RATINGS DEFINED
The communities listed on houseappreciation.com are those considered by our
panel of experts to be among the most likely in the United States to realize
large increases in residential real estate annual appreciation. All are in our
view among the top 32 percent of communities in the country defined by high
school attendance areas.
The average house appreciations in our ratings (over a recent 10 year period) are listed below.
Specifically:
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Rating
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Average Appreciation
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Description
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AAAA
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107.8%
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Communities that are rated "AAAA" are considered to have the highest
number of favorable investment attributes and are in the top 8 percent of
high school attendance areas in terms of likely residential real estate
appreciation.
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AAA
|
83.0%
|
Communities that are rated "AAA" are considered to have an extremely
high number of favorable investment attributes and are ranked between the 8th
and 16th percent of high school attendance areas in terms of likely residential
real estate appreciation.
|
AA
|
70.1%
|
Communities that are rated "AA" are considered to have a very high
number of favorable investment attributes and are ranked between the 16th and
24th percent of high school attendance areas in terms of likely residential real
estate appreciation.
|
A
|
60.5%
|
Communities that are rated "A" are considered to have many favorable
investment attributes and are ranked between the 24th and 32nd percent of high
school attendance areas in terms of likely residential real estate
appreciation.
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