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 + 70.56% (+ 7.06% yearly).

All of the property in GA averaged + 69.57% change in value (+ 6.96% yearly).

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

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

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

If you knew your Stephens, Georgia home was worth $99,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 70.56%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $168,854.40 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1995 to 2004:
+ 7.06%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1995 to 2004 were Springfield-IL, El-Paso-TX, Fayetteville-NC, Columbus-IN, and Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL .

  1. Springfield-IL only increased + 26.16% between 1995 and 2004
  2. El-Paso-TX only increased + 27.37% between 1995 and 2004
  3. Fayetteville-NC only increased + 27.65% between 1995 and 2004
  4. Columbus-IN only increased + 28.72% between 1995 and 2004
  5. Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL only increased + 29.33% between 1995 and 2004

For a 10 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, New-Haven-Milford-CT, Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, and Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA .

  1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased +262.04% from 1977 thru 1986
  2. New-Haven-Milford-CT increased +251.93% from 1978 thru 1987
  3. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 thru 2005
  4. Salinas-CA increased +247.53% from 1997 thru 2006
  5. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +237.10% from 1997 thru 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 10 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Midland-TX, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.73% from 1982 to 1991
  2. Midland-TX lost - 31.11% from 1983 thru 1992
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 22.75% from 1982 thru 1991
  4. Midland-TX lost - 22.05% from 1984 thru 1993
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 21.25% from 1983 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 30667 - STEPHENS, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 857
Avg Value: 73200
County: OGLETHORPE
Elev: 756
Region: South
Lat: 33.770698
Long: -83.108537