Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Brownsville Harlingen, Texas 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 + 6.07% (+ 3.03% yearly) for the Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA.

The entire state of TX had + 5.80% appreciation (+ 2.90% yearly). The Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA beat out the state. by + 4.65% appreciation.

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 128.14 + 2.57% + 10.28%
2002 3 129.64 + 1.17% + 4.68%
2002 4 134.26 + 3.56% + 14.25%
2003 1 134.91 + 0.48% + 1.94%
2003 2 134.44 - 0.35% - 1.39%
2003 3 135.73 + 0.96% + 3.84%
2003 4 132.51 - 2.37% - 9.49%


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 $105,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 6.07%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,370.77 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 2002 to 2003:
+ 3.03%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2002 to 2003 were Fresno-CA, Yuba-City-CA, Chico-CA, Madera-CA, and Redding-CA .

  1. Fresno-CA increased + 36.89% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  2. Yuba-City-CA increased + 35.43% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  3. Chico-CA increased + 35.05% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  4. Madera-CA increased + 34.32% from 2002 to the end of 2003
  5. Redding-CA increased + 34.01% from 2002 to the end of 2003

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

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