Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Auburn Opelika, Alabama MSA appreciation it was + 44.03% (+ 4.89% yearly) from 1994 to 2002.

During the same time period, AL had + 38.98% (+ 4.33% yearly). You can see that the Auburn Opelika, Alabama MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

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 $96,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 44.03%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $138,267.24 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Auburn-Opelika-AL from 1994 to 2002:
+ 4.89%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1994 to 2002 were Barnstable-Town-MA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Denver-Aurora-CO, and Salinas-CA .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +116.17% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +112.59% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  3. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased +104.39% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  4. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 98.00% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  5. Salinas-CA increased + 93.56% from 1994 to the end of 2002

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

Zip Code in MSA: 36832 - AUBURN, AL

MSA Pop: 119561
Zip Pop: 18794
Avg Value: 35300
County: LEE
Elev: 822
Region: South
Lat: 32.5929
Long: -85.480322