According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $8,838,111,562.97 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 $865,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $9,703,111,562.97 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 $865,000,000 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 | $865,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $900,014,992.50 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $955,347,326.34 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $1,022,783,608.20 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $1,067,308,845.58 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $1,109,024,237.88 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $1,156,575,462.27 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $1,287,125,187.41 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $1,422,862,318.84 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $1,510,615,942.03 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,613,499,500.25 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $1,755,072,463.77 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $1,968,620,689.66 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $2,277,703,648.18 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $2,539,235,382.31 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $2,722,523,738.13 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $2,795,363,568.22 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $2,911,431,784.11 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $3,027,067,716.14 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $3,116,550,474.76 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $3,209,275,362.32 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $3,329,450,274.86 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $3,456,325,587.21 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $3,611,515,492.25 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $3,754,169,165.42 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $3,863,753,123.44 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $3,967,933,533.23 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $4,068,007,246.38 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $4,171,323,088.46 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $4,293,010,994.50 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $4,405,188,655.67 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $4,505,910,794.60 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $4,604,903,798.10 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $4,764,200,399.80 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $4,955,486,007.00 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $5,065,286,106.95 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $5,192,161,419.29 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $5,325,520,989.51 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $5,499,515,242.38 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $5,708,524,487.76 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $5,889,046,226.89 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $6,076,674,712.64 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $6,098,963,268.37 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $6,076,458,570.71 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $6,156,415,954.52 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $6,257,952,948.53 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $6,388,215,204.90 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $6,552,988,843.08 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $6,689,125,837.08 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $6,855,250,362.32 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $7,059,145,689.66 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $7,262,835,682.16 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $7,472,826,211.89 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $7,636,398,100.95 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $7,887,799,262.87 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $8,452,104,772.61 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $8,996,328,535.73 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $9,389,304,822.59 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $9,703,111,562.97 | 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 |