Appreciation for MSAs:.

Real Estate Investing is all about property appreciation. Understanding Real Estate Appreication is to a real estate investor what reading a profit and loss is to a corporate CEO. Once you understand appreication and the trends that drive it, you can begin to make better decisions on real estate investing.

  • Bangor, Maine: + 72.59%
  • State of ME: +111.47%
  • Difference: - 34.88%

Bangor-ME

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Lets look at Burlington, Maine, a city located in Bangor, Maine MSA.

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

If you knew your Burlington, Maine home was worth $101,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 72.59%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $174,316.44 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bangor-ME from 1996 to 2005:
+ 7.26%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2005 were Salinas-CA, Napa-CA, San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and Merced-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  2. Napa-CA increased +216.57% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  3. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +216.46% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased +211.88% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  5. Merced-CA increased +208.10% from 1996 to the end of 2005

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 2005 were Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL, Springfield-IL, Lafayette-IN, Columbus-IN, and Fayetteville-NC .

  1. Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL only increased + 24.39% between 1996 and 2005
  2. Springfield-IL only increased + 25.14% between 1996 and 2005
  3. Lafayette-IN only increased + 25.82% between 1996 and 2005
  4. Columbus-IN only increased + 26.95% between 1996 and 2005
  5. Fayetteville-NC only increased + 29.59% between 1996 and 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 4417 - BURLINGTON, ME

MSA Pop: 146982
Zip Pop: 298
Avg Value: 45000
County: PENOBSCOT
Elev: 158
Region: Northeast
Lat: 45.17851
Long: -68.43759