According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $77,490,900,920,411.48 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 $7,400,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $84,890,900,920,411.48 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 $7,400,000,000,000 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 | $7,400,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $7,700,487,276,664.86 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $8,173,253,925,284.25 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $8,750,189,496,480.78 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $9,130,806,713,589.61 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $9,489,388,197,076.34 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $9,894,044,396,318.35 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $11,011,857,065,511.64 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $12,171,737,953,438.01 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $12,922,956,145,100.17 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $13,804,385,489,983.76 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $15,016,350,839,198.70 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $16,841,310,232,809.96 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $19,485,598,267,460.75 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $21,723,226,854,358.42 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $23,291,770,438,549.00 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $23,914,780,725,500.81 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $24,908,391,987,005.96 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $25,897,996,751,488.90 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $26,663,237,682,728.76 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $27,456,524,093,123.99 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $28,484,190,579,317.82 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $29,569,951,272,333.52 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $30,898,105,035,192.21 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $32,118,083,378,451.55 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $33,055,603,681,645.92 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $33,947,049,269,085.01 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $34,802,436,383,324.31 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $35,685,868,976,719.01 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $36,727,558,202,490.53 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $37,687,114,239,306.99 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $38,548,511,099,079.59 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $39,395,885,219,274.50 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $40,758,094,206,821.87 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $42,394,748,240,389.83 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $43,334,271,792,095.29 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $44,420,032,485,111.00 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $45,561,884,136,437.47 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $47,050,297,780,184.09 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $48,837,195,452,084.47 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $50,382,381,158,635.63 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $51,987,584,190,579.33 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $52,178,273,416,350.84 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $51,985,741,201,949.11 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $52,669,790,471,034.12 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $53,538,479,155,387.12 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $54,652,906,334,596.64 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $56,062,592,311,857.06 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $57,227,280,996,210.08 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $58,648,505,684,894.43 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $60,392,894,423,389.28 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $62,135,520,303,194.37 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $63,932,033,567,948.03 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $65,331,442,880,346.52 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $67,482,250,676,773.14 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $72,310,039,523,551.70 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $76,966,009,745,533.31 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $80,328,041,689,225.78 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $83,399,141,851,651.33 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $84,890,900,920,411.48 | 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 |