Appreciation for MSAs:.

Real Estate Investing is all about property appreciation. Understanding Real Estate Appreication is to a real estate investor what reading a profit and loss is to a corporate CEO. Once you understand appreication and the trends that drive it, you can begin to make better decisions on real estate investing.

  • Worcester, Massachusettes: + 46.84%
  • State of MA: + 52.07%
  • Difference: - 10.05%

Worcester-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 114.06 + 1.14% + 4.58%
1998 3 116.57 + 2.20% + 8.80%
1998 4 117.93 + 1.17% + 4.67%
1999 1 119.79 + 1.58% + 6.31%
1999 2 123.15 + 2.80% + 11.22%
1999 3 126.57 + 2.78% + 11.11%
1999 4 129.05 + 1.96% + 7.84%
2000 1 134.53 + 4.25% + 16.99%
2000 2 138.27 + 2.78% + 11.12%
2000 3 143.13 + 3.51% + 14.06%
2000 4 146.74 + 2.52% + 10.09%
2001 1 150.79 + 2.76% + 11.04%
2001 2 155.3 + 2.99% + 11.96%
2001 3 161.36 + 3.90% + 15.61%
2001 4 165.59 + 2.62% + 10.49%


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 $99,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 46.84%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $145,370.31 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Worcester-MA from 1998 to 2001:
+ 11.71%

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

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

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