According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housing are 728.14% higher in 2025 versus 1973 (a $7,281,396,000.75 difference in value).
Between 1973 and 2025: Housing experienced an average inflation rate of 4.15% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housing costing $1,000,000,000 in the year 1973 would cost $8,281,396,000.75 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.86% during this same period, inflation for housing was higher.
In the year 1973: Pricing changed by 4.29%, which is above the average yearly change for housing during the 1973-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1973 (6.18%), inflation for housing was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housing, over time, for $1,000,000,000 beginning in 1973. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | $1,000,000,000.00 | 4.29% |
| 1974 | $1,112,876,097.93 | 11.29% |
| 1975 | $1,230,237,338.82 | 10.55% |
| 1976 | $1,306,111,007.29 | 6.17% |
| 1977 | $1,395,066,342.74 | 6.81% |
| 1978 | $1,517,473,369.46 | 8.77% |
| 1979 | $1,702,111,754.81 | 12.17% |
| 1980 | $1,969,351,523.08 | 15.70% |
| 1981 | $2,195,477,480.84 | 11.48% |
| 1982 | $2,353,952,532.24 | 7.22% |
| 1983 | $2,416,931,414.69 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | $2,517,286,488.51 | 4.15% |
| 1985 | $2,617,267,800.41 | 3.97% |
| 1986 | $2,694,636,516.54 | 2.96% |
| 1987 | $2,774,808,447.02 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | $2,878,714,259.02 | 3.74% |
| 1989 | $2,988,413,380.68 | 3.81% |
| 1990 | $3,122,593,907.68 | 4.49% |
| 1991 | $3,245,935,339.19 | 3.95% |
| 1992 | $3,340,683,984.30 | 2.92% |
| 1993 | $3,430,760,605.49 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $3,517,286,488.51 | 2.52% |
| 1995 | $3,606,615,585.87 | 2.54% |
| 1996 | $3,711,829,564.57 | 2.92% |
| 1997 | $3,808,820,781.16 | 2.61% |
| 1998 | $3,895,907,307.05 | 2.29% |
| 1999 | $3,981,498,785.27 | 2.20% |
| 2000 | $4,119,230,050.46 | 3.46% |
| 2001 | $4,284,619,697.25 | 4.02% |
| 2002 | $4,379,555,223.32 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $4,489,254,344.98 | 2.50% |
| 2004 | $4,604,559,895.35 | 2.57% |
| 2005 | $4,754,999,065.60 | 3.27% |
| 2006 | $4,935,712,950.85 | 3.80% |
| 2007 | $5,091,795,926.00 | 3.16% |
| 2008 | $5,254,023,547.00 | 3.19% |
| 2009 | $5,273,294,711.27 | 0.37% |
| 2010 | $5,253,836,666.04 | -0.37% |
| 2011 | $5,322,969,538.40 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $5,410,760,605.49 | 1.65% |
| 2013 | $5,523,388,151.75 | 2.08% |
| 2014 | $5,665,854,980.38 | 2.58% |
| 2015 | $5,783,561,951.04 | 2.08% |
| 2016 | $5,927,196,785.65 | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $6,103,489,067.46 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | $6,279,603,812.37 | 2.89% |
| 2019 | $6,461,166,137.17 | 2.89% |
| 2020 | $6,602,593,907.68 | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $6,819,960,755.00 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | $7,307,871,425.90 | 7.15% |
| 2023 | $7,778,418,987.11 | 6.44% |
| 2024 | $8,118,194,729.96 | 4.37% |
| 2025 | $8,281,396,000.75 | 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 |