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 + 14.62% (+ 4.87% yearly) for the Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA.

The entire state of AL had + 12.21% appreciation (+ 4.07% yearly). The Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA beat out the state. by + 19.76% appreciation.

Birmingham-Hoover-AL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 135.51 + 0.77% + 3.06%
2002 3 137.71 + 1.62% + 6.49%
2002 4 138.96 + 0.91% + 3.63%
2003 1 140.7 + 1.25% + 5.01%
2003 2 142.3 + 1.14% + 4.55%
2003 3 143.27 + 0.68% + 2.73%
2003 4 144.57 + 0.91% + 3.63%
2004 1 147.32 + 1.90% + 7.61%
2004 2 147.86 + 0.37% + 1.47%
2004 3 150.95 + 2.09% + 8.36%
2004 4 154.14 + 2.11% + 8.45%


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

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

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

If you knew your Moody, Alabama home was worth $106,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 14.62%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $121,496.43 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 2002 to 2004:
+ 4.87%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2004 were Jackson-TN, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Austin-Round-Rock-TX, Lafayette-IN, and Burlington-NC .

  1. Jackson-TN only increased + 4.30% between 2002 and 2004
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 4.40% between 2002 and 2004
  3. Austin-Round-Rock-TX only increased + 4.43% between 2002 and 2004
  4. Lafayette-IN only increased + 4.95% between 2002 and 2004
  5. Burlington-NC only increased + 5.39% between 2002 and 2004

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 35004 - MOODY, AL

MSA Pop: 1072646
Zip Pop: 6998
Avg Value: 91300
County: SAINT CLAIR
Elev: 570
Region: South
Lat: 33.59142
Long: -86.50002