Housing priced at $100,000 in 1970 $710,104.82 in 2018

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Prices for Housing, 1970-2018 ($100,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing were 610.10% higher in 2018 versus 1970 (a $610,104.82 difference in value).

Between 1970 and 2018: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.17% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $100,000 in the year 1970 would cost $710,104.82 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.97% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.

In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 7.06%, which is above the average yearly change for housing during the 1970-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for housing was higher.

Price Inflation for Housing since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (15.70%), 1979 (12.17%), and 1981 (11.48%).

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Buying power of $100,000.00 since 1970

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $100,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1970$100,000.007.06%
1971$104,353.344.35%
1972$108,431.953.91%
1973$113,081.154.29%
1974$125,845.3111.29%
1975$139,116.6510.55%
1976$147,696.536.17%
1977$157,755.716.81%
1978$171,597.638.77%
1979$192,476.7512.17%
1980$222,696.5315.70%
1981$248,267.1211.48%
1982$266,187.667.22%
1983$273,309.382.68%
1984$284,657.654.15%
1985$295,963.653.97%
1986$304,712.602.96%
1987$313,778.532.98%
1988$325,528.323.74%
1989$337,933.223.81%
1990$353,106.514.49%
1991$367,054.103.95%
1992$377,768.392.92%
1993$387,954.352.70%
1994$397,738.802.52%
1995$407,840.242.54%
1996$419,737.952.92%
1997$430,705.832.61%
1998$440,553.682.29%
1999$450,232.462.20%
2000$465,807.273.46%
2001$484,509.724.02%
2002$495,245.142.22%
2003$507,650.042.50%
2004$520,688.932.57%
2005$537,700.763.27%
2006$558,136.093.80%
2007$575,786.143.16%
2008$594,131.023.19%
2009$596,310.230.37%
2010$594,109.89-0.37%
2011$601,927.511.32%
2012$611,855.031.65%
2013$624,591.082.08%
2014$640,701.392.58%
2015$654,011.832.08%
2016$670,254.232.48%
2017$690,189.562.97%
2018$710,104.822.89%
2019$730,636.092.89%
2020$746,628.912.19%
2021$771,209.003.29%
2022$826,382.507.15%
2023$879,592.566.44%
2024$914,373.633.95%*

* 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:

Year1967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI30.78532.03134.00036.40037.98539.46941.16245.80850.63853.76257.42362.46270.06281.06290.36996.89299.485103.615107.731110.915114.215118.492123.008128.531133.608137.508141.215144.777148.454152.785156.777160.362163.885169.554176.362180.269184.785189.531195.723203.162209.586216.264217.057216.256219.102222.715227.351233.215238.060243.973251.229258.478265.952271.773280.720300.803320.172332.832

Adjust housing prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 1970 * 1970 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Housing was 36.400 in the year 1970 and 258.478 in 2018:

258.478 / 36.400 * $100,000 = $710,104.82

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100,000 in 1970 has the same "purchasing power" as $710,104.82 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Housing).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Housing in 1967. In addition to housing, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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