Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Austin Round Rock, Texas 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 + 2.23% (+ 1.12% yearly) for the Austin Round Rock, Texas MSA.

The entire state of TX had + 5.80% appreciation (+ 2.90% yearly). The state average for Texas was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Austin Round Rock, Texas MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by +159.57%.

Austin-Round-Rock-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 151.17 + 0.19% + 0.77%
2002 3 153.52 + 1.55% + 6.22%
2002 4 154.23 + 0.46% + 1.85%
2003 1 154.37 + 0.09% + 0.36%
2003 2 154.35 - 0.01% - 0.05%
2003 3 153.3 - 0.68% - 2.72%
2003 4 154.25 + 0.62% + 2.48%


Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Austin Round Rock, Texas include real estate investment .

Lets look at Florence, Texas, a city located in Austin Round Rock, Texas MSA.

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

If you knew your Florence, Texas home was worth $105,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 2.23%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $107,345.24 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Austin-Round-Rock-TX from 2002 to 2003:
+ 1.12%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2003 were Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Lafayette-IN, Fayetteville-NC, Logan-UT-ID, and Provo-Orem-UT .

  1. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 1.57% between 2002 and 2003
  2. Lafayette-IN only increased + 2.02% between 2002 and 2003
  3. Fayetteville-NC only increased + 2.05% between 2002 and 2003
  4. Logan-UT-ID only increased + 2.05% between 2002 and 2003
  5. Provo-Orem-UT only increased + 2.06% between 2002 and 2003

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 76527 - FLORENCE, TX

MSA Pop: 1377633
Zip Pop: 3306
Avg Value: 84700
County: WILLIAMSON
Elev: 442
Region: South
Lat: 30.838563
Long: -97.790251