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Choose a year from 1950 to 2025 and compare prices then and now.
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Gas: EIA annual average, regular. Home: median sales price of houses sold, first quarter (Census/HUD). Wage: federal minimum. Stamp: first-class rate at year end (USPS). Dollar value: BLS CPI-U.