Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Boulder, Colorado 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 + 47.51% (+ 11.88% yearly) for the Boulder, Colorado MSA.

The entire state of CO had + 39.91% appreciation (+ 9.98% yearly). The Boulder, Colorado MSA beat out the state. by + 19.05% appreciation.

Boulder-CO

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1992 2 74.51 + 4.34% + 17.36%
1992 3 76.07 + 2.09% + 8.37%
1992 4 78.47 + 3.15% + 12.62%
1993 1 80.72 + 2.87% + 11.47%
1993 2 83.23 + 3.11% + 12.44%
1993 3 85.99 + 3.32% + 13.26%
1993 4 88.4 + 2.80% + 11.21%
1994 1 92.94 + 5.14% + 20.54%
1994 2 96.75 + 4.10% + 16.40%
1994 3 99.33 + 2.67% + 10.67%
1994 4 99.33 + 0.00% + 0.00%
1995 1 100 + 0.67% + 2.70%
1995 2 102.9 + 2.90% + 11.60%
1995 3 104.08 + 1.15% + 4.59%
1995 4 105.34 + 1.21% + 4.84%


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

If you knew your Lafayette, Colorado home was worth $87,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 47.51%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $128,337.49 in 1995. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Boulder-CO from 1992 to 1995:
+ 11.88%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1992 to 1995 were Salt-Lake-City-UT, Provo-Orem-UT, Corvallis-OR, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, and Boulder-CO .

  1. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 58.28% from 1992 to the end of 1995
  2. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 57.01% from 1992 to the end of 1995
  3. Corvallis-OR increased + 52.37% from 1992 to the end of 1995
  4. Ogden-Clearfield-UT increased + 49.28% from 1992 to the end of 1995
  5. Boulder-CO increased + 47.51% from 1992 to the end of 1995

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 1995 were Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Kingston-NY, Binghamton-NY, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville-CA, and San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA .

  1. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA decreased by - 16.09% between 1992 and 1995
  2. Kingston-NY decreased by - 12.31% between 1992 and 1995
  3. Binghamton-NY decreased by - 11.63% between 1992 and 1995
  4. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville-CA decreased by - 11.36% between 1992 and 1995
  5. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA decreased by - 10.33% between 1992 and 1995

Zip Code in MSA: 80026 - LAFAYETTE, CO

MSA Pop: 278231
Zip Pop: 25237
Avg Value: 188600
County: BOULDER
Elev: 5344
Region: West
Lat: 39.999882
Long: -105.099274