According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $3,990,781,397.40 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 $381,100,000 in the year 1967 would cost $4,371,881,397.40 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 $381,100,000 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 | $381,100,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $396,575,094.75 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $420,922,577.15 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $450,634,759.07 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $470,236,545.75 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $488,703,492.15 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $509,543,286.41 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $567,110,638.87 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $626,844,504.60 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $665,532,241.47 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $710,925,852.73 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $773,342,068.22 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $867,327,476.99 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $1,003,508,310.77 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,118,746,183.00 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,199,526,177.59 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,231,611,207.36 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,282,782,187.33 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,333,746,832.70 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,373,156,740.66 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $1,414,010,990.80 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,466,935,814.83 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,522,852,490.53 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,591,252,409.31 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,654,081,293.99 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,702,363,589.60 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,748,273,037.36 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,792,325,473.74 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $1,837,822,252.30 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $1,891,469,247.43 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $1,940,886,383.32 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $1,985,248,321.60 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,028,888,088.79 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,099,041,851.65 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $2,183,329,534.38 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $2,231,714,997.29 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $2,287,631,672.98 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $2,346,437,033.03 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $2,423,090,335.68 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $2,515,115,565.78 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,594,692,629.67 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $2,677,360,585.81 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $2,687,181,080.94 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $2,677,265,671.90 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $2,712,494,209.26 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $2,757,231,676.50 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $2,814,624,676.23 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $2,887,223,504.06 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $2,947,204,971.30 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $3,020,398,042.77 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $3,110,234,062.80 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $3,199,979,295.61 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $3,292,499,728.75 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $3,364,569,308.34 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $3,475,335,909.85 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $3,723,967,035.46 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $3,963,749,501.89 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $4,136,894,147.00 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $4,295,055,805.36 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $4,371,881,397.40 | 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 |