According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $472,047,114,692.65 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 $46,200,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $518,247,114,692.65 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 $46,200,000,000 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 | $46,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $48,070,164,917.54 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $51,025,487,256.37 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $54,627,286,356.82 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $57,005,397,301.35 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $59,233,433,283.36 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $61,773,163,418.29 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $68,745,877,061.47 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $75,995,652,173.91 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $80,682,608,695.65 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $86,177,661,169.42 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $93,739,130,434.78 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $105,144,827,586.21 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $121,653,073,463.27 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $135,621,589,205.40 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $145,411,094,452.77 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $149,301,499,250.37 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $155,500,749,625.19 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $161,676,911,544.23 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $166,456,221,889.06 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $171,408,695,652.17 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $177,827,286,356.82 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $184,603,748,125.94 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $192,892,503,748.13 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $200,511,694,152.92 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $206,364,617,691.15 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $211,928,935,532.23 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $217,273,913,043.48 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $222,792,053,973.01 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $229,291,454,272.86 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $235,282,908,545.73 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $240,662,518,740.63 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $245,949,775,112.44 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $254,457,871,064.47 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $264,674,512,743.63 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $270,538,980,509.75 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $277,315,442,278.86 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $284,438,230,884.56 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $293,731,334,332.83 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $304,894,602,698.65 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $314,536,341,829.09 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $324,557,655,172.41 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $325,748,095,952.02 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $324,546,110,944.53 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $328,816,667,166.42 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $334,239,799,100.45 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $341,197,158,920.54 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $349,997,785,607.20 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $357,268,917,541.23 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $366,141,695,652.17 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $377,031,827,586.21 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $387,910,992,503.75 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $399,126,671,664.17 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $407,863,112,443.78 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $421,290,550,224.89 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $451,430,335,832.08 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $480,497,547,226.39 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $501,486,569,715.14 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $518,247,114,692.65 | 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 |