Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Bellingham, Washington did compared to the state as a whole.

The Bellingham, Washington MSA property value change was + 43.17% (+ 4.80% yearly).

All of the property in WA averaged + 53.15% change in value (+ 5.91% yearly).

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 $98,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 43.17%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $140,306.60 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1995 to 2003:
+ 4.80%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1995 to 2003 were Barnstable-Town-MA, San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, Napa-CA, and Ocean-City-NJ .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +150.11% from 1995 to the end of 2003
  2. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +128.76% from 1995 to the end of 2003
  3. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased +128.72% from 1995 to the end of 2003
  4. Napa-CA increased +125.56% from 1995 to the end of 2003
  5. Ocean-City-NJ increased +124.67% from 1995 to the end of 2003

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