Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Boulder, Colorado MSA property value change was + 56.23% (+ 11.25% yearly).

All of the property in CO averaged + 46.49% change in value (+ 9.30% yearly).

Boulder-CO

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1998-2001 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Boulder, Colorado .

Lets look at Louisville, Colorado, a city located in Boulder, Colorado MSA.

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

If you knew your Louisville, Colorado home was worth $98,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 56.23%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $153,108.82 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Boulder-CO from 1997 to 2001:
+ 11.25%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 5 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Worcester-MA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +139.57% from 1976 thru 1980
  2. Worcester-MA increased +138.82% from 1982 thru 1986
  3. Fresno-CA increased +137.23% from 2001 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased +136.99% from 2001 thru 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +136.08% from 2001 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 80027 - LOUISVILLE, CO

MSA Pop: 278231
Zip Pop: 28480
Avg Value: 246700
County: BOULDER
Elev: 5344
Region: West
Lat: 39.96642
Long: -105.1542