Okay, so every one of these nostalgic sites has one of those price comparison sections... so I guess I'll fall in with the rest of the herd. :)
By the way, that Median Household Income is annual.
1966
Cost of a new home -- $23,300.00
Median Household Income -- No Figure
Cost of a first-class stamp -- $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas -- $0.32
Cost of a dozen eggs -- $0.60
Cost of a gallon of Milk -- $0.99
1967
Cost of a new home -- $24,600.00
Median Household Income -- $7,143.00
Cost of a first-class stamp -- $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas -- $0.33
Cost of a dozen eggs -- $0.49
Cost of a gallon of Milk -- $1.03
1968
Cost of a new home -- $26,600.00
Median Household Income -- $7,743.00
Cost of a first-class stamp -- $0.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas -- $0.34
Cost of a dozen eggs -- $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk -- $1.07
1969
Cost of a new home -- $27,900.00
Median Household Income -- $8,389.00
Cost of a first-class stamp -- $0.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas -- $0.35
Cost of a dozen eggs -- $0.62
Cost of a gallon of Milk -- $1.10
1970
Cost of a new home -- $26,600.00
Median Household Income -- $8,734.00
Cost of a first-class stamp -- $0.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas -- $0.36
Cost of a dozen eggs -- $0.62
Cost of a gallon of Milk -- $1.15
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I don’t want anyone to think I’m arbitrarily deleting comments. The deleted comment above was Spam and had nothing to do with any of us or this blog.
Wouldn't it be nice to see prices like that today???
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