Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Ames, Iowa 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 + 77.39% (+ 5.95% yearly) for the Ames, Iowa MSA.

The entire state of IA had + 81.06% appreciation (+ 6.24% yearly). The state average for Iowa was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Ames, Iowa MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 4.74%.

Ames-IA

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Ames, Iowa .

Lets look at Colo, Iowa, a city located in Ames, Iowa MSA.

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

If you knew your Colo, Iowa home was worth $96,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 77.39%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $170,298.24 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1992 to 2004:
+ 5.95%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 2004 were Binghamton-NY, Rochester-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, Syracuse-NY, and Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY .

  1. Binghamton-NY only increased + 14.08% between 1992 and 2004
  2. Rochester-NY only increased + 26.77% between 1992 and 2004
  3. Utica-Rome-NY only increased + 29.13% between 1992 and 2004
  4. Syracuse-NY only increased + 31.10% between 1992 and 2004
  5. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 31.46% between 1992 and 2004

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 13 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Odessa-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.46% from 1982 to 1994
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.49% from 1983 thru 1995
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.51% from 1984 thru 1996
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 15.99% from 1984 thru 1996
  5. Odessa-TX lost - 10.08% from 1985 thru 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 50056 - COLO, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 1484
Avg Value: 82100
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.017302
Long: -93.31703