According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $5,696,628,391,987,006 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 $544,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $6,240,628,391,987,005 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 $544,000,000,000,000 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 | $544,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $566,089,875,473,741.25 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $600,844,612,885,760.75 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $643,257,173,795,343.88 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $671,237,682,728,749.50 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $697,598,267,460,747.25 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $727,345,966,432,052.00 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $809,520,303,194,369.50 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $894,787,222,523,010.25 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $950,011,911,207,363.25 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,014,808,879,263,671.00 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $1,103,904,710,341,093.75 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $1,238,063,887,384,948.75 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $1,432,454,791,553,871.25 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,596,950,730,914,997.50 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,712,259,880,887,926.50 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,758,059,556,036,816.75 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,831,103,410,936,654.00 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,903,852,734,163,508.50 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,960,108,283,703,303.00 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $2,018,425,554,953,979.25 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,093,972,929,074,174.75 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,173,791,012,452,626.00 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $2,271,428,262,046,562.00 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $2,361,113,156,469,951.00 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $2,430,033,567,948,024.00 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $2,495,566,865,186,789.50 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $2,558,449,377,368,706.00 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $2,623,393,611,261,506.00 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,699,971,846,237,141.50 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,770,512,181,916,621.50 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $2,833,836,491,608,013.00 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,896,129,940,443,963.00 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,996,270,709,258,256.50 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $3,116,586,897,671,901.00 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $3,185,654,574,986,464.50 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $3,265,472,658,364,916.00 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $3,349,414,185,165,133.00 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $3,458,832,701,678,397.50 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $3,590,193,827,828,912.00 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $3,703,785,858,148,349.00 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $3,821,789,972,929,075.00 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $3,835,808,207,904,711.00 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $3,821,654,488,359,502.00 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $3,871,941,353,546,291.00 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $3,935,801,710,882,512.50 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $4,017,727,168,381,159.00 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $4,121,358,137,520,303.50 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $4,206,978,494,856,525.00 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $4,311,457,715,213,860.50 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $4,439,693,860,314,023.00 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $4,567,800,411,478,072.00 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $4,699,868,413,643,747.00 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $4,802,743,909,041,689.00 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $4,960,857,347,049,269.00 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $5,315,765,067,677,315.00 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $5,658,041,797,509,476.00 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $5,905,196,578,234,977.00 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $6,130,963,941,526,799.00 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $6,240,628,391,987,005.00 | 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 |