Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Athens Clarke County, 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 + 52.74% (+ 5.86% yearly) for the Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA.

The entire state of GA had + 49.14% appreciation (+ 5.46% yearly). The Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA beat out the state. by + 7.33% appreciation.

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

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Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Athens Clarke County, Georgia include real estate investment .

Lets look at Lexington, Georgia, a city located in Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA.

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

If you knew your Lexington, Georgia home was worth $92,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 52.74%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $140,522.09 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1992 to 2000:
+ 5.86%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1992 to 2000 were Boulder-CO, Denver-Aurora-CO, Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO, Greeley-CO, and Salt-Lake-City-UT .

  1. Boulder-CO increased +120.26% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  2. Denver-Aurora-CO increased +108.38% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  3. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased +100.33% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  4. Greeley-CO increased + 94.91% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  5. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 92.72% from 1992 to the end of 2000

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 2000 were Honolulu-HI, Binghamton-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 11.63% between 1992 and 2000
  2. Binghamton-NY decreased by - 1.61% between 1992 and 2000
  3. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 0.25% between 1992 and 2000
  4. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY decreased by - 0.02% between 1992 and 2000
  5. Bakersfield-CA only increased + 0.18% between 1992 and 2000

Zip Code in MSA: 30648 - LEXINGTON, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 2237
Avg Value: 75000
County: OGLETHORPE
Elev: 756
Region: South
Lat: 33.87083
Long: -83.07616