Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Baton Rouge, Lousiana MSA appreciation it was + 25.79% (+ 8.60% yearly) from 2004 to 2006.

During the same time period, LA had + 24.96% (+ 8.32% yearly). You can see that the Baton Rouge, Lousiana MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Baton-Rouge-LA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2004 2 146.32 + 0.83% + 3.34%
2004 3 148.5 + 1.49% + 5.96%
2004 4 149.11 + 0.41% + 1.64%
2005 1 150.58 + 0.99% + 3.94%
2005 2 153.53 + 1.96% + 7.84%
2005 3 157.36 + 2.49% + 9.98%
2005 4 164.14 + 4.31% + 17.23%
2006 1 168.82 + 2.85% + 11.40%
2006 2 173.9 + 3.01% + 12.04%
2006 3 178.5 + 2.65% + 10.58%
2006 4 182.54 + 2.26% + 9.05%


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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 $110,000.00 in 2004, you could multiply by + 25.79%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $138,373.65 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Baton-Rouge-LA from 2004 to 2006:
+ 8.60%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 2004 to 2006 were Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI, Kokomo-IN, Anderson-IN, Muncie-IN, and Lafayette-IN .

  1. Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI only increased + 0.82% between 2004 and 2006
  2. Kokomo-IN only increased + 0.99% between 2004 and 2006
  3. Anderson-IN only increased + 2.08% between 2004 and 2006
  4. Muncie-IN only increased + 2.23% between 2004 and 2006
  5. Lafayette-IN only increased + 2.44% between 2004 and 2006

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

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