The median price of a new house sold in the U.S. (1990)

Early 1990 · New homes

$123,900

The median price of a new house sold in the U.S. in 1990 had a median price of $123,900.

Ten years earlier it was $63,700.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and HUD via FRED. Prices are what people paid at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

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