Here’s How Much a Home Cost the Year You Were Born

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If it feels like homes are getting more and more expensive these days, it’s not your imagination.
Housing prices in many places have seen double-digit increases over the last year.
The median home sales price in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $417,700. Of course, if you want to compare historical prices to today’s, you have to account for inflation.

That’s what we’ve done, using inflation-adjusted data on median home prices from a 60-year period. Federal Reserve data on American home sales prices goes back to 1963, and for perspective, we’ve also included home values for 1950 and 1960 using U.S. Census Bureau data.
Following is a look at national median and inflation-adjusted home sale prices over the past several decades.

2000

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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $165,300

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $302,022

1999

1990s-era kitchen in a house in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $157,400

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $295,465

1998

Aerial view of Phoenix, Arizona
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $152,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $290,477

1997

Children in front of a house in 1997
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $145,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $281,084

1996

1990s-era house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $137,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $273,660

1995

CRT TV
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $130,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $266,761

1994

House in Nashville, Tennessee
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $130,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $274,242

1993

Milwaukee homes
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $125,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $270,352

1992

1990s-era craftsman-style house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $119,500

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $266,878

1991

House in 1991
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $120,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $274,963

1990

Boston, Massachusetts, USA - April 28, 2021: 1986 Honda Accord won Car of the Year award in Japan. It was one of the most popular car in the world.
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $123,900

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $299,944

1989

1980s style house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $118,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $300,522

1988

Split-level 80s house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $110,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $293,223

1987

1980s brick ranch house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $97,900

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $271,529

1986

80s tile bathroom
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $88,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $247,634

1985

1980s kitchen with oak cabinets
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $82,800

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $242,056

1984

1980s rotary phone
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $78,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $236,685

1983

80s home bedroom
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $73,300

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $231,155

1982

1980s vhs video tape player and TV
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $66,400

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $217,167

1981

Adjusting an old radio knob
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $66,800

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $236,808

1980

New York City in 1980
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $63,700

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $252,521

1979

Late-1970s-era car in front of a home in Savannah, Georgia
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $60,600

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $273,647

1978

1970s cabinet
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $53,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $261,538

1977

Atari video game system, invented in 1972
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $46,300

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $244,098

1976

1970s-era house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $42,800

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars):$237,415

1975

1970s 8-track tapes
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $38,100

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $225,541

1974

1970s-era house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $35,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $232,967

1973

Woman sitting in her home in 1973
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $30,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $218,643

1972

1970s home patio chairs
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $26,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $196,606

1971

1960s- or 1970s-era house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $24,300

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $188,305

1970

1970 style interior
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $23,900

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $195,004

1969

1960s mid-century home in Florida
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $25,700

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $222,649

1968

1960s home in Michigan
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $23,900

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $216,163

1967

1960s home interior dining room and living room
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $22,300

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $209,049

1966

1960s home in Daytona Beach, Florida
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $21,000

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $203,672

1965

1960s home interior in Hawaii
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $20,200

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $199,680

1964

1960s home in Arkansas
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $18,500

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $184,651

1963

1960s-era house
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National median sale price for a house sold in the first quarter of this year: $17,800

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $180,586

1960

1960 Chemosphere house in Los Angeles
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National median home value in this year: $11,900

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $125,262

1950

House in Dearborn, Michigan
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National median home value in this year: $7,354

Adjusted for overall inflation (2024 dollars): $96,515

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