Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California did compared to the state as a whole.

The San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA property value change was + 60.59% (+ 15.15% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 57.78% change in value (+ 14.44% yearly).

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1987 2 68.45 + 2.13% + 8.53%
1987 3 70.59 + 3.13% + 12.51%
1987 4 72.51 + 2.72% + 10.88%
1988 1 75.19 + 3.70% + 14.78%
1988 2 79.19 + 5.32% + 21.28%
1988 3 84.72 + 6.98% + 27.93%
1988 4 91.13 + 7.57% + 30.26%
1989 1 97.54 + 7.03% + 28.14%
1989 2 105.25 + 7.90% + 31.62%
1989 3 112.59 + 6.97% + 27.90%
1989 4 114.61 + 1.79% + 7.18%
1990 1 113.75 - 0.75% - 3.00%
1990 2 111.97 - 1.56% - 6.26%
1990 3 110.8 - 1.04% - 4.18%
1990 4 107.63 - 2.86% - 11.44%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California .

Lets look at Los Altos, California, a city located in San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA.

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If you were going to do a Los Altos, California Refinance, or Los Altos, California Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Los Altos, California home was worth $77,000.00 in 1987, you could multiply by + 60.59%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $123,657.27 in 1990. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 1987 to 1990:
+ 15.15%

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: 94023 - LOS ALTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 1734721
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: SANTA CLARA
Elev: 87
Region: West
Lat: 37.37405
Long: -122.1153