Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Decatur, Alabama 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 + 28.88% (+ 3.61% yearly) for the Decatur, Alabama MSA.

The entire state of AL had + 33.54% appreciation (+ 4.19% yearly). The state average for Alabama was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Decatur, Alabama MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 16.14%.

Decatur-AL

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Lets look at Eva, Alabama, a city located in Decatur, Alabama MSA.

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

If you knew your Eva, Alabama home was worth $91,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 28.88%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $117,280.38 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Decatur-AL from 1992 to 1999:
+ 3.61%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 8 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1989
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1990
  3. Casper-WY lost - 31.76% from 1983 thru 1990
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.61% from 1981 thru 1988
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 30.68% from 1982 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1992 to 1999 were Boulder-CO, Salt-Lake-City-UT, Denver-Aurora-CO, Provo-Orem-UT, and Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO .

  1. Boulder-CO increased + 92.82% from 1992 to the end of 1999
  2. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 87.16% from 1992 to the end of 1999
  3. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 83.28% from 1992 to the end of 1999
  4. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 82.08% from 1992 to the end of 1999
  5. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased + 81.56% from 1992 to the end of 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 35621 - EVA, AL

MSA Pop: 147204
Zip Pop: 2133
Avg Value: 61900
County: MORGAN
Elev: 573
Region: South
Lat: 34.315953
Long: -86.737915