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.

  • Baton Rouge, Lousiana: + 7.04%
  • State of LA: + 6.59%
  • Difference: + 6.90%

Baton-Rouge-LA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 117.29 + 1.00% + 4.00%
1998 3 119.13 + 1.57% + 6.28%
1998 4 119.92 + 0.66% + 2.65%
1999 1 120.59 + 0.56% + 2.23%
1999 2 122.73 + 1.77% + 7.10%
1999 3 124.53 + 1.47% + 5.87%
1999 4 124.31 - 0.18% - 0.71%


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

If you knew your Donaldsonville, Lousiana home was worth $97,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 7.04%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $103,832.52 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Baton-Rouge-LA from 1998 to 1999:
+ 3.52%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

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: 70346 - DONALDSONVILLE, LA

MSA Pop: 722646
Zip Pop: 10809
Avg Value: 63000
County: ASCENSION
Elev: 29
Region: South
Lat: 30.103826
Long: -90.99862