Appreciation for MSAs:.

The first way to get a handle on an areas appreciation for a period is to compare it to the rest of the state.

In this case Santa Rosa Petaluma, California MSA appreciated + 10.83% (+ 2.71% yearly) for the period between 1981 and the end of 1984.

The state had + 11.16% total appreciation (+ 2.79% yearly). The state average for California was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Santa Rosa Petaluma, California MSA. This shows that something happened in this area to cause it to underperform. If you can identify the cause during these years, you can learn to avoid it. The state appreaciated + 3.03% faster than this MSA.

Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1981 2 51.49 + 3.69% + 14.74%
1981 3 53.05 + 3.03% + 12.12%
1981 4 52.5 - 1.04% - 4.15%
1982 1 52.08 - 0.80% - 3.20%
1982 2 51.71 - 0.71% - 2.84%
1982 3 49.84 - 3.62% - 14.47%
1982 4 53.27 + 6.88% + 27.53%
1983 1 52.39 - 1.65% - 6.61%
1983 2 53.33 + 1.79% + 7.18%
1983 3 52.7 - 1.18% - 4.73%
1983 4 52.92 + 0.42% + 1.67%
1984 1 53.24 + 0.60% + 2.42%
1984 2 53.37 + 0.24% + 0.98%
1984 3 54.09 + 1.35% + 5.40%
1984 4 55.04 + 1.76% + 7.03%


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

Lets look at Bodega Bay, California, a city located in Santa Rosa Petaluma, California MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Bodega Bay, California check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Bodega Bay, California home was worth $65,000.00 in 1981, you could multiply by + 10.83%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $72,041.88 in 1984. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA from 1981 to 1984:
+ 2.71%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 94923 - BODEGA BAY, CA

MSA Pop: 466725
Zip Pop: 1769
Avg Value: 423600
County: SONOMA
Elev: 177
Region: West
Lat: 38.347982
Long: -123.047568