Median home sale price · 1970 Verified
$24,400in April 1970 — about $211,648 in today's money.
- Price in 1970$24,400
- Same money today$211,648
- Actual price now · January 2026$403,200
- Change since 1970+1552%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in April 1970; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- MSPUS
- Observed
- April 1970
- Coverage
- January 1963 – January 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 38.5 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain