Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Bloomington, Indiana MSA property value change was + 7.06% (+ 2.35% yearly).

All of the property in IN averaged + 10.55% change in value (+ 3.52% yearly).

Bloomington-IN

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 111.64 + 1.50% + 6.00%
1997 3 111.99 + 0.31% + 1.25%
1997 4 112.5 + 0.46% + 1.82%
1998 1 114.74 + 1.99% + 7.96%
1998 2 114.95 + 0.18% + 0.73%
1998 3 116.35 + 1.22% + 4.87%
1998 4 117 + 0.56% + 2.23%
1999 1 119.03 + 1.74% + 6.94%
1999 2 117.96 - 0.90% - 3.60%
1999 3 119.52 + 1.32% + 5.29%
1999 4 117.75 - 1.48% - 5.92%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Bloomington, Indiana .

Lets look at Bloomington, Indiana, a city located in Bloomington, Indiana MSA.

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

If you knew your Bloomington, Indiana home was worth $96,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 7.06%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $102,772.98 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bloomington-IN from 1997 to 1999:
+ 2.35%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 1999 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 41.42% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 41.11% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  3. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 32.18% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 29.26% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  5. Napa-CA increased + 28.79% from 1997 to the end of 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 47401 - BLOOMINGTON, IN

MSA Pop: 178974
Zip Pop: 34735
Avg Value: 135800
County: MONROE
Elev: 752
Region: Midwest
Lat: 39.09688
Long: -86.4584