50 States by appreciation rate: (April 2009 data, ranked worst to best in percent decline from peak--includes District of Columbia).
Rank State Peak % Decline 12-Month HPI 12-Month HPI
Month Since Peak Change (March Change (March
2009) 2008)
1 CALIFORNIA JUNE -46.56% -22.72% -26.46%
2006
2 NEVADA MAY -45.66% -26.05% -21.79%
2006
3 FLORIDA JUNE -41.10% -23.15% -18.17%
2006
4 ARIZONA MAY -38.38% -20.51% -17.90%
2006
5 RHODE ISLAND SEPT. -32.25% -16.92% -12.61%
2005
6 ILLINOIS AUG. -25.86% -17.36% -7.95%
2006
7 MINNESOTA AUG. -25.00% -13.57% -10.37%
2006
8 OHIO JUNE -24.83% -12.04% -8.48%
2006
9 MASSACHUSETTS SEPT. -23.32% -9.49% -9.31%
2005
10 NEW HAMPSHIRE SEPT. -22.41% -9.96% -9.31%
2005
11 DISTRICT OF AUG. -22.13% -12.39% -5.43%
COLUMBIA 2006
12 MARYLAND JULY -21.83% -12.65% -9.13%
2006
13 MICHIGAN AUG. -21.41% -6.12% -7.12%
2005
14 VIRGINIA JUNE -20.15% -9.37% -6.71%
2006
I5 HAWAII AUG. -19.67% -10.20% -1.71%
2007
16 GEORGIA JULY -18.51% -10.83% -6.27%
2007
17 WASHINGTON JUNE -18.39% -12.86% -5.40%
2007
18 NEW JERSEY JULY -18.39% -9.80% -7.20%
2006
19 CONNECTICUT JULY -17.28% -11.40% -4.75%
2007
20 OREGON JUNE -16.64% -11.65% -4.13%
2006
21 NEW YORK FEB. -13.03% 3.88% -12.31%
2006
22 WYOMING APRIL -12.62% -1.35% -11.43%
2007
23 WISCONSIN JULY -12.32% -7.23% -3.08%
2007
24 MAINE MAY -10.56% -4.34% -6.11%
2007
25 ALABAMA AUG. -10.53% -5.94% 2.68%
2007
26 TENNESSEE JULY -10.20% -5.35% -2.44%
2007
27 KENTUCKY JULY -9.33% -6.86% -0.12%
2007
28 PENNSYLVANIA AUG. -9.23% -4.28% -1.32%
2007
29 COLORADO JULY -8.21% -2.21% -4.00%
2007
30 VERMONT JULY -7.72% -5.03% 1.71%
2008
31 NEBRASKA JUNE -6.91% -3.00% -1.86%
2006
32 OKLAHOMA JULY -6.68% -4.79% 1.66%
2008
33 SOUTH AUG. -6.63% -5.81% 0.54%
CAROLINA 2007
34 LOUISIANA AUG. -6.36% 3.10% -4.81%
2006
35 NORTH JULY -5.18% -1.76% -0.51%
CAROLINA 2007
36 IOWA JULY -4.96% -2.93% 1.06%
2008
37 UTAH MARCH -4.68% -4.41% 3.70%
2008
38 ARKANSAS AUG. -4.65% -2.27% -0.56%
2008
39 NORTH DAKOTA DEC. -4.27% -0.06% -1.20%
2008
40 DELAWARE JUNE -4.24% -3.18% 0.00%
2006
41 WEST VIRGINIA JAN. -3.02% 5.27% 4.47%
2009
42 NEW MEXICO MARCH -2.72% -2.43% 2.37%
2008
43 IDAHO MARCH -2.47% -2.19% 1.91%
2008
44 ALASKA FEB. -0.96% 0.32% 0.49%
2008
45 MONTANA MAY -0.67% -0.62% 4.82%
2008
46 MISSISSIPPI MARCH -0.40% -0.35% 2.71%
2008
47 MISSOURI APRIL -0.28% -0.28% 1.16%
2008
48 INDIANA MARCH -0.04% 0.08% 1.87%
2008
49 KANSAS APRIL 0.00% 0.84% 1.85%
2009
50 SOUTH DAKOTA APRIL 0.00% 1.96% 3.89%
2009
51 TEXAS APRIL 0.00% 1.94% 4.09%
2009
Source: First American CoreLogic. a First American company (NYSE: FAF).
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