Average home sale price · 1981 Verified
$84,300in April 1981 — about $315,961 in today's money.
- Price in 1981$84,300
- Same money today$315,961
- Actual price now · January 2026$514,600
- Change since 1981+510%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in April 1981; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- ASPUS
- Observed
- April 1981
- Coverage
- January 1963 – January 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 89.1 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain