it the most direct peer for Sun Communities.

Broad incumbents

• Skyline Champion: Major manufacturer of manufactured homes and modular housing, supplying the Sun Homes sales channel. Indirect peer — operates upstream of Sun Communities' value chain rather than in property ownership.
• Camping World Holdings: Largest US retailer of RVs and related outdoor products, plus operates Good Sam membership and RV-services network. Compares on the RV customer base but is distribution- and retail-led rather than asset-led like Sun Outdoors.
• Cavco Industries: Largest US producer of factory-built homes including manufactured housing. Adjacent rather than directly competitive since Cavco manufactures the homes Sun Communities sells and places in its communities.

Emerging players

• RoverPass: RV-park management-software and online-booking marketplace for campgrounds and RV resorts. Emerging technology-enabled competitor that intersects with Sun Outdoors on distribution and property-management software.
• Legacy Housing: Manufactured-housing manufacturer and small community operator in the US South. Smaller-scale, sub-REIT operator that competes with Sun Communities on manufactured-home sales and lease-to-own pathways.

Regional players

• Butlin's (Bourne Leisure): UK all-inclusive family holiday-resort operator under Bourne Leisure (alongside Haven). Comparable to Park Holidays UK on customer profile and product, but a UK-only competitor and parent-group peer to Haven.
• Haven Holidays (Bourne Leisure): UK holiday-park operator and direct competitor to Park Holidays UK. Comparable offering (owned-lodge and touring caravan parks at coastal UK locations) but operates exclusively in the UK rather than competing with Sun in North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suncomm

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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