Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Birmingham Hoover, Alabama 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 + 19.35% (+ 4.84% yearly) for the Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA.

The entire state of AL had + 16.09% appreciation (+ 4.02% yearly). The Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA beat out the state. by + 20.23% appreciation.

Birmingham-Hoover-AL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1992 2 87.82 + 0.00% + 0.00%
1992 3 89.43 + 1.83% + 7.33%
1992 4 89.99 + 0.63% + 2.50%
1993 1 90.78 + 0.88% + 3.51%
1993 2 91.77 + 1.09% + 4.36%
1993 3 93.93 + 2.35% + 9.41%
1993 4 94.86 + 0.99% + 3.96%
1994 1 95.73 + 0.92% + 3.67%
1994 2 98.12 + 2.50% + 9.99%
1994 3 98.25 + 0.13% + 0.53%
1994 4 99.36 + 1.13% + 4.52%
1995 1 100 + 0.64% + 2.58%
1995 2 101.99 + 1.99% + 7.96%
1995 3 103.89 + 1.86% + 7.45%
1995 4 104.81 + 0.89% + 3.54%


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

If you knew your Adamsville, Alabama home was worth $87,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 19.35%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $103,831.36 in 1995. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 1992 to 1995:
+ 4.84%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 35005 - ADAMSVILLE, AL

MSA Pop: 1072646
Zip Pop: 8985
Avg Value: 76600
County: JEFFERSON
Elev: 600
Region: South
Lat: 33.590768
Long: -86.961908