Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Charleston North Charleston, South Carlina did compared to the state as a whole.

The Charleston North Charleston, South Carlina MSA property value change was + 16.15% (+ 5.38% yearly).

All of the property in SC averaged + 13.60% change in value (+ 4.53% yearly).

Charleston-North-Charleston-SC

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1995 2 101.58 + 1.58% + 6.32%
1995 3 101.82 + 0.24% + 0.95%
1995 4 103.99 + 2.13% + 8.52%
1996 1 105.59 + 1.54% + 6.15%
1996 2 106.21 + 0.59% + 2.35%
1996 3 106.47 + 0.24% + 0.98%
1996 4 109.19 + 2.55% + 10.22%
1997 1 109.31 + 0.11% + 0.44%
1997 2 111.72 + 2.20% + 8.82%
1997 3 114.33 + 2.34% + 9.34%
1997 4 116.15 + 1.59% + 6.37%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Charleston North Charleston, South Carlina .

Lets look at Charleston, South Carlina, a city located in Charleston North Charleston, South Carlina MSA.

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If you were going to do a Charleston, South Carlina Refinance, or Charleston, South Carlina Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Charleston, South Carlina home was worth $92,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 16.15%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $106,858.00 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Charleston-North-Charleston-SC from 1995 to 1997:
+ 5.38%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1995 to 1997 were Honolulu-HI, Utica-Rome-NY, Odessa-TX, Laredo-TX, and Madera-CA .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 12.82% between 1995 and 1997
  2. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 6.03% between 1995 and 1997
  3. Odessa-TX decreased by - 0.73% between 1995 and 1997
  4. Laredo-TX decreased by - 0.27% between 1995 and 1997
  5. Madera-CA decreased by - 0.18% between 1995 and 1997

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: 29401 - CHARLESTON, SC

MSA Pop: 571631
Zip Pop: 11250
Avg Value: 516600
County: CHARLESTON
Elev: 118
Region: South
Lat: 32.77864
Long: -79.937723