According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $30,870,699,447,753.12 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 $2,948,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $33,818,699,447,753.12 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 $2,948,000,000,000 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 | $2,948,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $3,067,707,634,001.08 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $3,256,047,644,829.45 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $3,485,886,302,111.53 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $3,637,515,971,846.24 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $3,780,367,081,754.20 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $3,941,573,362,208.99 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $4,386,885,760,693.02 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $4,848,957,227,937.20 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $5,148,226,312,939.90 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $5,499,368,706,009.75 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $5,982,189,496,480.78 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $6,709,213,860,314.02 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $7,762,641,039,523.55 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $8,654,063,887,384.95 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $9,278,937,736,870.60 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $9,527,131,564,699.51 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $9,922,964,807,796.43 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $10,317,201,949,106.66 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $10,622,057,390,362.75 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $10,938,085,544,125.61 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $11,347,485,652,409.32 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $11,780,029,236,599.89 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $12,309,136,978,884.68 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $12,795,149,972,929.08 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $13,168,637,791,012.45 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $13,523,770,438,549.00 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $13,864,538,170,005.42 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $14,216,478,613,968.60 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $14,631,465,078,505.69 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $15,013,731,456,415.81 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $15,356,893,340,552.25 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $15,694,468,868,435.30 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $16,237,143,475,906.88 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $16,889,151,055,766.11 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $17,263,436,924,742.83 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $17,695,980,508,933.41 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $18,150,869,518,137.52 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $18,743,821,331,889.55 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $19,455,682,728,749.33 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $20,071,251,304,818.63 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $20,710,729,485,652.41 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $20,786,695,950,189.50 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $20,709,995,278,830.54 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $20,982,505,717,379.54 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $21,328,572,506,767.74 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $21,772,536,199,242.02 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $22,334,124,612,885.76 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $22,798,111,402,273.96 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $23,364,296,589,063.35 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $24,059,223,345,966.44 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $24,753,447,818,083.38 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $25,469,139,859,231.19 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $26,026,634,271,792.10 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $26,883,469,593,936.12 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $28,806,756,285,868.98 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $30,661,594,152,680.03 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $32,000,954,986,464.54 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $33,224,414,889,009.21 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $33,818,699,447,753.12 | 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 |