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 + 62.46% (+ 5.20% yearly) for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA.

The entire state of IA had + 73.20% appreciation (+ 6.10% 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 + 17.20%.

Cedar-Rapids-IA

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

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

If you knew your Center Point, Iowa home was worth $95,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 62.46%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $154,336.57 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1992 to 2003:
+ 5.20%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 2003 were Binghamton-NY, Honolulu-HI, Utica-Rome-NY, Syracuse-NY, and Rochester-NY .

  1. Binghamton-NY only increased + 11.17% between 1992 and 2003
  2. Honolulu-HI only increased + 15.65% between 1992 and 2003
  3. Utica-Rome-NY only increased + 20.57% between 1992 and 2003
  4. Syracuse-NY only increased + 20.68% between 1992 and 2003
  5. Rochester-NY only increased + 21.10% between 1992 and 2003

For a 12 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA, and San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA .

  1. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +288.32% from 1977 thru 1988
  2. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased +284.24% from 1977 thru 1988
  3. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +270.45% from 1977 thru 1988
  4. Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA increased +269.41% from 1977 thru 1988
  5. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +267.22% from 1978 thru 1989

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 12 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.95% from 1982 to 1993
  2. Midland-TX lost - 27.35% from 1983 thru 1994
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.42% from 1984 thru 1995
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 17.39% from 1984 thru 1995
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 14.77% from 1982 thru 1993

Zip Code in MSA: 52213 - CENTER POINT, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 3806
Avg Value: 112100
County: LINN
Elev: 732
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.192129
Long: -91.760179