Saturday, May 18, 2019

US Home Value by Year


US Median and Average Home Price History from 1962 to 2019, by us census.gov.

The US Median Home Value has increased 20 fold over the past 56 years since 1962.  
The Average Home Value has 8 fold since 1975.

The Median reflects the middle value. The data below is year-end, as of December of each year.  The table began to report the Average sales price in 1975. The Average is the weighted average or mean value.

Year-Median-Average
1962 $17,200
1963 $18,700
1964 $21,000
1965 $20,300
1966 $21,700
1967 $22,200
1968 $26,500
1969 $25,100
1970 $22,300
1971 $25,300
1972 $29,700
1973 $35,700
1974 $37,400
1975 $42,100 $45,900
1976 $45,900 $50,600
1977 $52,700 $57,600
1978 $59,900 $67,400
1979 $61,500 $72,600
1980 $67,000 $81,400
1981 $68,400 $82,800
1982 $71,700 $86,700
1983 $75,900 $91,700
1984 $78,300 $96,300
1985 $87,900 $106,100
1986 $95,000 $118,900
1987 $111,800 $136,200
1988 $121,000 $147,700
1989 $125,200 $154,300
1990 $127,000 $153,400
1991 $122,000 $143,000
1992 $126,000 $146,200
1993 $125,000 $146,400
1994 $135,200 $159,600
1995 $138,600 $165,600
1996 $144,900 $171,800
1997 $145,900 $175,800
1998 $152,500 $183,300
1999 $164,800 $202,100
2000 $162,000 $208,100
2001 $180,200 $228,700
2002 $197,600 $237,800
2003 $196,000 $253,900
2004 $229,600 $284,300
2005 $238,600 $290,200
2006 $244,700 $301,900
2007 $227,700 $284,400
2008 $229,600 $263,100
2009 $222,600 $278,300
2010 $241,200 $291,700
2011 $218,600 $262,900
2012 $258,300 $299,200
2013 $275,500 $321,200
2014 $301,500 $373,200
2015 $297,100 $352,500
2016 $327,000 $382,500
2017 $343,300 $402,900
2018 $329,700 $381,800


Comments

US families need to stop spending, pay off their debts and save enough for a down-payment on a single family home. Home value appreciation has enabled families to amass net worth.  Paying rent makes no sense, condos have restrictions and timeshares are forever. Those families with homes need to pay off their mortgages as soon as they can to remove the mortgage payment from their monthly bills.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader 

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