According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 581.94% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $1,454,857,777,608,993 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 3.91% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $1,704,857,777,608,993 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 10.55%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for housing during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $250,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $265,418,502,202,643.16 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $283,495,366,854,017.94 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $308,370,044,052,863.44 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $345,890,931,186,389.25 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $400,197,478,353,334.38 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $446,149,172,109,980.31 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $478,353,334,346,042.81 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $491,151,450,706,364.88 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $511,544,888,348,777.19 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $531,862,372,778,368.56 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $547,584,687,832,295.38 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $563,876,651,982,378.88 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $584,991,645,146,589.88 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $607,283,913,109,524.50 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $634,551,116,512,228.50 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $659,615,676,743,126.25 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $678,869,816,193,225.00 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $697,174,540,483,062.50 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $714,757,709,251,101.50 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $732,910,527,115,297.13 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $754,291,356,524,381.13 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $774,001,215,251,405.13 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $791,698,313,838,675.50 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $809,091,599,574,662.13 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $837,080,358,499,164.50 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $870,689,655,172,413.88 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $889,981,771,228,923.00 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $912,274,039,191,857.75 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $935,705,605,347,106.38 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $966,276,773,507,519.50 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $1,003,000,151,906,425.63 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $1,034,718,213,580,434.50 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $1,067,684,946,073,219.00 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $1,071,601,093,726,264.50 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $1,067,646,969,466,808.50 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $1,081,695,655,476,226.50 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $1,099,535,925,869,664.13 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $1,122,423,287,255,051.00 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $1,151,374,373,385,994.50 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $1,175,293,938,933,617.00 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $1,204,482,378,854,625.75 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $1,240,307,230,745,860.75 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $1,276,096,004,861,005.50 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $1,312,991,797,053,015.50 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $1,341,731,733,252,317.00 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $1,385,903,463,466,504.75 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $1,485,053,167,248,974.75 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $1,580,674,464,529,850.00 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $1,649,721,251,708,947.50 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $1,704,857,777,608,993.00 | 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 |