The three beams are three axes: home prices, median household income and consumer prices, 1984 to 2025. Each beam counts from the corner it leaves, with a tick at every multiple of its own 1984 value, so its length is how many times that value it has reached. In 1984 all three are 1 and the triangle closes. After that the frame closes on the shortest beam, and the longer ones run past their corners. Tap a beam or use the year arrows.

FHFA nominal All-Transactions HPI®, Census H-8 current-dollar income, BLS CPI-U. Thickness, color and framing carry no data. Code: Luke Steuber, MIT.

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