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U.S. Median Home Sales Price by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1963-2025)

Name: U.S. Median Home Sales Price by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1963-2025)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau & HUD

Compiled jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the median sales price of houses sold tracks single-family transaction prices across six decades. In 2025, median home price recorded 415,400USD (Nominal), compared with 418,975 in 2024. Across the 63-year archive (1963-2025), readings have ranged between 18,050 (1963) and 432,950 (2022).

Series Summary Ledger

2025 Reading415,400
2024 Reading418,975
All-Time High (2022)432,950
All-Time Low (1963)18,050
Reporting UnitUSD (Nominal)
Series CodeMSPUS

U.S. Census Bureau & HUD · 1963-2025

U.S. Median Home Sales Price by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1963-2025)

2025 Reading: 415,400 USD (Nominal)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau & HUD (MSPUS) Range: 18,050 (1963) to 432,950 (2022)

DECADE BENCHMARKS (1950s-2020s)

Median Home Price by Decade

Decade	Mean	Min	Max
1960s	21,679	18,050	25,600
1970s	39,588	23,475	62,750
1980s	87,190	64,750	120,425
1990s	135,135	119,975	160,125
2000s	210,740	167,550	244,950
2010s	281,122	222,700	325,275
2020s	400,833	328,150	432,950

Median Home Price Year-by-Year Historical Table (1963-2025)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau & HUD (MSPUS)

Year	Median Home Price (USD (Nominal))	Annual Change	Real Median Home Price (2025 USD)
2025	415,400	-3575	415,400.00
2024	418,975	-7550	429,999.59
2023	426,525	-6425	450,659.75
2022	432,950	+49950	476,278.42
2021	383,000	+54850	455,047.73
2020	328,150	+7900	408,195.66
2019	320,250	-5025	403,282.83
2018	325,275	+2850	417,033.69
2017	322,425	+17300	423,476.86
2016	305,125	+10975	409,291.35
2015	294,150	+8375	399,547.43
2014	285,775	+19550	388,632.05
2013	266,225	+21825	367,918.73
2012	244,400	+19500	342,704.50
2011	224,900	+2200	321,886.94
2010	222,700	+7050	328,800.26
2009	215,650	-13900	323,613.21
2008	229,550	-15400	343,247.36
2007	244,950	+1200	380,336.74
2006	243,750	+7200	389,270.09
2005	236,550	+18400	389,958.35
2004	218,150	+26025	371,826.69
2003	192,125	+6100	336,235.37
2002	186,025	+12925	332,950.36
2001	173,100	+5550	314,730.80
2000	167,550	+7425	313,249.42
1999	160,125	+8200	309,476.95
1998	151,925	+6925	300,053.31
1997	145,000	+4750	290,821.73
1996	140,250	+6775	287,870.61
1995	133,475	+3050	281,995.03
1994	130,425	+3925	283,281.60
1993	126,500	+5125	281,920.67
1992	121,375	+1400	278,483.18
1991	119,975	-2325	283,608.48
1990	122,300	+1875	301,348.01
1989	120,425	+8200	312,745.25
1988	112,225	+7525	305,518.03
1987	104,700	+12675	296,655.07
1986	92,025	+7750	270,297.01
1985	84,275	+4325	252,231.92
1984	79,950	+4575	247,771.63
1983	75,375	+6150	243,639.09
1982	69,225	+275	230,948.23
1981	68,950	+4200	244,134.94
1980	64,750	+2000	252,957.54
1979	62,750	+6900	278,359.26
1978	55,850	+6950	275,633.88
1977	48,900	+4675	259,749.97
1976	44,225	+4950	250,190.58
1975	39,275	+3225	234,951.59
1974	36,050	+3450	235,376.95
1973	32,600	+5075	236,381.57
1972	27,525	+2300	211,912.66
1971	25,225	+1750	200,560.09
1970	23,475	-2125	194,658.39
1969	25,600	+800	224,672.63
1968	24,800	+2050	229,540.58
1967	22,750	+1250	219,561.43
1966	21,500	+1375	213,251.08
1965	20,125	+1200	205,631.41
1964	18,925	+875	196,435.40
1963	18,050	-	189,749.26

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