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 +106.13% (+ 13.27% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 78.91% change in value (+ 9.86% yearly).

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

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

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

If you knew your Boulder Creek, California home was worth $97,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by +106.13%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $199,946.10 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1995 to 2002:
+ 13.27%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 8 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Salinas-CA, Springfield-MA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Salinas-CA, and Naples-Marco-Island-FL .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +233.30% from 1998 thru 2005
  2. Springfield-MA increased +225.43% from 1981 thru 1988
  3. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +209.59% from 1999 thru 2006
  4. Salinas-CA increased +204.52% from 1999 thru 2006
  5. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +202.95% from 1998 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 8 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1989
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1990
  3. Casper-WY lost - 31.76% from 1983 thru 1990
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.61% from 1981 thru 1988
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 30.68% from 1982 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 95006 - BOULDER CREEK, CA

MSA Pop: 251584
Zip Pop: 10506
Avg Value: 301600
County: SANTA CRUZ
Elev: 17
Region: West
Lat: 37.147293
Long: -122.129234