Boston inflation
Prices in Boston since 2000
Up 96%
An average of 2.61% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $195.92 in July 2026.
Last 12 months (to July 2026)
3.7%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1915
How much prices in Boston have risen
| Since | Boston | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,405% | +1,290% | $1,505.05 |
| 1970 | +795% | +763% | $894.79 |
| 1980 | +335% | +307% | $435.48 |
| 1990 | +159% | +156% | $258.97 |
| 2000 | +96% | +95% | $195.92 |
| 2010 | +51% | +54% | $151.49 |
| 2020 | +27% | +29% | $126.54 |
Calculate Boston inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1915
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 346.9 | 3.1% | $1.04 |
| 2024 | 336.4 | 3.2% | $1.07 |
| 2023 | 326.0 | 3.7% | $1.10 |
| 2022 | 314.4 | 7.1% | $1.14 |
| 2021 | 293.5 | 3.3% | $1.23 |
| 2020 | 284.3 | 1.1% | $1.27 |
| 2019 | 281.1 | 1.9% | $1.28 |
| 2018 | 275.8 | 3.3% | $1.30 |
| 2017 | 267.0 | 2.5% | $1.35 |
| 2016 | 260.5 | 1.5% | $1.38 |
| 2015 | 256.7 | 0.6% | $1.40 |
| 2014 | 255.2 | 1.6% | $1.41 |
| 2013 | 251.1 | 1.4% | $1.43 |
| 2012 | 247.7 | 1.6% | $1.45 |
| 2011 | 243.9 | 2.7% | $1.47 |
| 2010 | 237.4 | 1.6% | $1.51 |
| 2009 | 233.8 | -0.7% | $1.54 |
| 2008 | 235.4 | 3.5% | $1.53 |
| 2007 | 227.4 | 1.9% | $1.58 |
| 2006 | 223.1 | 3.1% | $1.61 |
| 2005 | 216.4 | 3.3% | $1.66 |
| 2004 | 209.5 | 2.7% | $1.72 |
| 2003 | 203.9 | 3.8% | $1.76 |
| 2002 | 196.5 | 2.6% | $1.83 |
| 2001 | 191.5 | 4.3% | $1.88 |
| 2000 | 183.6 | 4.3% | $1.96 |
| 1999 | 176.0 | 2.5% | $2.04 |
| 1998 | 171.7 | 2.3% | $2.09 |
| 1997 | 167.9 | 2.8% | $2.14 |
| 1996 | 163.3 | 3.0% | $2.20 |
| 1995 | 158.6 | 2.4% | $2.27 |
| 1994 | 154.9 | 1.3% | $2.32 |
| 1993 | 152.9 | 2.9% | $2.35 |
| 1992 | 148.6 | 2.5% | $2.42 |
| 1991 | 145.0 | 4.4% | $2.48 |
| 1990 | 138.9 | 5.8% | $2.59 |
| 1989 | 131.3 | 5.7% | $2.74 |
| 1988 | 124.2 | 6.1% | $2.90 |
| 1987 | 117.1 | 4.4% | $3.07 |
| 1986 | 112.2 | 2.6% | $3.21 |
| 1985 | 109.4 | 4.5% | $3.29 |
| 1984 | 104.7 | 4.9% | $3.44 |
| 1983 | 99.8 | 4.5% | $3.60 |
| 1982 | 95.5 | 4.0% | $3.77 |
| 1981 | 91.8 | 11.1% | $3.92 |
| 1980 | 82.6 | 12.8% | $4.35 |
| 1979 | 73.2 | 10.2% | $4.91 |
| 1978 | 66.4 | 5.2% | $5.42 |
| 1977 | 63.1 | 5.2% | $5.70 |
| 1976 | 60.0 | 7.5% | $6.00 |
| 1975 | 55.8 | 9.0% | $6.45 |
| 1974 | 51.2 | 10.6% | $7.03 |
| 1973 | 46.3 | 5.9% | $7.77 |
| 1972 | 43.7 | 3.6% | $8.23 |
| 1971 | 42.2 | 5.0% | $8.52 |
| 1970 | 40.2 | 6.3% | $8.95 |
| 1969 | 37.8 | 5.6% | $9.52 |
| 1968 | 35.8 | 4.1% | $10.05 |
| 1967 | 34.4 | 2.4% | $10.46 |
| 1966 | 33.6 | 3.4% | $10.71 |
| 1965 | 32.5 | 1.9% | $11.07 |
| 1964 | 31.9 | 1.6% | $11.28 |
| 1963 | 31.4 | 1.9% | $11.46 |
| 1962 | 30.8 | 2.0% | $11.68 |
| 1961 | 30.2 | 1.3% | $11.91 |
| 1960 | 29.8 | 2.4% | $12.07 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 0.7% | $12.36 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 2.8% | $12.45 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.7% | $12.80 |
| 1956 | 27.1 | 2.7% | $13.27 |
| 1955 | 26.4 | 0.4% | $13.63 |
| 1954 | 26.3 | 0.8% | $13.68 |
| 1953 | 26.1 | 0.4% | $13.78 |
| 1952 | 26.0 | 2.0% | $13.83 |
| 1951 | 25.5 | 6.7% | $14.11 |
| 1950 | 23.9 | 1.3% | $15.05 |
| 1949 | 23.6 | -1.3% | $15.24 |
| 1948 | 23.9 | 8.1% | $15.05 |
| 1947 | 22.1 | 13.9% | $16.28 |
| 1946 | 19.4 | 8.4% | $18.54 |
| 1945 | 17.9 | 1.7% | $20.10 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.1% | $20.44 |
| 1943 | 17.4 | 5.5% | $20.67 |
| 1942 | 16.5 | 10.7% | $21.80 |
| 1941 | 14.9 | 4.2% | $24.14 |
| 1940 | 14.3 | 1.4% | $25.15 |
| 1939 | 14.1 | -1.4% | $25.51 |
| 1938 | 14.3 | -3.4% | $25.15 |
| 1937 | 14.8 | 3.5% | $24.30 |
| 1936 | 14.3 | 0.0% | $25.15 |
| 1935 | 14.3 | 1.4% | $25.15 |
| 1934 | 14.1 | 3.7% | $25.51 |
| 1933 | 13.6 | -4.2% | $26.45 |
| 1932 | 14.2 | -10.1% | $25.33 |
| 1931 | 15.8 | -8.7% | $22.77 |
| 1930 | 17.3 | -2.8% | $20.79 |
| 1929 | 17.8 | 0.6% | $20.21 |
| 1928 | 17.7 | -1.1% | $20.32 |
| 1927 | 17.9 | -1.6% | $20.10 |
| 1926 | 18.2 | 1.7% | $19.76 |
| 1925 | 17.9 | 2.9% | $20.10 |
| 1924 | 17.4 | 0.0% | $20.67 |
| 1923 | 17.4 | 2.4% | $20.67 |
| 1922 | 17.0 | -7.1% | $21.16 |
| 1921 | 18.3 | -11.2% | $19.66 |
| 1920 | 20.6 | 14.4% | $17.46 |
| 1919 | 18.0 | 14.6% | $19.98 |
| 1918 | 15.7 | 18.0% | $22.91 |
| 1917 | 13.3 | 17.7% | $27.05 |
| 1916 | 11.3 | 7.6% | $31.83 |
| 1915 | 10.5 | $34.26 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS11ASA0, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- What is the inflation rate in Boston?
- Prices in Boston were 3.7% higher in July 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in Boston since 2000?
- 96%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $195.92 now.
- What area does this cover?
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS11ASA0).
- How often is Boston CPI updated?
- BLS prices the largest metro areas every month and the others every other month, so the latest figure can be a month older than the national one.