According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,045.23% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $4,442,227,937,195.45 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 $425,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $4,867,227,937,195.45 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 $425,000,000,000 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 | $425,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $442,257,715,213.86 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $469,409,853,817.00 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $502,544,667,027.61 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $524,404,439,631.84 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $544,998,646,453.71 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $568,239,036,275.04 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $632,437,736,870.60 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $699,052,517,596.10 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $742,196,805,630.75 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $792,819,436,924.74 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $862,425,554,953.98 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $967,237,412,019.49 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $1,119,105,305,901.46 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,247,617,758,527.34 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,337,703,031,943.69 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,373,484,028,153.76 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $1,430,549,539,794.26 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $1,487,384,948,565.24 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $1,531,334,596,643.21 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $1,576,894,964,807.80 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,635,916,350,839.20 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,698,274,228,478.61 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,774,553,329,723.88 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,844,619,653,492.15 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,898,463,724,959.39 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,949,661,613,427.18 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,998,788,576,069.30 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $2,049,526,258,798.05 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,109,353,004,872.77 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,164,462,642,122.36 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $2,213,934,759,068.76 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $2,262,601,515,971.85 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $2,340,836,491,608.01 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $2,434,833,513,806.17 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $2,488,792,636,708.18 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $2,551,150,514,347.59 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $2,616,729,832,160.26 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $2,702,213,048,186.25 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $2,804,838,927,991.34 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $2,893,582,701,678.40 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $2,985,773,416,350.84 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $2,996,725,162,425.56 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $2,985,667,569,030.86 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $3,024,954,182,458.04 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $3,074,845,086,626.96 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $3,138,849,350,297.78 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $3,219,811,044,937.74 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $3,286,701,949,106.66 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $3,368,326,340,010.83 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $3,468,510,828,370.33 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $3,568,594,071,467.24 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $3,671,772,198,159.18 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $3,752,143,678,938.82 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $3,875,669,802,382.24 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $4,152,941,459,122.90 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $4,420,345,154,304.28 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $4,613,434,826,746.08 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $4,789,815,579,317.81 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $4,867,227,937,195.45 | 1.62%* |
* 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 | 352.540 |