The median American home priced in Bitcoin: 2014 to 2025
Priced in fiat
Priced in sats
The median American home cost $285,775 in 2014 and $415,400 in 2025 — a change of +45% in US dollars across 11 years. The figures are annual averages from US Census Bureau / HUD, Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (MSPUS) (series MSPUS). Measured in dollars, the price rose, peaking in 2022 at $432,950.
Priced in bitcoin, the same thing went from 540.22 BTC in 2014 to 4.07 BTC in 2025 — a change of −99%. That is roughly 133× cheaper in bitcoin terms. The conversion uses the annual average BTC/USD price for each matching year, never a rate borrowed from a different era.
Bitcoin is volatile, and honesty demands showing the steps that ran against the holder. The least flattering single year for this series in bitcoin terms was 2014 to 2015, when the price rose +99% in sats. Over short windows the melting unit can look like the stable one. The direction across the full series is what the chart shows.
At today's spot price, a median US home works out to about 6.30 BTC ($403,200). The same object, the same shelf — a different measuring stick.
| Year | US dollars | In bitcoin |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $285,775 | 540.22 BTC |
| 2015 | $294,150 | 1077.47 BTC |
| 2016 | $305,125 | 525.17 BTC |
| 2017 | $322,425 | 76.31 BTC |
| 2018 | $325,275 | 44.61 BTC |
| 2019 | $320,250 | 43.13 BTC |
| 2020 | $328,150 | 27.81 BTC |
| 2021 | $383,000 | 8.03 BTC |
| 2022 | $432,950 | 15.61 BTC |
| 2023 | $426,525 | 14.48 BTC |
| 2024 | $418,975 | 6.27 BTC |
| 2025 | $415,400 | 4.07 BTC |
Source: US Census Bureau / HUD, Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (MSPUS). Bitcoin price = annual average BTC/USD from Kraken weekly closes; “today” uses the current spot (2026-07-09). Full method on the main page.
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