Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Burlington, North Carolina 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 + 5.39% (+ 1.80% yearly) for the Burlington, North Carolina MSA.

The entire state of NC had + 11.20% appreciation (+ 3.73% yearly). The state average for North Carolina was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Burlington, North Carolina MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by +107.64%.

Burlington-NC

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 133.47 + 0.14% + 0.57%
2002 3 135.67 + 1.65% + 6.59%
2002 4 136.58 + 0.67% + 2.68%
2003 1 137.6 + 0.75% + 2.99%
2003 2 137.95 + 0.25% + 1.02%
2003 3 138.03 + 0.06% + 0.23%
2003 4 139.92 + 1.37% + 5.48%
2004 1 140.97 + 0.75% + 3.00%
2004 2 138.45 - 1.79% - 7.15%
2004 3 137.52 - 0.67% - 2.69%
2004 4 140.47 + 2.15% + 8.58%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Burlington, North Carolina .

Lets look at Altamahaw, North Carolina, a city located in Burlington, North Carolina MSA.

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If you were going to do a Altamahaw, North Carolina Refinance, or Altamahaw, North Carolina Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Altamahaw, North Carolina home was worth $106,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 5.39%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,718.34 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Burlington-NC from 2002 to 2004:
+ 1.80%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2002 to 2004 were Jackson-TN, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Austin-Round-Rock-TX, Lafayette-IN, and Burlington-NC .

  1. Jackson-TN only increased + 4.30% between 2002 and 2004
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 4.40% between 2002 and 2004
  3. Austin-Round-Rock-TX only increased + 4.43% between 2002 and 2004
  4. Lafayette-IN only increased + 4.95% between 2002 and 2004
  5. Burlington-NC only increased + 5.39% between 2002 and 2004

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

Zip Code in MSA: 27202 - ALTAMAHAW, NC

MSA Pop: 136773
Zip Pop: 24
Avg Value: 45000
County: ALAMANCE
Elev: 656
Region: South
Lat: 36.186466
Long: -79.505991