According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $4,375,268,588.95 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 $428,214,478 in the year 1967 would cost $4,803,483,066.95 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 $428,214,478 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 | $428,214,478.00 | - |
| 1968 | $445,548,497.35 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $472,940,527.93 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $506,324,565.19 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $528,366,589.80 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $549,017,612.85 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $572,557,639.12 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $637,185,711.27 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $704,381,786.28 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $747,823,834.77 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $798,755,891.62 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $868,840,969.86 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $974,557,087.86 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $1,127,567,258.66 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,257,037,403.18 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,347,773,504.47 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,383,832,544.72 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $1,441,291,608.86 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,498,536,672.76 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,542,834,722.21 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $1,588,737,773.45 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,648,229,839.86 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,711,038,909.97 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,787,864,995.73 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,858,485,074.56 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,912,734,135.11 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,964,308,192.68 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $2,013,849,247.99 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $2,064,995,305.08 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,125,236,372.32 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,180,769,434.31 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $2,230,631,489.97 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,279,637,544.68 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,358,496,632.70 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $2,453,191,738.41 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $2,507,547,799.08 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $2,570,356,869.19 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $2,636,375,942.89 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $2,722,511,039.04 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $2,825,980,154.54 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,915,346,654.29 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $3,008,231,317.98 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $3,019,265,170.29 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $3,008,124,317.86 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $3,047,706,872.04 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $3,097,972,318.15 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $3,162,458,080.14 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $3,244,028,551.19 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $3,311,422,576.42 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $3,393,661,798.22 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $3,494,599,290.89 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $3,595,435,133.45 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $3,699,390,029.49 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $3,780,365,579.88 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $3,904,820,628.81 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $4,184,177,610.64 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $4,453,593,211.38 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $4,648,134,408.54 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $4,803,483,066.95 | 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 |