According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 850.54% higher in 2022 versus 1967 (a $7,654,827.60 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2022: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.18% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $900,000 in the year 1967 would cost $8,554,827.60 in 2022 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 $900,000 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 | $900,000.00 | - |
1968 | $936,048.71 | 4.01% |
1969 | $994,018.94 | 6.19% |
1970 | $1,062,949.93 | 6.93% |
1971 | $1,110,202.98 | 4.45% |
1972 | $1,153,315.29 | 3.88% |
1973 | $1,203,491.20 | 4.35% |
1974 | $1,338,673.88 | 11.23% |
1975 | $1,479,945.87 | 10.55% |
1976 | $1,570,798.38 | 6.14% |
1977 | $1,677,970.23 | 6.82% |
1978 | $1,824,844.38 | 8.75% |
1979 | $2,047,469.55 | 12.20% |
1980 | $2,368,741.54 | 15.69% |
1981 | $2,641,299.05 | 11.51% |
1982 | $2,831,772.67 | 7.21% |
1983 | $2,907,280.11 | 2.67% |
1984 | $3,028,335.59 | 4.16% |
1985 | $3,148,173.21 | 3.96% |
1986 | $3,241,217.86 | 2.96% |
1987 | $3,339,864.68 | 3.04% |
1988 | $3,463,599.46 | 3.70% |
1989 | $3,595,128.55 | 3.80% |
1990 | $3,757,347.77 | 4.51% |
1991 | $3,904,952.64 | 3.93% |
1992 | $4,018,700.95 | 2.91% |
1993 | $4,127,821.38 | 2.72% |
1994 | $4,231,583.22 | 2.51% |
1995 | $4,338,755.07 | 2.53% |
1996 | $4,465,899.86 | 2.93% |
1997 | $4,582,814.61 | 2.62% |
1998 | $4,687,550.74 | 2.29% |
1999 | $4,790,581.87 | 2.20% |
2000 | $4,956,454.67 | 3.46% |
2001 | $5,154,479.03 | 4.00% |
2002 | $5,268,714.48 | 2.22% |
2003 | $5,401,461.43 | 2.52% |
2004 | $5,540,054.13 | 2.57% |
2005 | $5,720,541.27 | 3.26% |
2006 | $5,938,051.42 | 3.80% |
2007 | $6,125,823.82 | 3.16% |
2008 | $6,320,852.23 | 3.18% |
2009 | $6,344,315.56 | 0.37% |
2010 | $6,320,805.95 | -0.37% |
2011 | $6,404,129.63 | 1.32% |
2012 | $6,509,633.02 | 1.65% |
2013 | $6,645,134.78 | 2.08% |
2014 | $6,816,561.03 | 2.58% |
2015 | $6,958,193.50 | 2.08% |
2016 | $7,131,071.45 | 2.48% |
2017 | $7,343,157.24 | 2.97% |
2018 | $7,554,960.49 | 2.88% |
2019 | $7,773,198.92 | 2.89% |
2020 | $7,943,599.73 | 2.19% |
2021 | $8,205,038.16 | 3.29% |
2022 | $8,554,827.60 | 4.26%* |
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 | 216.253 | 219.104 | 222.714 | 227.350 | 233.215 | 238.060 | 243.975 | 251.231 | 258.478 | 265.944 | 271.774 | 280.719 | 292.686 |