Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Ames, Iowa MSA appreciated + 37.02% (+ 5.29% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 1999.

The state of IA had + 39.06% total appreciation (+ 5.58% 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 than the state as a whole. The state appreaciated + 5.52% faster than this MSA.

Ames-IA

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

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

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

If you knew your Ames, Iowa home was worth $92,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 37.02%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $126,059.49 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1993 to 1999:
+ 5.29%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1993 to 1999 were Salt-Lake-City-UT, Boulder-CO, Denver-Aurora-CO, Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO, and Provo-Orem-UT .

  1. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 70.99% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  2. Boulder-CO increased + 70.58% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  3. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 70.44% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  4. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased + 68.71% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  5. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 67.42% from 1993 to the end of 1999

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1993 to 1999 were Honolulu-HI, Bakersfield-CA, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, and Binghamton-NY .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 15.53% between 1993 and 1999
  2. Bakersfield-CA decreased by - 5.66% between 1993 and 1999
  3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY decreased by - 3.82% between 1993 and 1999
  4. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 3.32% between 1993 and 1999
  5. Binghamton-NY decreased by - 3.08% between 1993 and 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 50013 - AMES, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.019645
Long: -93.644794