Average home sale price · 1971 Verified
$28,600in April 1971 — about $238,180 in today's money.
- Price in 1971$28,600
- Same money today$238,180
- Actual price now · January 2026$514,600
- Change since 1971+1699%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in April 1971; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- ASPUS
- Observed
- April 1971
- Coverage
- January 1963 – January 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 40.1 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain