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 + 24.99% (+ 5.00% yearly) for the Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA.

The entire state of GA had + 25.15% appreciation (+ 5.03% yearly). The state average for Georgia was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 0.66%.

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


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

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

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

If you knew your Watkinsville, Georgia home was worth $108,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 24.99%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $134,985.47 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 2002 to 2006:
+ 5.00%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2006 were Bakersfield-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Fresno-CA, and Naples-Marco-Island-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +135.54% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  2. Madera-CA increased +131.62% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  3. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +130.28% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  4. Fresno-CA increased +126.76% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  5. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +121.87% from 2002 to the end of 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 30677 - WATKINSVILLE, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 13651
Avg Value: 143100
County: OCONEE
Elev: 736
Region: South
Lat: 33.848823
Long: -83.414619