Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA property value change was + 26.11% (+ 3.26% yearly).

All of the property in TX averaged + 41.23% change in value (+ 5.15% yearly).

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Brownsville Harlingen, Texas .

Lets look at Brownsville, Texas, a city located in Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA.

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

If you knew your Brownsville, Texas home was worth $101,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 26.11%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $127,368.25 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 1997 to 2004:
+ 3.26%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 8 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1989
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1990
  3. Casper-WY lost - 31.76% from 1983 thru 1990
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.61% from 1981 thru 1988
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 30.68% from 1982 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 2004 were San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, Salinas-CA, Napa-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, and San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA .

  1. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +186.77% from 1997 to the end of 2004
  2. Salinas-CA increased +182.20% from 1997 to the end of 2004
  3. Napa-CA increased +169.41% from 1997 to the end of 2004
  4. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +166.30% from 1997 to the end of 2004
  5. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased +164.73% from 1997 to the end of 2004

Zip Code in MSA: 78520 - BROWNSVILLE, TX

MSA Pop: 363092
Zip Pop: 48601
Avg Value: 46700
County: CAMERON
Elev: 33
Region: South
Lat: 25.98174
Long: -97.53534