Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Bakersfield, California did compared to the state as a whole.

The Bakersfield, California MSA property value change was + 19.08% (+ 3.82% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 55.63% change in value (+ 11.13% yearly).

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1998-2001 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Bakersfield, California .

Lets look at Buttonwillow, California, a city located in Bakersfield, California MSA.

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

If you knew your Buttonwillow, California home was worth $98,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 19.08%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $116,693.64 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bakersfield-CA from 1997 to 2001:
+ 3.82%

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 1997 to 2001 were Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Salinas-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Barnstable-Town-MA .

  1. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 85.74% from 1997 to the end of 2001
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 84.16% from 1997 to the end of 2001
  3. Salinas-CA increased + 77.44% from 1997 to the end of 2001
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 75.85% from 1997 to the end of 2001
  5. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 75.70% from 1997 to the end of 2001

Zip Code in MSA: 93206 - BUTTONWILLOW, CA

MSA Pop: 713087
Zip Pop: 2076
Avg Value: 78800
County: KERN
Elev: 408
Region: West
Lat: 35.401609
Long: -119.444746