According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $28,608,916,041.98 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 $2,800,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $31,408,916,041.98 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 $2,800,000,000 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 | $2,800,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $2,913,343,328.34 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $3,092,453,773.11 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $3,310,744,627.69 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $3,454,872,563.72 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $3,589,905,047.48 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $3,743,828,085.96 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $4,166,416,791.60 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $4,605,797,101.45 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $4,889,855,072.46 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $5,222,888,555.72 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $5,681,159,420.29 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $6,372,413,793.10 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $7,372,913,543.23 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $8,219,490,254.87 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $8,812,793,603.20 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $9,048,575,712.14 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $9,424,287,856.07 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $9,798,600,699.65 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $10,088,255,872.06 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $10,388,405,797.10 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $10,777,411,294.35 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $11,188,105,947.03 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $11,690,454,772.61 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $12,152,223,888.06 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $12,506,946,526.74 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $12,844,177,911.04 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $13,168,115,942.03 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $13,502,548,725.64 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $13,896,451,774.11 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $14,259,570,214.89 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $14,585,607,196.40 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $14,906,046,976.51 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $15,421,689,155.42 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $16,040,879,560.22 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $16,396,301,849.08 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $16,806,996,501.75 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $17,238,680,659.67 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $17,801,899,050.47 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $18,478,460,769.62 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $19,062,808,595.70 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $19,670,160,919.54 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $19,742,308,845.58 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $19,669,461,269.37 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $19,928,282,858.57 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $20,256,957,521.24 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $20,678,615,692.15 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $21,211,987,006.50 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $21,652,661,669.17 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $22,190,405,797.10 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $22,850,413,793.10 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $23,509,757,121.44 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $24,189,495,252.37 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $24,718,976,511.74 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $25,532,760,619.69 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $27,359,414,292.85 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $29,121,063,468.27 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $30,393,125,437.28 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $31,408,916,041.98 | 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 |