Meet the Factory: Skyline Homes for Turlock, CA Buyers

11/9/2026

If you live in Turlock or anywhere in Stanislaus County and you're shopping for a factory-built home, one of the first questions worth asking is simple: who actually builds it? At Baxter Homes, the answer is the same for every home we sell. We work exclusively with Skyline Homes, and the Skyline homes we carry are built in Woodland, California. Here's what that means for Turlock buyers, which Skyline plans you can see with real prices, and how we take a home from the factory floor to your lot.

Who is Skyline Homes?

Skyline is one of the long-running names in factory-built housing. Skyline's own website describes the brand as "pioneering mobile homes in 1951" and says it now focuses on modern, stylish factory-built homes. On our site we put it this way: "Since 1951, Skyline has been committed to serving families and communities in Northern CA." Our tagline sums up why we chose them: "Built Better, Buy Skyline."

For a Turlock family, the practical point is that the homes we sell are built in Northern California for California buyers, and we deal with a single builder whose plans, options and processes our team knows well.

Built in Woodland, CA

Skyline's model pages for the plans we feature, including the Elmore Bay and the Drakes Bay, say each home is "built by Skyline Homes in Woodland, CA." Building indoors means the sections go together out of the weather, on a production line, before they are trucked to the site and set.

Those same Skyline pages list the Elmore Bay and Drakes Bay as multi-section homes "built to the federal (HUD) building code for manufactured housing." HUD's Office of Manufactured Housing Programs explains that the federal standards are enforced through third-party inspection agencies and state agencies, and that a certification label goes on each section of a compliant home. If you want to know exactly how a specific floor plan is built and certified, ask us and we'll walk you through it for that plan.

Skyline homes you can see at Baxter Homes

Every featured home on our site is a Skyline built in Woodland, and the prices are posted right on the listings. A few to start with:

• Elmore Bay (A) — $130K, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,026 sq ft, 23'4" x 44'. Skyline's Elmore Bay page lists features such as a family area, an endwall entry, a utility room and a walk-in shower.
• Elmore Bay (B) — $134K, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 945 sq ft, for buyers who want a smaller footprint.
• Drakes Bay — $188K, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,600 sq ft, 26'8" x 60'. Skyline's Drakes Bay page lists a kitchen island, a family area and a utility room.
• Orchid 64 — $227K, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,680 sq ft, 26'4" x 64', a good fit for larger households.

You can browse all of our Skyline floor plans, from compact layouts to larger family homes, on our homes page. Prices can change, so confirm the current figure with our office before you plan around it.

Why one factory matters to you

Some retailers carry a long list of builders. We chose to go deep with one. When a dealership works with a single factory, the sales team, the designers and the installation crew all know that builder's floor plans, option packages and setup details. That tends to make conversations about customizing a kitchen, adding a porch or adjusting a floor plan more straightforward, because we're not guessing about another factory's process.

Baxter Homes is a small, family-owned business with more than 30 years of experience in the modular home industry. Our site describes us as experts in the custom design, construction and installation of modular homes, ADUs and tiny homes, and we hold both a C-47 manufactured home contractor's license and a general building contractor's license.

From Woodland to your lot in Turlock

Because we are both a retailer and a general contractor, we can handle much of the work between the factory and your front door. As our site puts it, we're a "one-stop shop offering everything from pulling your permits to the delivery and install." For a Turlock buyer, that usually starts with choosing a Skyline plan and options with our team in Salida. Next we review your property, your utilities and what the county or city will require. Then come the permits and the build in Woodland, and finally delivery and installation on your site.

Every property is different, so timelines and site costs depend on your lot and local approvals. We'll give you a clear picture before you commit.

Thinking about an ADU instead?

Plenty of Stanislaus County homeowners are looking at a second, smaller home on the lot they already own, whether for a parent, an adult child or rental income. Baxter Homes also builds ADUs and tiny homes, and the smaller Skyline plans on our site are a good place to start comparing sizes. Ask us which plans fit your lot and what your local office will require.

Visit Baxter Homes in Salida

The easiest way to get to know Skyline is to walk through one. Our display models are at 4654 Salida Blvd, Salida, CA 95368, near Modesto. Call us at (209) 303-1105, contact us online, or start by browsing our Skyline homes. We'll help you find the plan that fits your family and your Turlock-area property.