Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA appreciated + 21.60% (+ 3.60% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 1998.

The state of CA had + 5.57% total appreciation (+ 0.93% yearly). The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated +287.77% faster than the state as a whole.

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1995-1998 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


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 $91,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 21.60%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $110,651.46 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1993 to 1998:
+ 3.60%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 6 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Anchorage-AK, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 42.13% from 1983 to 1988
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.78% from 1982 thru 1987
  3. Casper-WY lost - 37.50% from 1983 thru 1988
  4. Anchorage-AK lost - 33.17% from 1984 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.15% from 1982 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1993 to 1998 were Salt-Lake-City-UT, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Provo-Orem-UT, Greeley-CO, and Logan-UT-ID .

  1. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 71.69% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT increased + 68.79% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  3. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 68.09% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  4. Greeley-CO increased + 57.86% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  5. Logan-UT-ID increased + 56.04% from 1993 to the end of 1998

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