Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Auburn Opelika, Alabama MSA appreciated + 32.94% (+ 4.71% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 1999.

The state of AL had + 28.95% total appreciation (+ 4.14% yearly). The Auburn Opelika, Alabama MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated + 13.79% faster than the state as a whole.

Auburn-Opelika-AL

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

If you knew your Auburn, Alabama home was worth $92,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 32.94%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $122,308.23 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Auburn-Opelika-AL from 1993 to 1999:
+ 4.71%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 7 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 40.40% from 1982 to 1988
  2. Casper-WY lost - 35.78% from 1983 thru 1989
  3. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1989
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 32.70% from 1983 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.48% from 1982 thru 1988

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

Zip Code in MSA: 36830 - AUBURN, AL

MSA Pop: 119561
Zip Pop: 27176
Avg Value: 126900
County: LEE
Elev: 822
Region: South
Lat: 32.600699
Long: -85.475524