According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $4,335,301,754,195.99 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 $414,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $4,749,301,754,195.99 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 $414,000,000,000 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 | $414,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $430,811,044,937.74 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $457,260,422,306.44 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $489,537,628,586.90 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $510,831,618,841.36 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $530,892,799,133.73 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $553,531,672,983.22 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $616,068,760,151.60 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $680,959,393,611.26 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $722,987,005,955.60 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $772,299,404,439.63 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $840,103,952,355.17 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $942,203,031,943.69 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $1,090,140,227,395.78 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,215,326,475,365.46 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,303,080,129,940.44 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,337,935,029,778.02 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,393,523,551,705.47 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,448,887,926,367.08 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,491,700,054,141.85 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $1,536,081,212,777.48 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,593,574,986,464.54 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,654,318,895,506.23 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,728,623,714,131.02 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,796,876,556,578.24 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,849,327,016,783.97 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,899,199,783,432.59 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,947,055,224,688.68 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $1,996,479,696,805.63 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,054,757,985,923.12 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,108,441,256,090.96 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $2,156,632,918,245.80 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,204,040,064,970.22 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,280,250,135,354.63 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $2,371,814,293,448.84 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $2,424,376,827,287.49 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $2,485,120,736,329.18 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $2,549,002,707,092.58 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $2,632,273,416,350.84 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $2,732,243,096,913.91 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,818,689,972,929.07 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $2,908,494,574,986.47 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $2,919,162,864,103.95 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $2,908,391,467,244.18 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $2,946,661,250,676.77 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $2,995,260,860,855.44 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $3,057,608,543,584.19 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $3,136,474,759,068.76 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $3,201,634,369,247.43 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $3,281,146,128,857.61 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $3,378,737,606,930.16 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $3,476,230,460,205.74 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $3,576,738,094,206.82 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $3,655,029,371,954.52 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $3,775,358,348,673.53 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $4,045,453,562,533.84 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $4,305,936,220,898.76 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $4,494,028,278,289.12 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $4,665,843,881,970.76 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $4,749,301,754,195.99 | 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 |