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 +172.18% (+ 21.52% yearly) for the Worcester, Massachusettes MSA.

The entire state of MA had +156.73% appreciation (+ 19.59% yearly). The Worcester, Massachusettes MSA beat out the state. by + 9.86% appreciation.

Worcester-MA

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

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

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

If you knew your Warren, Massachusettes home was worth $71,000.00 in 1982, you could multiply by +172.18%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $193,251.22 in 1989. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Worcester-MA from 1982 to 1989:
+ 21.52%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1982 to 1989 were Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA, Worcester-MA, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton-PA-NJ .

  1. Providence-New-Bedford-Fall-River-RI-MA increased +182.28% from 1982 to the end of 1989
  2. Worcester-MA increased +172.18% from 1982 to the end of 1989
  3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY increased +138.34% from 1982 to the end of 1989
  4. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +127.13% from 1982 to the end of 1989
  5. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton-PA-NJ increased +121.30% from 1982 to the end of 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 1083 - WARREN, MA

MSA Pop: 776610
Zip Pop: 2285
Avg Value: 111700
County: WORCESTER
Elev: 475
Region: Northeast
Lat: 42.210107
Long: -72.195675