According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $2,503,280,153.67 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.26% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $245,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $2,748,280,153.67 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.98% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $245,000,000 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 | $245,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $254,917,541.23 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $270,589,705.15 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $289,690,154.92 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $302,301,349.33 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $314,116,691.65 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $327,584,957.52 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $364,561,469.27 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $403,007,246.38 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $427,862,318.84 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $457,002,748.63 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $497,101,449.28 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $557,586,206.90 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $645,129,935.03 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $719,205,397.30 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $771,119,440.28 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $791,750,374.81 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $824,625,187.41 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $857,377,561.22 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $882,722,388.81 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $908,985,507.25 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $943,023,488.26 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $978,959,270.36 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,022,914,792.60 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,063,319,590.20 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,094,357,821.09 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,123,865,567.22 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,152,210,144.93 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $1,181,473,013.49 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $1,215,939,530.23 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $1,247,712,393.80 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $1,276,240,629.69 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $1,304,279,110.44 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $1,349,397,801.10 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $1,403,576,961.52 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $1,434,676,411.79 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,470,612,193.90 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $1,508,384,557.72 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $1,557,666,166.92 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $1,616,865,317.34 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $1,667,995,752.12 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $1,721,139,080.46 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $1,727,452,023.99 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $1,721,077,861.07 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $1,743,724,750.12 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $1,772,483,783.11 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $1,809,378,873.06 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $1,856,048,863.07 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $1,894,607,896.05 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $1,941,660,507.25 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $1,999,411,206.90 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $2,057,103,748.13 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $2,116,580,834.58 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $2,162,910,444.78 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $2,234,116,554.22 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $2,393,948,750.62 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $2,548,093,053.47 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $2,659,398,475.76 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $2,748,280,153.67 | 3.34%* |
* 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 |
| CPI | 30.785 | 32.031 | 34.000 | 36.400 | 37.985 | 39.469 | 41.162 | 45.808 | 50.638 | 53.762 | 57.423 | 62.462 | 70.062 | 81.062 | 90.369 | 96.892 | 99.485 | 103.615 | 107.731 | 110.915 | 114.215 | 118.492 | 123.008 | 128.531 | 133.608 | 137.508 | 141.215 | 144.777 | 148.454 | 152.785 | 156.777 | 160.362 | 163.885 | 169.554 | 176.362 | 180.269 | 184.785 | 189.531 | 195.723 | 203.162 | 209.586 | 216.264 | 217.057 | 216.256 | 219.102 | 222.715 | 227.351 | 233.215 | 238.060 | 243.973 | 251.229 | 258.478 | 265.952 | 271.773 | 280.720 | 300.803 | 320.172 | 334.157 | 345.325 |