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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 1,007.29% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $5,842,282.61 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.23% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $580,000 in the year 1967 would cost $6,422,282.61 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.96% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $580,000 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 | $580,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $603,478.26 | 4.05% |
| 1969 | $640,579.71 | 6.15% |
| 1970 | $685,797.10 | 7.06% |
| 1971 | $715,652.17 | 4.35% |
| 1972 | $743,623.19 | 3.91% |
| 1973 | $775,507.25 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $863,043.48 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $954,057.97 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $1,012,898.55 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,081,884.06 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $1,176,811.59 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $1,320,000.00 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $1,527,246.38 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $1,702,608.70 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $1,825,507.25 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $1,874,347.83 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $1,952,173.91 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $2,029,710.14 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $2,089,710.14 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $2,151,884.06 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,232,463.77 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,317,536.23 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $2,421,594.20 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $2,517,246.38 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $2,590,724.64 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $2,660,579.71 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $2,727,681.16 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $2,796,956.52 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $2,878,550.72 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $2,953,768.12 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $3,021,304.35 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $3,087,681.16 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $3,194,492.75 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $3,322,753.62 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $3,396,376.81 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $3,481,449.28 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $3,570,869.57 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $3,687,536.23 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $3,827,681.16 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $3,948,724.64 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $4,074,533.33 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $4,089,478.26 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $4,074,388.41 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $4,128,001.45 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $4,196,084.06 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $4,283,427.54 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $4,393,911.59 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $4,485,194.20 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $4,596,584.06 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $4,733,300.00 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $4,869,878.26 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $5,010,681.16 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $5,120,359.42 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $5,288,928.99 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $5,667,307.25 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $6,032,220.29 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $6,295,718.84 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $6,422,282.61 | 2.01%* |
* 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 | 340.875 |