According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $7,372,107,330,806.71 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 $704,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $8,076,107,330,806.71 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 $704,000,000,000 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 | $704,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $732,586,897,671.90 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $777,563,616,675.69 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $832,450,460,205.74 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $868,660,530,590.15 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $902,774,228,478.61 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $941,271,250,676.77 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $1,047,614,510,016.24 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $1,157,959,935,029.78 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $1,229,427,179,209.53 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,313,282,079,047.10 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $1,428,582,566,323.77 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $1,602,200,324,851.11 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $1,853,765,024,363.83 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $2,066,642,122,360.59 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $2,215,865,728,207.91 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $2,275,135,896,047.65 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $2,369,663,237,682.73 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $2,463,809,420,682.19 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $2,536,610,720,086.63 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $2,612,080,129,940.44 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,709,847,319,978.34 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,813,141,310,232.81 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $2,939,495,397,942.61 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $3,055,558,202,490.53 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $3,144,749,323,226.85 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $3,229,557,119,653.49 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $3,310,934,488,359.50 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $3,394,979,967,514.89 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $3,494,081,212,777.48 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $3,585,368,706,009.75 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $3,667,317,812,669.19 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $3,747,932,864,103.95 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $3,877,526,800,216.57 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $4,033,230,102,869.52 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $4,122,611,802,923.66 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $4,225,905,793,178.13 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $4,334,536,004,331.35 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $4,476,136,437,466.16 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $4,646,133,188,955.06 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $4,793,134,639,956.69 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $4,945,845,847,319.98 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $4,963,987,092,582.57 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $4,945,670,514,347.59 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $5,010,747,634,001.08 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $5,093,390,449,377.37 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $5,199,411,629,669.74 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $5,333,522,295,614.51 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $5,444,325,110,990.80 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $5,579,533,513,806.17 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $5,745,486,172,171.09 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $5,911,271,120,736.33 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $6,082,182,652,950.73 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $6,215,315,646,995.13 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $6,419,933,037,357.88 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $6,879,225,381,700.06 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $7,322,171,737,953.44 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $7,642,019,101,245.26 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $7,934,188,630,211.15 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $8,076,107,330,806.71 | 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 |