Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how New Haven Milford, Connecticut did compared to the state as a whole.

The New Haven Milford, Connecticut MSA property value change was + 11.37% (+ 2.84% yearly).

All of the property in CT averaged + 12.09% change in value (+ 3.02% yearly).

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YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1995 2 100.79 + 0.79% + 3.16%
1995 3 103.69 + 2.88% + 11.51%
1995 4 103.74 + 0.05% + 0.19%
1996 1 104.61 + 0.84% + 3.35%
1996 2 103.04 - 1.50% - 6.00%
1996 3 101.44 - 1.55% - 6.21%
1996 4 102.2 + 0.75% + 3.00%
1997 1 102.19 - 0.01% - 0.04%
1997 2 102.13 - 0.06% - 0.23%
1997 3 103.62 + 1.46% + 5.84%
1997 4 105.27 + 1.59% + 6.37%
1998 1 108.06 + 2.65% + 10.60%
1998 2 108.14 + 0.07% + 0.30%
1998 3 109.51 + 1.27% + 5.07%
1998 4 111.37 + 1.70% + 6.79%


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

If you knew your Branford, Connecticut home was worth $93,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 11.37%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $103,574.10 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for New-Haven-Milford-CT from 1995 to 1998:
+ 2.84%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1995 to 1998 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bay-City-MI, Jackson-MI, Battle-Creek-MI, and Ogden-Clearfield-UT .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 38.22% from 1995 to the end of 1998
  2. Bay-City-MI increased + 32.31% from 1995 to the end of 1998
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 31.57% from 1995 to the end of 1998
  4. Battle-Creek-MI increased + 30.77% from 1995 to the end of 1998
  5. Ogden-Clearfield-UT increased + 30.59% from 1995 to the end of 1998

Zip Code in MSA: 6405 - BRANFORD, CT

MSA Pop: 841873
Zip Pop: 28670
Avg Value: 171000
County: NEW HAVEN
Elev: 10
Region: Northeast
Lat: 41.27782
Long: -72.7967