$409,600
2026 (thru Apr) (latest)
MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE
dollars, annual average · 1963–2026 · neither direction is "better" · FRED MSPUS
$18,050
1963
$432,950
high · 2022
$18,050
low · 1963
+2169%
since 1963
┊ dashed lines mark 1979 Oil shock & inflation peak · 1987 Black Monday crash · 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. Census/HUD median sales price of houses sold, nominal.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Long-Run-Indicators
Data
| Year | Median Home Sale Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $409,600 | −1% |
| 2025 | $415,400 | −1% |
| 2024 | $418,975 | −2% |
| 2023 | $426,525 | −1% |
| 2022 | $432,950 | +13% |
| 2021 | $383,000 | +17% |
| 2020 | $328,150 | +2% |
| 2019 | $320,250 | −2% |
| 2018 | $325,275 | +1% |
| 2017 | $322,425 | +6% |
| 2016 | $305,125 | +4% |
| 2015 | $294,150 | +3% |
| 2014 | $285,775 | +7% |
| 2013 | $266,225 | +9% |
| 2012 | $244,400 | +9% |
| 2011 | $224,900 | +1% |
| 2010 | $222,700 | +3% |
| 2009 | $215,650 | −6% |
| 2008 | $229,550 | −6% |
| 2007 | $244,950 | +0% |
| 2006 | $243,750 | +3% |
| 2005 | $236,550 | +8% |
| 2004 | $218,150 | +14% |
| 2003 | $192,125 | +3% |
| 2002 | $186,025 | +7% |
| 2001 | $173,100 | +3% |
| 2000 | $167,550 | +5% |
| 1999 | $160,125 | +5% |
| 1998 | $151,925 | +5% |
| 1997 | $145,000 | +3% |
| 1996 | $140,250 | +5% |
| 1995 | $133,475 | +2% |
| 1994 | $130,425 | +3% |
| 1993 | $126,500 | +4% |
| 1992 | $121,375 | +1% |
| 1991 | $119,975 | −2% |
| 1990 | $122,300 | +2% |
| 1989 | $120,425 | +7% |
| 1988 | $112,225 | +7% |
| 1987 | $104,700 | +14% |
| 1986 | $92,025 | +9% |
| 1985 | $84,275 | +5% |
| 1984 | $79,950 | +6% |
| 1983 | $75,375 | +9% |
| 1982 | $69,225 | +0% |
| 1981 | $68,950 | +6% |
| 1980 | $64,750 | +3% |
| 1979 | $62,750 | +12% |
| 1978 | $55,850 | +14% |
| 1977 | $48,900 | +11% |
| 1976 | $44,225 | +13% |
| 1975 | $39,275 | +9% |
| 1974 | $36,050 | +11% |
| 1973 | $32,600 | +18% |
| 1972 | $27,525 | +9% |
| 1971 | $25,225 | +7% |
| 1970 | $23,475 | −8% |
| 1969 | $25,600 | +3% |
| 1968 | $24,800 | +9% |
| 1967 | $22,750 | +6% |
| 1966 | $21,500 | +7% |
| 1965 | $20,125 | +6% |
| 1964 | $18,925 | +5% |
| 1963 | $18,050 | — |
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