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 + 20.64% (+ 10.32% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 14.27% change in value (+ 7.14% yearly).

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YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 104.8 + 1.37% + 5.49%
1997 3 109.08 + 4.08% + 16.34%
1997 4 110.04 + 0.88% + 3.52%
1998 1 113.8 + 3.42% + 13.67%
1998 2 118.35 + 4.00% + 15.99%
1998 3 121.96 + 3.05% + 12.20%
1998 4 124.72 + 2.26% + 9.05%


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 $95,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 20.64%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $114,610.18 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1997 to 1998:
+ 10.32%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 1998 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, Gadsden-AL, and Waterloo-Cedar-Falls-IA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 24.79% from 1997 to the end of 1998
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 20.64% from 1997 to the end of 1998
  3. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased + 16.27% from 1997 to the end of 1998
  4. Gadsden-AL increased + 14.96% from 1997 to the end of 1998
  5. Waterloo-Cedar-Falls-IA increased + 13.76% from 1997 to the end of 1998

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

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