According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $7,641,265,478.89 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 $747,862,775 in the year 1967 would cost $8,389,128,253.89 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 $747,862,775 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 | $747,862,775.00 | - |
| 1968 | $778,136,080.73 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $825,975,378.69 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $884,279,523.06 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $922,775,208.13 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $958,841,553.85 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $999,953,450.53 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $1,112,824,294.13 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $1,230,180,071.92 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $1,306,050,208.51 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,395,001,403.14 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $1,517,402,731.88 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $1,702,032,522.41 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $1,969,259,850.81 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $2,195,375,282.53 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $2,353,842,957.00 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $2,416,818,907.81 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $2,517,169,310.16 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $2,617,145,967.98 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $2,694,511,082.64 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $2,774,679,281.16 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,878,580,256.40 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,988,274,271.62 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $3,122,448,552.59 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $3,245,784,242.62 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $3,340,528,477.24 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $3,430,600,905.41 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $3,517,122,760.69 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $3,606,447,699.83 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $3,711,656,780.87 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $3,808,643,482.58 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $3,895,725,954.63 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $3,981,313,448.62 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $4,119,038,302.49 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $4,284,420,250.48 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $4,379,351,357.35 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $4,489,045,372.58 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $4,604,345,555.53 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $4,754,777,722.91 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $4,935,483,196.03 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $5,091,558,905.60 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $5,253,778,974.99 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $5,273,049,242.20 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $5,253,592,102.74 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $5,322,721,757.00 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $5,410,508,737.46 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $5,523,131,040.96 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $5,665,591,237.84 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $5,783,292,729.30 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $5,926,920,877.78 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $6,103,204,953.29 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $6,279,311,500.15 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $6,460,865,373.32 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $6,602,286,560.44 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $6,819,643,289.45 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $7,307,531,248.37 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $7,778,056,905.83 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $8,117,816,832.30 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $8,389,128,253.89 | 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 |