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The median sales price of houses sold in the United States, 1963 to 2025.
In 1963 the median house sold for $17,800, about $187,249 in 2025 dollars. In early 2025 the median was $423,100.
| Year | Median price | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $423,100 | $423,100 |
| 2024 | $426,800 | $437,956 |
| 2023 | $429,000 | $453,217 |
| 2022 | $413,500 | $454,751 |
| 2021 | $355,000 | $421,677 |
| 2020 | $329,000 | $409,216 |
| 2019 | $313,000 | $394,035 |
| 2018 | $331,800 | $425,354 |
| 2017 | $313,100 | $411,207 |
| 2016 | $299,800 | $402,107 |
| 2015 | $289,200 | $392,799 |
| 2014 | $275,200 | $374,258 |
| 2013 | $258,400 | $356,991 |
| 2012 | $238,400 | $334,238 |
| 2011 | $226,900 | $324,763 |
| 2010 | $222,900 | $328,984 |
| 2009 | $208,400 | $312,746 |
| 2008 | $233,900 | $349,709 |
| 2007 | $257,400 | $399,696 |
| 2006 | $247,700 | $395,509 |
| 2005 | $232,500 | $383,214 |
| 2004 | $212,700 | $362,457 |
| 2003 | $186,000 | $325,399 |
| 2002 | $188,700 | $337,646 |
| 2001 | $169,800 | $308,631 |
| 2000 | $165,300 | $309,002 |
| 1999 | $157,400 | $304,124 |
| 1998 | $152,200 | $300,572 |
| 1997 | $145,000 | $290,813 |
| 1996 | $137,000 | $281,073 |
| 1995 | $130,000 | $274,587 |
| 1994 | $130,000 | $282,368 |
| 1993 | $125,000 | $278,460 |
| 1992 | $119,500 | $274,177 |
| 1991 | $120,000 | $283,612 |
| 1990 | $123,900 | $305,152 |
| 1989 | $118,000 | $306,324 |
| 1988 | $110,000 | $299,315 |
| 1987 | $97,900 | $277,412 |
| 1986 | $88,000 | $258,460 |
| 1985 | $82,800 | $247,707 |
| 1984 | $78,200 | $242,277 |
| 1983 | $73,300 | $236,900 |
| 1982 | $66,400 | $221,494 |
| 1981 | $66,800 | $236,556 |
| 1980 | $63,700 | $248,847 |
| 1979 | $60,600 | $268,693 |
| 1978 | $53,000 | $261,667 |
| 1977 | $46,300 | $245,940 |
| 1976 | $42,800 | $242,132 |
| 1975 | $38,100 | $227,963 |
| 1974 | $35,200 | $229,835 |
| 1973 | $30,200 | $218,950 |
| 1972 | $26,200 | $201,765 |
| 1971 | $24,300 | $193,140 |
| 1970 | $23,900 | $198,284 |
| 1969 | $25,700 | $225,418 |
| 1968 | $23,900 | $221,075 |
| 1967 | $22,300 | $214,921 |
| 1966 | $21,000 | $207,997 |
| 1965 | $20,200 | $206,425 |
| 1964 | $18,500 | $192,102 |
| 1963 | $17,800 | $187,249 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States (first-quarter value for each year), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U.