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.

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DATA REFRESHED: May 30, 2023 04:31:49

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Details for the home located in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA.

The homes value improved from $100,000 in 1978 to $515,918 in 2010.
Home has appreciated 415.92% in 32.75 years at an average rate of 12.7% per year.
This equates to a Compounded Annual Growth Rate(CAGR) of 5.138%.
The home was worth $415,918 more in 2010 than it was back in 1978.

Details for the home located in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

The homes value improved from $100,000 in 1978 to $742,365 in 2010.
Home has appreciated 642.37% in 32.75 years at an average rate of 19.61% per year.
This equates to a Compounded Annual Growth Rate(CAGR) of 6.312%.
The home was worth $642,365 more in 2010 than it was back in 1978.

Graph of home values in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA from 1978 to 2010

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