Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Athens Clarke County, Georgia did compared to the state as a whole.

The Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA property value change was + 59.73% (+ 6.64% yearly).

All of the property in GA averaged + 60.57% change in value (+ 6.73% yearly).

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Athens Clarke County, Georgia .

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 $98,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 59.73%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $156,535.40 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1995 to 2003:
+ 6.64%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 9 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, Springfield-MA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, and San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +251.65% from 1997 thru 2005
  2. Salinas-CA increased +229.40% from 1998 thru 2006
  3. Springfield-MA increased +229.07% from 1981 thru 1989
  4. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +227.32% from 1998 thru 2006
  5. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +218.50% from 1997 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 9 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1990
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.77% from 1983 thru 1991
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 26.59% from 1982 thru 1990
  4. Casper-WY lost - 26.42% from 1983 thru 1991
  5. Midland-TX lost - 25.57% from 1984 thru 1992

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