Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Albany, Georgia 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 + 21.36% (+ 5.34% yearly) for the Albany, Georgia MSA.

The entire state of GA had + 20.52% appreciation (+ 5.13% yearly). The Albany, Georgia MSA beat out the state. by + 4.10% appreciation.

Albany-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 131.22 + 1.15% + 4.59%
2002 3 132.05 + 0.63% + 2.53%
2002 4 133.85 + 1.36% + 5.45%
2003 1 133.35 - 0.37% - 1.49%
2003 2 136.62 + 2.45% + 9.81%
2003 3 136.49 - 0.10% - 0.38%
2003 4 141.01 + 3.31% + 13.25%
2004 1 139.89 - 0.79% - 3.18%
2004 2 140.79 + 0.64% + 2.57%
2004 3 143.31 + 1.79% + 7.16%
2004 4 144.87 + 1.09% + 4.35%
2005 1 144.85 - 0.01% - 0.06%
2005 2 150.92 + 4.19% + 16.76%
2005 3 151.59 + 0.44% + 1.78%
2005 4 157.44 + 3.86% + 15.44%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Albany, Georgia .

Lets look at Albany, Georgia, a city located in Albany, Georgia MSA.

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

If you knew your Albany, Georgia home was worth $107,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 21.36%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $129,854.93 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Albany-GA from 2002 to 2005:
+ 5.34%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2005 were Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +108.89% from 2002 to the end of 2005

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2005 were Lafayette-IN, Burlington-NC, Anderson-IN, Jonesboro-AR, and Fort-Wayne-IN .

  1. Lafayette-IN only increased + 6.22% between 2002 and 2005
  2. Burlington-NC only increased + 6.40% between 2002 and 2005
  3. Anderson-IN only increased + 8.50% between 2002 and 2005
  4. Jonesboro-AR only increased + 8.86% between 2002 and 2005
  5. Fort-Wayne-IN only increased + 9.30% between 2002 and 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 31703 - ALBANY, GA

MSA Pop: 161104
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: DOUGHERTY
Elev: 208
Region: South
Lat: 31.575996
Long: -84.154371