According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,047.17% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $2,775,011,992,420.14 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 $265,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $3,040,011,992,420.14 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 $265,000,000,000 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 | $265,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $275,760,693,015.70 | 4.06% |
| 1969 | $292,690,850,027.07 | 6.14% |
| 1970 | $313,351,380,617.22 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $326,981,591,770.44 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $339,822,685,435.84 | 3.93% |
| 1973 | $354,313,752,030.32 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | $394,343,530,048.73 | 11.30% |
| 1975 | $435,879,805,089.33 | 10.53% |
| 1976 | $462,781,537,628.59 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $494,346,237,141.31 | 6.82% |
| 1978 | $537,747,698,971.30 | 8.78% |
| 1979 | $603,100,974,553.33 | 12.15% |
| 1980 | $697,795,073,091.50 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $777,926,367,081.75 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $834,097,184,623.71 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $856,407,688,142.93 | 2.67% |
| 1984 | $891,989,713,048.19 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $927,428,262,046.56 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $954,832,160,259.88 | 2.95% |
| 1987 | $983,240,389,821.33 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $1,020,041,959,935.03 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $1,058,923,930,698.43 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $1,106,486,193,827.83 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $1,150,174,607,471.58 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $1,183,747,969,680.56 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $1,215,671,358,960.48 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $1,246,303,465,078.51 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $1,277,939,902,544.67 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $1,315,243,638,332.43 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $1,349,606,118,029.24 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $1,380,453,438,007.58 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $1,410,798,592,311.86 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $1,459,580,400,649.70 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $1,518,190,308,608.55 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $1,551,835,408,770.98 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,590,717,379,534.38 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | $1,631,608,012,994.04 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $1,684,909,312,398.48 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $1,748,899,566,865.19 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $1,804,233,919,870.06 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $1,861,717,541,959.94 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $1,868,546,277,747.70 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $1,861,651,543,042.77 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $1,886,147,902,003.25 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $1,917,256,348,132.11 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $1,957,164,889,009.20 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $2,007,646,886,843.53 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $2,049,355,332,972.39 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $2,100,250,541,418.52 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $2,162,718,516,513.27 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $2,225,123,362,208.99 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $2,289,457,958,852.19 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $2,339,571,940,985.38 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $2,416,594,112,073.63 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $2,589,481,145,100.16 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $2,756,215,213,860.31 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $2,876,612,303,735.79 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $2,986,590,890,633.46 | 3.82% |
| 2026 | $3,040,011,992,420.14 | 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 |