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 + 77.29% (+ 5.15% yearly) for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA.

The entire state of IA had + 96.51% appreciation (+ 6.43% 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 + 24.88%.

Cedar-Rapids-IA

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Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Cedar Rapids, Iowa include real estate investment .

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

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

If you knew your Central City, Iowa home was worth $98,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 77.29%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $173,740.62 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1992 to 2006:
+ 5.15%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1992 to 2006 were Rochester-NY, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Syracuse-NY, Binghamton-NY, and Utica-Rome-NY .

  1. Rochester-NY only increased + 34.60% between 1992 and 2006
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 44.57% between 1992 and 2006
  3. Syracuse-NY only increased + 46.93% between 1992 and 2006
  4. Binghamton-NY only increased + 48.14% between 1992 and 2006
  5. Utica-Rome-NY only increased + 48.75% between 1992 and 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 15 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 26.77% from 1982 to 1996
  2. Midland-TX lost - 20.17% from 1983 thru 1997
  3. Midland-TX lost - 11.70% from 1984 thru 1998
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 9.94% from 1984 thru 1998
  5. Midland-TX lost - 5.77% from 1986 thru 2000

Zip Code in MSA: 52214 - CENTRAL CITY, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 3309
Avg Value: 99000
County: LINN
Elev: 732
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.18114
Long: -91.49136