According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $11,239,217,016,491.75 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 $1,100,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $12,339,217,016,491.76 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 $1,100,000,000,000 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 | $1,100,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,144,527,736,131.93 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $1,214,892,553,723.14 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $1,300,649,675,162.42 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $1,357,271,364,317.84 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $1,410,319,840,079.96 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $1,470,789,605,197.40 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $1,636,806,596,701.65 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $1,809,420,289,855.07 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $1,921,014,492,753.62 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $2,051,849,075,462.27 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $2,231,884,057,971.01 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $2,503,448,275,862.07 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $2,896,501,749,125.44 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $3,229,085,457,271.36 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $3,462,168,915,542.23 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $3,554,797,601,199.40 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $3,702,398,800,599.70 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $3,849,450,274,862.57 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $3,963,243,378,310.85 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $4,081,159,420,289.85 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $4,233,983,008,495.75 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $4,395,327,336,331.83 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $4,592,678,660,669.67 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $4,774,087,956,021.99 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $4,913,443,278,360.82 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $5,045,927,036,481.76 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $5,173,188,405,797.10 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $5,304,572,713,643.18 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $5,459,320,339,830.09 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $5,601,974,012,993.50 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $5,730,059,970,014.99 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $5,855,947,026,486.76 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $6,058,520,739,630.19 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $6,301,774,112,943.53 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $6,441,404,297,851.07 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $6,602,748,625,687.16 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $6,772,338,830,584.71 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $6,993,603,198,400.80 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $7,259,395,302,348.82 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $7,488,960,519,740.13 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $7,727,563,218,390.80 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $7,755,907,046,476.76 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $7,727,288,355,822.09 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $7,828,968,265,867.07 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $7,958,090,454,772.61 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $8,123,741,879,060.47 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $8,333,280,609,695.15 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $8,506,402,798,600.70 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $8,717,659,420,289.86 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $8,976,948,275,862.07 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $9,235,976,011,994.00 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $9,503,015,992,004.00 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $9,711,026,486,756.62 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $10,030,727,386,306.85 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $10,748,341,329,335.33 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $11,440,417,791,104.45 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $11,940,156,421,789.11 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $12,339,217,016,491.76 | 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 |