Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Worcester, Massachusettes to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of + 98.26% (+ 24.56% yearly) for the Worcester, Massachusettes MSA.

The entire state of MA had + 88.20% appreciation (+ 22.05% yearly). The Worcester, Massachusettes MSA beat out the state. by + 11.40% appreciation.

Worcester-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1982 2 46.48 + 7.92% + 31.67%
1982 3 48.56 + 4.48% + 17.90%
1982 4 49.96 + 2.88% + 11.53%
1983 1 49.31 - 1.30% - 5.20%
1983 2 51.1 + 3.63% + 14.52%
1983 3 53.92 + 5.52% + 22.07%
1983 4 55.25 + 2.47% + 9.87%
1984 1 59.6 + 7.87% + 31.49%
1984 2 61.39 + 3.00% + 12.01%
1984 3 63.73 + 3.81% + 15.25%
1984 4 66.38 + 4.16% + 16.63%
1985 1 70.23 + 5.80% + 23.20%
1985 2 76.12 + 8.39% + 33.55%
1985 3 79.37 + 4.27% + 17.08%
1985 4 85.39 + 7.58% + 30.34%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Worcester, Massachusettes .

Lets look at Gilbertville, Massachusettes, a city located in Worcester, Massachusettes MSA.

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If you were going to do a Gilbertville, Massachusettes Refinance, or Gilbertville, Massachusettes Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Gilbertville, Massachusettes home was worth $67,000.00 in 1982, you could multiply by + 98.26%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $132,833.29 in 1985. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Worcester-MA from 1982 to 1985:
+ 24.56%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1982 to 1985 were Worcester-MA, Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, Rochester-NY, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY .

  1. Worcester-MA increased + 98.26% from 1982 to the end of 1985
  2. Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA increased + 66.81% from 1982 to the end of 1985
  3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased + 59.86% from 1982 to the end of 1985
  4. Rochester-NY increased + 51.29% from 1982 to the end of 1985
  5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY increased + 40.44% from 1982 to the end of 1985

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: 1031 - GILBERTVILLE, MA

MSA Pop: 776610
Zip Pop: 1263
Avg Value: 116500
County: WORCESTER
Elev: 475
Region: Northeast
Lat: 42.33426
Long: -72.17604