According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,036.89% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $10,368,911,748,781,810 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2026: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.21% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $1,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $11,368,911,748,781,810 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.93% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $1,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,040,606,388,738,494.88 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $1,104,493,773,687,060.13 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $1,182,458,040,064,970.25 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $1,233,892,799,133,730.50 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $1,282,349,756,361,667.75 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $1,337,033,026,529,507.25 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $1,488,088,792,636,708.25 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $1,644,829,453,167,298.50 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $1,746,345,425,013,535.75 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,865,457,498,646,454.00 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $2,029,236,599,891,716.50 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $2,275,852,734,163,508.50 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $2,633,188,955,062,263.50 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $2,935,571,196,534,922.00 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $3,147,536,545,749,865.00 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $3,231,727,125,067,677.50 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $3,365,998,917,162,967.50 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $3,499,729,290,741,743.50 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $3,603,140,227,395,777.50 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $3,710,341,093,665,403.00 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $3,849,214,943,151,056.00 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $3,995,939,361,126,150.50 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $4,175,419,599,350,298.00 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $4,340,281,537,628,587.00 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $4,466,973,470,492,691.00 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $4,587,439,090,416,893.00 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $4,703,031,943,692,475.00 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $4,822,414,726,583,650.00 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $4,963,183,540,877,099.00 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $5,092,853,275,582,025.00 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $5,209,258,256,632,376.00 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $5,323,768,272,874,932.00 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $5,507,850,568,489,442.00 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $5,729,020,032,485,112.00 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $5,855,982,674,607,473.00 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $6,002,707,092,582,566.00 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $6,157,011,369,788,849.00 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $6,358,148,348,673,524.00 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $6,599,621,007,038,441.00 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $6,808,429,886,302,113.00 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $7,025,349,214,943,153.00 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $7,051,118,029,236,600.00 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $7,025,100,162,425,555.00 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $7,117,539,252,842,447.00 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $7,234,929,615,592,854.00 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $7,385,527,883,053,601.00 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $7,576,025,988,088,792.00 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $7,733,416,350,839,200.00 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $7,925,473,741,201,949.00 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $8,161,201,949,106,660.00 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $8,396,691,932,864,104.00 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $8,639,463,995,668,652.00 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $8,828,573,362,208,989.00 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $9,119,223,064,428,804.00 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $9,771,626,962,642,122.00 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $10,400,812,127,774,772.00 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $10,855,140,768,814,294.00 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $11,257,930,796,869,616.00 | 3.71% |
| 2026 | $11,368,911,748,781,810.00 | 0.99%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Housing:
| Year | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 30.783 | 32.033 | 34.000 | 36.400 | 37.983 | 39.475 | 41.158 | 45.808 | 50.633 | 53.758 | 57.425 | 62.467 | 70.058 | 81.058 | 90.367 | 96.892 | 99.483 | 103.617 | 107.733 | 110.917 | 114.217 | 118.492 | 123.008 | 128.533 | 133.608 | 137.508 | 141.217 | 144.775 | 148.450 | 152.783 | 156.775 | 160.358 | 163.883 | 169.550 | 176.358 | 180.267 | 184.783 | 189.533 | 195.725 | 203.158 | 209.586 | 216.264 | 217.057 | 216.256 | 219.102 | 222.715 | 227.351 | 233.215 | 238.060 | 243.972 | 251.229 | 258.478 | 265.952 | 271.773 | 280.720 | 300.803 | 320.172 | 334.157 | 346.557 | 349.973 |