Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Barnstable Town, Massachusettes 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 + 27.36% (+ 13.68% yearly) for the Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA.

The entire state of MA had + 20.04% appreciation (+ 10.02% yearly). The Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA beat out the state. by + 36.51% appreciation.

Barnstable-Town-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 205.48 + 4.63% + 18.54%
2002 3 213.54 + 3.92% + 15.69%
2002 4 219.52 + 2.80% + 11.20%
2003 1 225.43 + 2.69% + 10.77%
2003 2 230.95 + 2.45% + 9.79%
2003 3 236.61 + 2.45% + 9.80%
2003 4 250.11 + 5.71% + 22.82%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Barnstable Town, Massachusettes .

Lets look at Buzzards Bay, Massachusettes, a city located in Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA.

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If you were going to do a Buzzards Bay, Massachusettes Refinance, or Buzzards Bay, Massachusettes Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Buzzards Bay, Massachusettes home was worth $105,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 27.36%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $133,728.23 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Barnstable-Town-MA from 2002 to 2003:
+ 13.68%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2003 were Fresno-CA, Yuba-City-CA, Chico-CA, Madera-CA, and Redding-CA .

  1. Fresno-CA increased + 36.89% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  2. Yuba-City-CA increased + 35.43% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  3. Chico-CA increased + 35.05% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  4. Madera-CA increased + 34.32% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  5. Redding-CA increased + 34.01% from 2002 to the end of 2003

Zip Code in MSA: 2532 - BUZZARDS BAY, MA

MSA Pop: 229545
Zip Pop: 14873
Avg Value: 153200
County: BARNSTABLE
Elev: 37
Region: Northeast
Lat: 41.74104
Long: -70.58892