Median home sale price · 1978 Verified
$55,300in April 1978 — about $289,007 in today's money.
- Price in 1978$55,300
- Same money today$289,007
- Actual price now · January 2026$403,200
- Change since 1978+629%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in April 1978; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- MSPUS
- Observed
- April 1978
- Coverage
- January 1963 – January 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 63.9 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain