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 + 22.94% (+ 5.74% yearly) for the Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA.

The entire state of AL had + 22.73% appreciation (+ 5.68% yearly). The Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA beat out the state. by + 0.92% 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%
2005 1 155.72 + 1.03% + 4.10%
2005 2 160.12 + 2.83% + 11.30%
2005 3 162.46 + 1.46% + 5.85%
2005 4 165.33 + 1.77% + 7.07%


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 $107,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 22.94%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $131,546.03 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 2002 to 2005:
+ 5.74%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2005 were Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 to the end of 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +108.89% from 2002 to the end of 2005

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2005 were Lafayette-IN, Burlington-NC, Anderson-IN, Jonesboro-AR, and Fort-Wayne-IN .

  1. Lafayette-IN only increased + 6.22% between 2002 and 2005
  2. Burlington-NC only increased + 6.40% between 2002 and 2005
  3. Anderson-IN only increased + 8.50% between 2002 and 2005
  4. Jonesboro-AR only increased + 8.86% between 2002 and 2005
  5. Fort-Wayne-IN only increased + 9.30% between 2002 and 2005

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