According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $3,487,090,541,418.52 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2026:Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $333,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $3,820,090,541,418.52 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $333,000,000,000 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 | $333,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $346,521,927,449.92 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $367,796,426,637.79 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $393,758,527,341.64 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $410,886,302,111.53 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $427,022,468,868.44 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $445,231,997,834.33 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $495,533,567,948.02 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $547,728,207,904.71 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $581,533,026,529.51 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $621,197,347,049.27 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $675,735,787,763.94 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $757,858,960,476.45 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $876,851,922,035.73 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $977,545,208,446.13 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,048,129,669,734.71 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,076,165,132,647.54 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,120,877,639,415.27 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,165,409,853,817.00 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,199,845,695,722.79 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $1,235,543,584,190.58 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,281,788,576,069.30 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,330,647,807,255.01 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,390,414,726,583.65 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,445,313,752,030.32 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,487,502,165,674.07 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,527,617,217,108.83 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,566,109,637,249.59 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $1,605,864,103,952.36 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $1,652,740,119,112.07 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $1,695,920,140,768.81 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $1,734,682,999,458.58 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $1,772,814,834,867.35 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $1,834,114,239,306.98 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $1,907,763,670,817.54 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $1,950,042,230,644.29 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,998,901,461,829.99 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $2,050,284,786,139.69 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $2,117,263,400,108.28 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $2,197,673,795,343.80 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,267,207,152,138.60 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $2,339,441,288,576.07 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $2,348,022,303,735.79 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $2,339,358,354,087.71 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $2,370,140,571,196.54 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $2,409,231,561,992.42 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $2,459,380,785,056.85 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $2,522,816,654,033.57 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $2,575,227,644,829.45 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $2,639,182,755,820.25 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $2,717,680,249,052.52 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $2,796,098,413,643.75 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $2,876,941,510,557.66 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $2,939,914,929,615.59 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $3,036,701,280,454.79 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $3,253,951,778,559.83 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $3,463,470,438,549.00 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $3,614,761,876,015.16 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $3,752,961,383,324.31 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $3,820,090,541,418.52 | 1.79%* |
* 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 | 346.933 | 353.139 |