Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA property value change was + 66.41% (+ 16.60% yearly).

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

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YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1987 2 64.73 + 2.96% + 11.83%
1987 3 66.77 + 3.15% + 12.61%
1987 4 69.85 + 4.61% + 18.45%
1988 1 71.76 + 2.73% + 10.94%
1988 2 74.56 + 3.90% + 15.61%
1988 3 77.93 + 4.52% + 18.08%
1988 4 83.08 + 6.61% + 26.43%
1989 1 88.18 + 6.14% + 24.55%
1989 2 93.74 + 6.31% + 25.22%
1989 3 99.91 + 6.58% + 26.33%
1989 4 103.32 + 3.41% + 13.65%
1990 1 105.17 + 1.79% + 7.16%
1990 2 106.15 + 0.93% + 3.73%
1990 3 105.47 - 0.64% - 2.56%
1990 4 104.62 - 0.81% - 3.22%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Santa Cruz Watsonville, California .

Lets look at Aptos, California, a city located in Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA.

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

If you knew your Aptos, California home was worth $77,000.00 in 1987, you could multiply by + 66.41%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $128,133.29 in 1990. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1987 to 1990:
+ 16.60%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1987 to 1990 were Honolulu-HI, Bellingham-WA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA .

  1. Honolulu-HI increased +101.92% from 1987 to the end of 1990
  2. Bellingham-WA increased + 69.34% from 1987 to the end of 1990
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 69.20% from 1987 to the end of 1990
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 67.63% from 1987 to the end of 1990
  5. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 66.41% from 1987 to the end of 1990

Zip Code in MSA: 95003 - APTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 251584
Zip Pop: 24225
Avg Value: 414600
County: SANTA CRUZ
Elev: 17
Region: West
Lat: 36.99264
Long: -121.87674