Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Augusta Richmond County, Georgia, South Carlina MSA property value change was + 10.17% (+ 3.39% yearly).

All of the property in GA averaged + 15.89% change in value (+ 5.30% yearly).

Augusta-Richmond-County-GA-SC

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1995 2 103.05 + 3.05% + 12.20%
1995 3 103.92 + 0.84% + 3.38%
1995 4 105.01 + 1.05% + 4.20%
1996 1 106.49 + 1.41% + 5.64%
1996 2 104.22 - 2.13% - 8.53%
1996 3 104.65 + 0.41% + 1.65%
1996 4 105.33 + 0.65% + 2.60%
1997 1 106.13 + 0.76% + 3.04%
1997 2 106.5 + 0.35% + 1.39%
1997 3 105.8 - 0.66% - 2.63%
1997 4 110.17 + 4.13% + 16.52%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Augusta Richmond County, Georgia, South Carlina .

Lets look at Monetta, Georgia, a city located in Augusta Richmond County, Georgia, South Carlina MSA.

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

If you knew your Monetta, Georgia home was worth $92,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 10.17%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $101,356.40 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Augusta-Richmond-County-GA-SC from 1995 to 1997:
+ 3.39%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1995 to 1997 were Bay-City-MI, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Salt-Lake-City-UT, Battle-Creek-MI, and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-OR-WA .

  1. Bay-City-MI increased + 25.65% from 1995 to the end of 1997
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT increased + 25.40% from 1995 to the end of 1997
  3. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 24.43% from 1995 to the end of 1997
  4. Battle-Creek-MI increased + 24.38% from 1995 to the end of 1997
  5. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-OR-WA increased + 23.69% from 1995 to the end of 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 29105 - MONETTA, SC

MSA Pop: 511487
Zip Pop: 1203
Avg Value: 39200
County: AIKEN
Elev: 490
Region: South
Lat: 33.756063
Long: -81.557694