According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $575,945,885,219,274.50 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 $55,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $630,945,885,219,274.50 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 $55,000,000,000,000 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 | $55,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $57,233,351,380,617.22 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $60,747,157,552,788.31 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $65,035,192,203,573.37 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $67,864,103,952,355.18 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $70,529,236,599,891.72 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $73,536,816,459,122.89 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $81,844,883,595,018.95 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $90,465,619,924,201.42 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $96,048,998,375,744.48 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $102,600,162,425,554.95 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $111,608,012,994,044.41 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $125,171,900,378,992.95 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $144,825,392,528,424.50 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $161,456,415,809,420.69 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $173,114,510,016,242.56 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $177,744,991,878,722.25 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $185,129,940,443,963.19 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $192,485,110,990,795.88 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $198,172,712,506,767.75 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $204,068,760,151,597.19 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $211,706,821,873,308.09 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $219,776,664,861,938.28 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $229,648,077,964,266.41 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $238,715,484,569,572.28 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $245,683,540,877,098.00 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $252,309,149,972,929.13 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $258,666,756,903,086.09 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $265,232,809,962,100.75 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $272,975,094,748,240.41 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $280,106,930,157,011.38 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $286,509,204,114,780.75 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $292,807,255,008,121.25 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $302,931,781,266,919.38 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $315,096,101,786,681.13 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $322,079,047,103,410.94 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $330,148,890,092,041.19 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $338,635,625,338,386.63 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $349,698,159,177,043.94 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $362,979,155,387,114.31 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $374,463,643,746,616.19 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $386,394,206,821,873.44 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $387,811,491,608,012.94 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $386,380,508,933,405.63 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $391,464,658,906,334.56 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $397,921,128,857,606.94 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $406,204,033,567,948.00 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $416,681,429,344,883.50 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $425,337,899,296,156.00 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $435,901,055,766,107.25 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $448,866,107,200,866.31 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $461,818,056,307,525.75 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $475,170,519,761,775.94 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $485,571,534,921,494.38 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $501,557,268,543,584.19 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $537,439,482,945,316.75 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $572,044,667,027,612.38 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $597,032,742,284,786.25 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $619,858,486,735,246.25 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $630,945,885,219,274.50 | 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 |