According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 860.63% higher in 2022 versus 1967 (a $2,667,947.37 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2022: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.20% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $310,000 in the year 1967 would cost $2,977,947.37 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.01% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $310,000 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 | $310,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $322,416.78 | 4.01% |
| 1969 | $342,384.30 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $366,127.20 | 6.93% |
| 1971 | $382,403.25 | 4.45% |
| 1972 | $397,253.04 | 3.88% |
| 1973 | $414,535.86 | 4.35% |
| 1974 | $461,098.78 | 11.23% |
| 1975 | $509,759.13 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $541,052.77 | 6.14% |
| 1977 | $577,967.52 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $628,557.51 | 8.75% |
| 1979 | $705,239.51 | 12.20% |
| 1980 | $815,899.86 | 15.69% |
| 1981 | $909,780.78 | 11.51% |
| 1982 | $975,388.36 | 7.21% |
| 1983 | $1,001,396.48 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,043,093.37 | 4.16% |
| 1985 | $1,084,370.77 | 3.96% |
| 1986 | $1,116,419.49 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $1,150,397.83 | 3.04% |
| 1988 | $1,193,017.59 | 3.70% |
| 1989 | $1,238,322.06 | 3.80% |
| 1990 | $1,294,197.56 | 4.51% |
| 1991 | $1,345,039.24 | 3.93% |
| 1992 | $1,384,219.22 | 2.91% |
| 1993 | $1,421,805.14 | 2.72% |
| 1994 | $1,457,545.33 | 2.51% |
| 1995 | $1,494,460.08 | 2.53% |
| 1996 | $1,538,254.40 | 2.93% |
| 1997 | $1,578,525.03 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $1,614,600.81 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $1,650,089.31 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $1,707,223.27 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $1,775,431.66 | 4.00% |
| 2002 | $1,814,779.43 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,860,503.38 | 2.52% |
| 2004 | $1,908,240.87 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $1,970,408.66 | 3.26% |
| 2006 | $2,045,328.82 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,110,005.98 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $2,177,182.44 | 3.18% |
| 2009 | $2,185,264.25 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $2,177,166.50 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $2,205,866.87 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $2,242,206.93 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $2,288,879.76 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $2,347,926.58 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $2,396,711.10 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $2,456,257.94 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $2,529,309.72 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $2,602,264.17 | 2.88% |
| 2019 | $2,677,435.18 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $2,736,128.80 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $2,826,179.81 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $2,977,947.37 | 5.37%* |
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 |
| CPI | 30.792 | 32.025 | 34.008 | 36.367 | 37.983 | 39.458 | 41.175 | 45.800 | 50.633 | 53.742 | 57.408 | 62.433 | 70.050 | 81.042 | 90.367 | 96.883 | 99.467 | 103.608 | 107.708 | 110.892 | 114.267 | 118.500 | 123.000 | 128.550 | 133.600 | 137.492 | 141.225 | 144.775 | 148.442 | 152.792 | 156.792 | 160.375 | 163.900 | 169.575 | 176.350 | 180.258 | 184.800 | 189.542 | 195.717 | 203.158 | 209.583 | 216.255 | 217.058 | 216.254 | 219.104 | 222.714 | 227.350 | 233.215 | 238.060 | 243.975 | 251.231 | 258.478 | 265.944 | 271.774 | 280.719 | 295.793 |