According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $35,761,145,052.47 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 $3,500,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $39,261,145,052.47 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 $3,500,000,000 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 | $3,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $3,641,679,160.42 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $3,865,567,216.39 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $4,138,430,784.61 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $4,318,590,704.65 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $4,487,381,309.35 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $4,679,785,107.45 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $5,208,020,989.51 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $5,757,246,376.81 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $6,112,318,840.58 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $6,528,610,694.65 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $7,101,449,275.36 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $7,965,517,241.38 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $9,216,141,929.04 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $10,274,362,818.59 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $11,015,992,004.00 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $11,310,719,640.18 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $11,780,359,820.09 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $12,248,250,874.56 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $12,610,319,840.08 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $12,985,507,246.38 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $13,471,764,117.94 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $13,985,132,433.78 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $14,613,068,465.77 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $15,190,279,860.07 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $15,633,683,158.42 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $16,055,222,388.81 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $16,460,144,927.54 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $16,878,185,907.05 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $17,370,564,717.64 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $17,824,462,768.62 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $18,232,008,995.50 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $18,632,558,720.64 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $19,277,111,444.28 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $20,051,099,450.27 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $20,495,377,311.34 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $21,008,745,627.19 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $21,548,350,824.59 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $22,252,373,813.09 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $23,098,075,962.02 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $23,828,510,744.63 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $24,587,701,149.43 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $24,677,886,056.97 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $24,586,826,586.71 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $24,910,353,573.21 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $25,321,196,901.55 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $25,848,269,615.19 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $26,514,983,758.12 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $27,065,827,086.46 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $27,738,007,246.38 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $28,563,017,241.38 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $29,387,196,401.80 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $30,236,869,065.47 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $30,898,720,639.68 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $31,915,950,774.61 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $34,199,267,866.07 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $36,401,329,335.33 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $37,991,406,796.60 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $39,261,145,052.47 | 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 |