Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA property value change was + 15.35% (+ 3.84% yearly).

All of the property in AL averaged + 14.20% change in value (+ 3.55% yearly).

Birmingham-Hoover-AL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 109.68 + 0.34% + 1.35%
1997 3 112.17 + 2.27% + 9.08%
1997 4 113.19 + 0.91% + 3.64%
1998 1 115.65 + 2.17% + 8.69%
1998 2 116.35 + 0.61% + 2.42%
1998 3 117.38 + 0.89% + 3.54%
1998 4 118.92 + 1.31% + 5.25%
1999 1 119.77 + 0.71% + 2.86%
1999 2 120.71 + 0.78% + 3.14%
1999 3 120.52 - 0.16% - 0.63%
1999 4 122.37 + 1.54% + 6.14%
2000 1 122.65 + 0.23% + 0.92%
2000 2 123.83 + 0.96% + 3.85%
2000 3 124.98 + 0.93% + 3.71%
2000 4 126.09 + 0.89% + 3.55%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Birmingham Hoover, Alabama .

Lets look at Adamsville, Alabama, a city located in Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA.

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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 $97,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 15.35%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,890.31 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 1997 to 2000:
+ 3.84%

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