Median home sale price · 1997 Verified
$145,800in April 1997 — about $303,934 in today's money.
- Price in 1997$145,800
- Same money today$303,934
- Actual price now · January 2026$403,200
- Change since 1997+177%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in April 1997; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- MSPUS
- Observed
- April 1997
- Coverage
- January 1963 – January 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 160.2 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain