According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,736,969,902,548.73 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 $170,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $1,906,969,902,548.73 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 $170,000,000,000 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 | $170,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $176,881,559,220.39 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $187,756,121,939.03 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $201,009,495,252.37 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $209,760,119,940.03 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $217,958,520,739.63 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $227,303,848,075.96 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $252,961,019,490.25 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $279,637,681,159.42 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $296,884,057,971.01 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $317,103,948,025.99 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $344,927,536,231.88 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $386,896,551,724.14 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $447,641,179,410.29 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $499,040,479,760.12 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $535,062,468,765.62 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $549,377,811,094.45 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $572,188,905,547.23 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $594,915,042,478.76 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $612,501,249,375.31 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $630,724,637,681.16 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $654,342,828,585.71 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $679,277,861,069.47 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $709,777,611,194.40 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $737,813,593,203.40 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $759,350,324,837.58 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $779,825,087,456.27 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $799,492,753,623.19 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $819,797,601,199.40 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $843,713,143,428.29 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $865,759,620,189.91 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $885,554,722,638.68 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $905,009,995,002.50 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $936,316,841,579.21 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $973,910,544,727.64 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $995,489,755,122.44 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,020,424,787,606.20 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $1,046,634,182,908.55 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $1,080,829,585,207.40 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $1,121,906,546,726.64 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $1,157,384,807,596.20 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $1,194,259,770,114.94 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $1,198,640,179,910.05 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $1,194,217,291,354.32 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $1,209,931,459,270.36 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $1,229,886,706,646.68 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $1,255,487,381,309.35 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $1,287,870,639,680.16 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $1,314,625,887,056.47 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $1,347,274,637,681.16 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $1,387,346,551,724.14 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $1,427,378,110,944.53 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $1,468,647,926,036.98 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $1,500,795,002,498.75 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $1,550,203,323,338.33 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $1,661,107,296,351.82 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $1,768,064,567,716.14 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $1,845,296,901,549.23 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $1,906,969,902,548.73 | 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 |