A clip from a video interview of Elon Musk has been making the rounds on social media lately. In it, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO speaks about his housing choices. He shared that he chooses not to buy big mansions and use them as vacation homes for himself and his family. Instead, he has a “medium sized house” and a “tiny” accommodation.
Since November 2021, Elon Musk has often been labeled the richest man in the world. This has often invited appreciation and controversies pertaining to his executive decisions, leadership, technical innovations, and business acquisitions. Nevertheless, Musk’s lifestyle choice in terms of the kind of housing he prefers to have personally has been received with warmth and wit on social media.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims he has a “tiny house”
On November 14, the Tesla CEO appeared on the Ron Baron’s Baron Capital Conference. A clip from the interview, uploaded by X user @cb_doge, has gone viral on social media. In it, Elon Musk talked about his housing choices. He said that he does not own any vacation homes, instead, he owns a “medium sized house” in Austin, Texas.
Musk then added that he has a “tiny house” in Starbase, which he had bought for $50,000. He goes on to state that he has welcomed people to this property, which has left them flabbergasted. He said, “Friends of mine have come to visit my house and they thought I was kidding, I’m like no, it’s real.“
ELON MUSK: "I don't actually own any vacation homes, and I just own sort of one medium sized house in Austin and a tiny house at Starbase.
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) November 14, 2025
Actually people like friends of mine have come to visit my house and they thought I was kidding, I'm like no, it's real. 😂" pic.twitter.com/zypAG3wWrl
Interestingly, this is not the first time Musk has spoken about his Starbase house. In a 2021 X post, Musk had written that the “tiny house” in Starbase is his “primary home“. In the same post, he also mentions that he rents the property from SpaceX. The latter half of the post includes details of his former Bay Area house. The Tesla CEO sold it later in 2021 for $32 million.
My primary home is literally a ~$50k house in Boca Chica / Starbase that I rent from SpaceX. It’s kinda awesome though.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2021
Only house I own is the events house in the Bay Area. If I sold it, the house would see less use, unless bought by a big family, which might happen some day.
Elon Musk’s recent video clip on his housing has gone viral on social media. Many users complimented him for his minimalist way of living. On the other hand, others joked about Elon Musk’s probable housing plans for the future.
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Netizens react to Elon Musk’s lifestyle choice
Users on X shared their views on Elon Musk’s choice to live in a “tiny house” and own another “medium-sized” property. Many viewers appreciated him, saying that his opting for a minimalist lifestyle is a reflection of his humility. Some also mentioned that his billionaire status did not influence the way he lives, further highlighting his modest nature.
Elon rocking the tiny house vibes, while folks be thinking he’s got palaces like Tony Stark. Dude proves you can run billion-dollar rocket science from a pad that’s smaller than your TV room. Who knew living small could flex that big? Sometimes it’s not about the space; it’s the…
— truth.phd (@truthdotphd) November 15, 2025
Elon flexing the anti-billionaire billionaire lifestyle again 😂
— Hugo Invests (@Hugo_invests) November 14, 2025
Man is worth $200B+ and living like an engineer on a Mars mission.
Honestly though… this is why people trust him with capital.
All the money goes into $TSLA, $SPACEX, $X, $NEURALINK, not marble countertops.
It’s…
Another group of X users chose to take the humorous way to imagine Elon Musk’s other probable housing plans.
His home is MARS…stranded here on earth 👽👽👽
— chileo (@t2rodz) November 15, 2025
Elon Musk’s revelation about his humble housing choices does in fact go against the conventional image of a rich person in possession of multiple vast properties. His move to opt for something minimalist and meagre as his primary residence could be a lesson in humility.
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