Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Baton Rouge, Lousiana 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 + 6.75% (+ 3.38% yearly) for the Baton Rouge, Lousiana MSA.

The entire state of LA had + 9.22% appreciation (+ 4.61% yearly). The state average for Lousiana was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Baton Rouge, Lousiana MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 36.56%.

Baton-Rouge-LA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 135.68 + 0.79% + 3.15%
2002 3 137.68 + 1.47% + 5.90%
2002 4 139.54 + 1.35% + 5.40%
2003 1 140.74 + 0.86% + 3.44%
2003 2 141.64 + 0.64% + 2.56%
2003 3 142.46 + 0.58% + 2.32%
2003 4 143.71 + 0.88% + 3.51%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Baton Rouge, Lousiana .

Lets look at Donaldsonville, Lousiana, a city located in Baton Rouge, Lousiana MSA.

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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 $105,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 6.75%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $112,089.96 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Baton-Rouge-LA from 2002 to 2003:
+ 3.38%

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: 70346 - DONALDSONVILLE, LA

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