US median home sale price, 1963 to 2026
US median home sale price stood at $403,200 in 2026, down 2.2% on the previous period.
The latest reading is $403,200, for January 2026, against $412,300 in October 2025. The series is quarterly (FRED series MSPUS) and runs from January 1963.
How it is measured
The median sale price of houses sold in the United States, quarterly, from the Census Bureau and HUD. Half of homes sold cost more, half less. Unlike a repeat-sales index, the median moves with the mix of what sold, which is both its weakness and its usefulness as a picture of actual transactions. The data reaches us through FRED, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's data service, and originates with the Census Bureau and HUD.
What the curve shows
The median sale price reached $403,200 in January 2026, from $17,800 at the window's start, roughly a 22.7x rise. Held against median household income, this line is the affordability story of American housing in one number.
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