Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Battle Creek, Michigan 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 + 16.06% (+ 3.21% yearly) for the Battle Creek, Michigan MSA.

The entire state of MI had + 14.22% appreciation (+ 2.84% yearly). The Battle Creek, Michigan MSA beat out the state. by + 12.91% appreciation.

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Battle Creek, Michigan .

Lets look at Battle Creek, Michigan, a city located in Battle Creek, Michigan MSA.

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If you were going to do a Battle Creek, Michigan Refinance, or Battle Creek, Michigan Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Battle Creek, Michigan home was worth $108,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 16.06%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $125,340.65 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Battle-Creek-MI from 2002 to 2006:
+ 3.21%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 5 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Worcester-MA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +139.57% from 1976 thru 1980
  2. Worcester-MA increased +138.82% from 1982 thru 1986
  3. Fresno-CA increased +137.23% from 2001 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased +136.99% from 2001 thru 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +136.08% from 2001 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 49015 - BATTLE CREEK, MI

MSA Pop: 138854
Zip Pop: 34067
Avg Value: 86200
County: CALHOUN
Elev: 898
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.30102
Long: -85.2291