Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia 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 + 23.86% (+ 5.97% yearly) for the Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia MSA.

The entire state of TN had + 20.30% appreciation (+ 5.07% yearly). The Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia MSA beat out the state. by + 17.57% appreciation.

Chattanooga-TN-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 138.09 + 0.44% + 1.75%
2002 3 141.49 + 2.46% + 9.85%
2002 4 142.33 + 0.59% + 2.37%
2003 1 143.95 + 1.14% + 4.55%
2003 2 145.47 + 1.06% + 4.22%
2003 3 147.09 + 1.11% + 4.45%
2003 4 148.94 + 1.26% + 5.03%
2004 1 150.87 + 1.30% + 5.18%
2004 2 152.35 + 0.98% + 3.92%
2004 3 155.88 + 2.32% + 9.27%
2004 4 157.51 + 1.05% + 4.18%
2005 1 159.92 + 1.53% + 6.12%
2005 2 164.89 + 3.11% + 12.43%
2005 3 167.19 + 1.39% + 5.58%
2005 4 170.3 + 1.86% + 7.44%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia .

Lets look at Graysville, Tennessee, a city located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Graysville, Tennessee check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Graysville, Tennessee home was worth $107,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 23.86%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $132,534.00 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Chattanooga-TN-GA from 2002 to 2005:
+ 5.97%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 30726 - GRAYSVILLE, GA

MSA Pop: 485927
Zip Pop: 48
Avg Value: 29500
County: CATOOSA
Elev: 781
Region: South
Lat: 34.97628
Long: -85.14132