According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,021.75% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,910,666,892,803.60 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 $187,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $2,097,666,892,803.60 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 $187,000,000,000 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 | $187,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $194,569,715,142.43 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $206,531,734,132.93 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $221,110,444,777.61 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $230,736,131,934.03 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $239,754,372,813.59 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $250,034,232,883.56 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $278,257,121,439.28 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $307,601,449,275.36 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $326,572,463,768.12 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $348,814,342,828.59 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $379,420,289,855.07 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $425,586,206,896.55 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $492,405,297,351.32 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $548,944,527,736.13 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $588,568,715,642.18 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $604,315,592,203.90 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $629,407,796,101.95 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $654,406,546,726.64 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $673,751,374,312.84 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $693,797,101,449.28 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $719,777,111,444.28 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $747,205,647,176.41 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $780,755,372,313.84 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $811,594,952,523.74 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $835,285,357,321.34 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $857,807,596,201.90 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $879,442,028,985.51 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $901,777,361,319.34 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $928,084,457,771.11 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $952,335,582,208.90 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $974,110,194,902.55 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $995,510,994,502.75 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $1,029,948,525,737.13 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $1,071,301,599,200.40 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $1,095,038,730,634.68 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $1,122,467,266,366.82 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $1,151,297,601,199.40 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $1,188,912,543,728.14 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $1,234,097,201,399.30 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $1,273,123,288,355.82 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $1,313,685,747,126.44 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $1,318,504,197,901.05 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $1,313,639,020,489.76 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $1,330,924,605,197.40 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $1,352,875,377,311.34 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $1,381,036,119,440.28 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $1,416,657,703,648.18 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $1,446,088,475,762.12 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $1,482,002,101,449.28 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $1,526,081,206,896.55 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $1,570,115,922,038.98 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $1,615,512,718,640.68 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $1,650,874,502,748.63 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $1,705,223,655,672.16 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $1,827,218,025,987.01 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $1,944,871,024,487.76 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $2,029,826,591,704.15 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $2,097,666,892,803.60 | 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 |