Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Abilene, Texas to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of + 10.67% (+ 3.56% yearly) for the Abilene, Texas MSA.

The entire state of TX had + 9.73% appreciation (+ 3.24% yearly). The Abilene, Texas MSA beat out the state. by + 9.67% appreciation.

Abilene-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 119.7 - 0.37% - 1.50%
2002 3 122.07 + 1.98% + 7.92%
2002 4 125.13 + 2.51% + 10.03%
2003 1 123.79 - 1.07% - 4.28%
2003 2 125.24 + 1.17% + 4.69%
2003 3 125.8 + 0.45% + 1.79%
2003 4 124.13 - 1.33% - 5.31%
2004 1 128.34 + 3.39% + 13.57%
2004 2 129.72 + 1.08% + 4.30%
2004 3 130.76 + 0.80% + 3.21%
2004 4 132.97 + 1.69% + 6.76%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Abilene, Texas .

Lets look at Putnam, Texas, a city located in Abilene, Texas MSA.

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If you were going to do a Putnam, Texas Refinance, or Putnam, Texas Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Putnam, Texas home was worth $106,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 10.67%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $117,310.20 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene-TX from 2002 to 2004:
+ 3.56%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2004 were Jackson-TN, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Austin-Round-Rock-TX, Lafayette-IN, and Burlington-NC .

  1. Jackson-TN only increased + 4.30% between 2002 and 2004
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 4.40% between 2002 and 2004
  3. Austin-Round-Rock-TX only increased + 4.43% between 2002 and 2004
  4. Lafayette-IN only increased + 4.95% between 2002 and 2004
  5. Burlington-NC only increased + 5.39% between 2002 and 2004

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 76469 - PUTNAM, TX

MSA Pop: 158488
Zip Pop: 33
Avg Value: 65000
County: CALLAHAN
Elev: 1725
Region: South
Lat: 32.373446
Long: -99.197949