Home Appreciation Calculator

Many home owners have been asking themselves over the last few years;

How much is my house worth?

Here's a quick way to find out how the average price for a theoretical home in your area has appreciated (or depreciated) over time.

Fill in the form to see a graph and compare the value of your home to a home in another city with the same purchase price over time. This calculator uses the "Housing Price Index" or HPI Data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Using same home sales and loan data, this index tracks the value of Single Family homes over time. Learn more about HPI at FHFA.gov.

DATA REFRESHED: February 22, 2012 08:55:04

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Details for the home located in Lawrence, KS.

The homes value improved from $100,000 in 1986 to $272,281 in 2011.
Home has appreciated 172.28% in 25.5 years at an average rate of 6.76% per year.
The home was worth $172,281 more in 1986 than it was back in 1986.

Details for the home located in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (MSAD).

The homes value improved from $100,000 in 1986 to $333,060 in 2011.
Home has appreciated 233.06% in 25.5 years at an average rate of 9.14% per year.
The home was worth $233,060 more in 1986 than it was back in 1986.

Graph of home values in Lawrence, KS from 1986 to 2011

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