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 + 81.61% (+ 16.32% yearly) for the Bellingham, Washington MSA.

The entire state of WA had + 60.70% appreciation (+ 12.14% yearly). The Bellingham, Washington MSA beat out the state. by + 34.44% appreciation.

Bellingham-WA

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


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 $108,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 81.61%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $196,140.46 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 2002 to 2006:
+ 16.32%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2006 were Bakersfield-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Fresno-CA, and Naples-Marco-Island-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +135.54% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  2. Madera-CA increased +131.62% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  3. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +130.28% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  4. Fresno-CA increased +126.76% from 2002 to the end of 2006
  5. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +121.87% from 2002 to the end of 2006

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

Zip Code in MSA: 98225 - BELLINGHAM, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 42414
Avg Value: 140500
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.746963
Long: -122.49594