These states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard - Business Insider

These backyard homes, called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are small housing units ranging from 150 square feet to 1,200 square feet, depending on where you live.

In California, where most backyard homes are being built, ADU building permits cost anywhere from $450 to $15,000 — even before construction starts, Backyard Unlimited, a company that builds ADUs, said.

The average cost of a unit can range from $100,000 to $300,000, not to mention the permit cost, and securing a loan to build an ADU can be challenging.

These states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard.

Vermont and New York are among the states that will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard.