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 + 2.15% (+ 1.08% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 0.96% change in value (+ 0.48% yearly).

Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1995 2 100.04 + 0.04% + 0.16%
1995 3 101.26 + 1.22% + 4.88%
1995 4 100.81 - 0.44% - 1.78%
1996 1 102.2 + 1.38% + 5.52%
1996 2 100.87 - 1.30% - 5.21%
1996 3 100.37 - 0.50% - 1.98%
1996 4 102.15 + 1.77% + 7.09%


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 1995, you could multiply by + 2.15%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $92,956.50 in 1996. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1995 to 1996:
+ 1.08%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1995 to 1996 were Honolulu-HI, Cumberland-MD-WV, Utica-Rome-NY, Binghamton-NY, and Madera-CA .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 7.92% between 1995 and 1996
  2. Cumberland-MD-WV decreased by - 4.44% between 1995 and 1996
  3. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 4.03% between 1995 and 1996
  4. Binghamton-NY decreased by - 3.46% between 1995 and 1996
  5. Madera-CA decreased by - 3.21% between 1995 and 1996

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 95001 - APTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 251584
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: SANTA CRUZ
Elev: 17
Region: West
Lat: 36.97902
Long: -121.89798