Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA appreciation it was + 56.60% (+ 4.35% yearly) from 1994 to 2006.

During the same time period, IA had + 75.77% (+ 5.83% yearly). From 1994 to 2006, Iowa outperformed the individual Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

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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 $100,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 56.60%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $156,601.38 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1994 to 2006:
+ 4.35%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1994 to 2006 were Rochester-NY, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Springfield-IL, Lafayette-IN, and Fort-Wayne-IN .

  1. Rochester-NY only increased + 31.76% between 1994 and 2006
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 38.77% between 1994 and 2006
  3. Springfield-IL only increased + 40.34% between 1994 and 2006
  4. Lafayette-IN only increased + 41.59% between 1994 and 2006
  5. Fort-Wayne-IN only increased + 45.03% between 1994 and 2006

For a 13 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Honolulu-HI, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +365.89% from 1977 thru 1989
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +354.74% from 1976 thru 1988
  3. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +346.24% from 1977 thru 1989
  4. Honolulu-HI increased +322.63% from 1978 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +285.59% from 1977 thru 1989

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 13 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Odessa-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.46% from 1982 to 1994
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.49% from 1983 thru 1995
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.51% from 1984 thru 1996
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 15.99% from 1984 thru 1996
  5. Odessa-TX lost - 10.08% from 1985 thru 1997

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