According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $5,445,911,517.99 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 $533,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $5,978,911,517.99 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 $533,000,000 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 | $533,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $554,575,712.14 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $588,670,664.67 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $630,223,888.06 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $657,659,670.16 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $683,364,067.97 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $712,664,417.79 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $793,107,196.40 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $876,746,376.81 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $930,818,840.58 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $994,214,142.93 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $1,081,449,275.36 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $1,213,034,482.76 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $1,403,486,756.62 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,564,638,680.66 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,677,578,210.89 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,722,461,019.49 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $1,793,980,509.75 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,865,233,633.18 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,920,371,564.22 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $1,977,507,246.38 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,051,557,221.39 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,129,735,882.06 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $2,225,361,569.22 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $2,313,262,618.69 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $2,380,786,606.70 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $2,444,981,009.50 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $2,506,644,927.54 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $2,570,306,596.70 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,645,288,855.57 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,714,411,044.48 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $2,776,474,512.74 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,837,472,513.74 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,935,628,685.66 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $3,053,496,002.00 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $3,121,153,173.41 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $3,199,331,834.08 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $3,281,505,997.00 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $3,388,718,640.68 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $3,517,506,996.50 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $3,628,741,779.11 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $3,744,355,632.18 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $3,758,089,505.25 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $3,744,222,448.78 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $3,793,490,987.01 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $3,856,056,556.72 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $3,936,322,201.40 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $4,037,853,240.88 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $4,121,738,810.59 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $4,224,102,246.38 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $4,349,739,482.76 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $4,475,250,194.90 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $4,604,643,203.40 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $4,705,433,743.13 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $4,860,343,360.82 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $5,208,059,935.03 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $5,543,402,438.78 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $5,785,548,520.74 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $5,978,911,517.99 | 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 |