Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Bellingham, Washington 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 + 33.45% (+ 3.72% yearly) for the Bellingham, Washington MSA.

The entire state of WA had + 47.57% appreciation (+ 5.29% yearly). The state average for Washington was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Bellingham, Washington MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 42.22%.

Bellingham-WA

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Bellingham, Washington .

Lets look at Bellingham, Washington, a city located in Bellingham, Washington MSA.

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

If you knew your Bellingham, Washington home was worth $92,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 33.45%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $122,771.11 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1992 to 2000:
+ 3.72%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 2000 were Honolulu-HI, Binghamton-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 11.63% between 1992 and 2000
  2. Binghamton-NY decreased by - 1.61% between 1992 and 2000
  3. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 0.25% between 1992 and 2000
  4. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY decreased by - 0.02% between 1992 and 2000
  5. Bakersfield-CA only increased + 0.18% between 1992 and 2000

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 9 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1990
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.77% from 1983 thru 1991
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 26.59% from 1982 thru 1990
  4. Casper-WY lost - 26.42% from 1983 thru 1991
  5. Midland-TX lost - 25.57% from 1984 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 98226 - BELLINGHAM, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 56465
Avg Value: 162600
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.764067
Long: -122.443537