Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Cedar Rapids, Iowa 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 + 45.31% (+ 5.03% yearly) for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA.

The entire state of IA had + 52.31% appreciation (+ 5.81% yearly). The state average for Iowa was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 15.45%.

Cedar-Rapids-IA

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Lets look at Blairstown, Iowa, a city located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA.

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

If you knew your Blairstown, Iowa home was worth $92,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 45.31%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $133,682.85 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1992 to 2000:
+ 5.03%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 9 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1990
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.77% from 1983 thru 1991
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 26.59% from 1982 thru 1990
  4. Casper-WY lost - 26.42% from 1983 thru 1991
  5. Midland-TX lost - 25.57% from 1984 thru 1992

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1992 to 2000 were Boulder-CO, Denver-Aurora-CO, Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO, Greeley-CO, and Salt-Lake-City-UT .

  1. Boulder-CO increased +120.26% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  2. Denver-Aurora-CO increased +108.38% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  3. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased +100.33% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  4. Greeley-CO increased + 94.91% from 1992 to the end of 2000
  5. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 92.72% from 1992 to the end of 2000

Zip Code in MSA: 52209 - BLAIRSTOWN, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 1095
Avg Value: 90000
County: BENTON
Elev: 810
Region: Midwest
Lat: 41.90598
Long: -92.082565