According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing were 791.15% higher in 2021 versus 1967 (a $791,146.43 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2021: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.13% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $100,000 in the year 1967 would cost $891,146.43 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.89% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
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 |
| 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 | 274.336 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $100000 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 | $100,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $104,047.98 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $110,444.78 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $118,240.88 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $123,388.31 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $128,210.89 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $133,708.15 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $148,800.60 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $164,492.75 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $174,637.68 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $186,531.73 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $202,898.55 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $227,586.21 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $263,318.34 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $293,553.22 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $314,742.63 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $323,163.42 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $336,581.71 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $349,950.02 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $360,294.85 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $371,014.49 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $384,907.55 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $399,575.21 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $417,516.24 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $434,008.00 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $446,676.66 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $458,720.64 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $470,289.86 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $482,233.88 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $496,301.85 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $509,270.36 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $520,914.54 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $532,358.82 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $550,774.61 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $572,888.56 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $585,582.21 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $600,249.88 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $615,667.17 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $635,782.11 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $659,945.03 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $680,814.59 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $702,505.75 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $705,082.46 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $702,480.76 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $711,724.39 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $723,462.77 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $738,521.99 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $757,570.96 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $773,309.35 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $792,514.49 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $816,086.21 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $839,634.18 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $863,910.54 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $882,820.59 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $891,146.43 | 0.94%* |