Appreciation Velocity — Alabama Cities
Cities of Alabama ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Rehobeth, AL
+1,969.3%
#2 · Taylor, AL
+750.4%
#3 · Hartford, AL
+477.7%
#4 · Good Hope, AL
+400.0%
#5 · Berry, AL
+386.2%
#6 · Munford, AL
+325.4%
#7 · Hamilton, AL
+215.5%
#8 · Priceville, AL
+200.5%
#9 · Wadley, AL
+200.0%
#10 · New Market, AL
+198.3%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehobeth, AL | AL | +1,969.3% | — | +258.6% | — | $699K |
| 2 | Taylor, AL | AL | +750.4% | +433.8% | -16.5% | +207.9% | $403.9K |
| 3 | Hartford, AL | AL | +477.7% | — | +8.7% | +69.3% | $144.4K |
| 4 | Good Hope, AL | AL | +400.0% | — | — | — | $240K |
| 5 | Berry, AL | AL | +386.2% | +239.3% | +274.1% | — | $752K |
| 6 | Munford, AL | AL | +325.4% | — | +232.2% | +367.3% | $528K |
| 7 | Hamilton, AL | AL | +215.5% | +160.5% | +66.4% | +723.3% | $520K |
| 8 | Priceville, AL | AL | +200.5% | — | — | — | $299K |
| 9 | Wadley, AL | AL | +200.0% | +223.5% | +77.9% | — | $275K |
| 10 | New Market, AL | AL | +198.3% | +644.8% | +724.9% | +1,239.8% | $1.72M |
| 11 | Tanner, AL | AL | +178.7% | — | +370.9% | +3,300.0% | $1.7M |
| 12 | Elrod, AL | AL | +163.6% | — | — | — | $475K |
| 13 | Gurley, AL | AL | +157.9% | +30.9% | +503.5% | +204.6% | $807.5K |
| 14 | Gordo, AL | AL | +154.3% | — | +88.2% | +14.2% | $336.9K |
| 15 | Prichard, AL | AL | +148.8% | +26.3% | -59.3% | — | $180K |
| 16 | Geneva, AL | AL | +146.2% | — | +328.0% | +408.4% | $485.5K |
| 17 | Brewton, AL | AL | +142.5% | +345.8% | +156.6% | — | $419.2K |
| 18 | Moulton, AL | AL | +137.3% | +488.2% | +128.3% | +350.1% | $500K |
| 19 | Pike Road, AL | AL | +111.9% | +63.5% | +82.2% | +218.6% | $740.9K |
| 20 | Evergreen, AL | AL | +111.5% | — | +19.6% | — | $137.5K |
| 21 | Red Bay, AL | AL | +110.1% | +513.2% | — | — | $325K |
| 22 | Double Springs, AL | AL | +105.4% | +457.7% | +821.2% | +691.0% | $920K |
| 23 | Adamsville, AL | AL | +102.7% | +99.4% | +75.4% | +247.1% | $232.3K |
| 24 | Crane Hill, AL | AL | +102.3% | +278.3% | +113.6% | +207.5% | $954.3K |
| 25 | Elmore, AL | AL | +91.8% | +97.6% | +71.8% | +162.8% | $302.4K |
| 26 | Meridianville, AL | AL | +86.5% | +398.5% | +358.1% | +696.6% | $1.63M |
| 27 | Robertsdale, AL | AL | +83.4% | +100.2% | +54.9% | +143.6% | $399K |
| 28 | Childersburg, AL | AL | +82.7% | +172.9% | +188.3% | +175.7% | $279.5K |
| 29 | Arley, AL | AL | +70.5% | +65.8% | +202.0% | +239.0% | $887.5K |
| 30 | Madison, AL | AL | +67.8% | +69.0% | +139.1% | +317.2% | $817.5K |
| 31 | Huntsville, AL | AL | +66.9% | -5.8% | +150.8% | +215.0% | $647.1K |
| 32 | Reform, AL | AL | +66.7% | +31.6% | -12.4% | +228.9% | $125K |
| 33 | Irvington, AL | AL | +64.1% | +55.3% | +44.6% | +134.2% | $323.9K |
| 34 | Russellville, AL | AL | +60.6% | +85.4% | +131.8% | +233.9% | $400K |
| 35 | Montevallo, AL | AL | +59.0% | +61.1% | +95.6% | +111.2% | $326.7K |
| 36 | Alexandria, AL | AL | +56.9% | +121.3% | +79.0% | +178.5% | $345K |
| 37 | Eclectic, AL | AL | +56.1% | +300.0% | +95.4% | +366.6% | $850K |
| 38 | Auburn, AL | AL | +55.6% | +95.1% | +46.5% | +152.6% | $558.3K |
| 39 | Hanceville, AL | AL | +52.0% | +53.3% | +67.5% | +74.2% | $259.6K |
| 40 | Elba, AL | AL | +51.9% | — | +21.7% | — | $263K |
| 41 | Hartselle, AL | AL | +50.7% | +41.3% | +66.0% | +69.9% | $328.2K |
| 42 | Vincent, AL | AL | +49.4% | -37.5% | -64.8% | -20.6% | $75K |
| 43 | Scottsboro, AL | AL | +49.1% | +62.9% | +77.8% | +104.8% | $362K |
| 44 | Tuskegee, AL | AL | +46.3% | — | — | — | $90K |
| 45 | Ohatchee, AL | AL | +45.2% | -33.3% | +96.9% | +52.9% | $300K |
| 46 | Hazel Green, AL | AL | +41.5% | +85.6% | +103.0% | +125.6% | $534.6K |
| 47 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | AL | +40.7% | +13.9% | +66.9% | +248.0% | $894.3K |
| 48 | Vestavia Hills, AL | AL | +40.2% | +64.7% | +74.1% | +114.6% | $741.1K |
| 49 | Newton, AL | AL | +39.4% | -8.4% | -47.3% | +262.0% | $284K |
| 50 | Oxford, AL | AL | +38.8% | +9.8% | +75.8% | +163.9% | $321.8K |
| 51 | Talladega, AL | AL | +38.1% | +50.2% | +71.0% | +123.0% | $311.3K |
| 52 | Spanish Fort, AL | AL | +37.7% | -15.3% | +93.8% | +100.7% | $531.7K |
| 53 | Leighton, AL | AL | +37.6% | +36.0% | +84.7% | — | $289K |
| 54 | Ramer, AL | AL | +36.3% | +175.2% | -28.5% | +58.2% | $221.5K |
| 55 | Altoona, AL | AL | +35.0% | +114.9% | +78.0% | +118.9% | $315K |
| 56 | Thorsby, AL | AL | +34.3% | 0.0% | -3.6% | +88.0% | $219.7K |
| 57 | Midfield, AL | AL | +33.7% | +15.3% | +48.0% | +60.8% | $110.8K |
| 58 | Columbiana, AL | AL | +32.6% | +1.8% | +15.7% | +54.9% | $243.8K |
| 59 | Opp, AL | AL | +31.9% | +136.2% | +137.7% | -14.2% | $266.5K |
| 60 | Florence, AL | AL | +31.8% | +106.0% | +75.3% | — | $360.6K |
| 61 | Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | +29.4% | +62.8% | +45.9% | +164.1% | $519.8K |
| 62 | Theodore, AL | AL | +29.2% | +104.2% | +175.3% | +188.4% | $503.5K |
| 63 | Alexander City, AL | AL | +28.7% | +62.2% | +98.5% | +375.2% | $1.67M |
| 64 | Logan, AL | AL | +27.6% | — | — | — | $367.5K |
| 65 | Seminole, AL | AL | +26.9% | +155.3% | +106.2% | +462.3% | $485K |
| 66 | Eufaula, AL | AL | +26.9% | -53.9% | -45.4% | — | $177.7K |
| 67 | Semmes, AL | AL | +26.7% | +44.4% | +83.1% | +86.5% | $320.4K |
| 68 | Jackson, AL | AL | +23.3% | +24.1% | +108.7% | +51.1% | $180K |
| 69 | Attalla, AL | AL | +22.9% | +20.2% | -5.3% | — | $205K |
| 70 | Lanett, AL | AL | +20.9% | -30.4% | +113.6% | +272.0% | $195K |
| 71 | Eight Mile, AL | AL | +17.6% | +45.1% | +30.0% | +195.5% | $155K |
| 72 | Roanoke, AL | AL | +17.5% | +167.5% | +153.3% | +142.6% | $311.2K |
| 73 | Prattville, AL | AL | +17.2% | +47.9% | +29.7% | +60.5% | $337.8K |
| 74 | Maylene, AL | AL | +16.2% | +24.9% | +22.9% | +213.5% | $379.9K |
| 75 | Heflin, AL | AL | +16.1% | -21.1% | -36.2% | +68.0% | $201.6K |
| 76 | Henagar, AL | AL | +15.8% | +120.6% | +15.3% | — | $205.5K |
| 77 | Mountain Brook, AL | AL | +15.8% | +72.3% | +60.7% | +119.6% | $1.12M |
| 78 | Southside, AL | AL | +15.3% | -13.9% | +12.3% | — | $267.5K |
| 79 | Decatur, AL | AL | +15.3% | +30.8% | +49.4% | +116.9% | $297.7K |
| 80 | Tuscumbia, AL | AL | +14.8% | +47.6% | +6.0% | +55.2% | $256.6K |
| 81 | Abbeville, AL | AL | +14.7% | — | +62.3% | +328.0% | $355K |
| 82 | Somerville, AL | AL | +14.4% | +0.1% | +311.6% | -55.3% | $223.6K |
| 83 | Salem, AL | AL | +13.9% | -34.7% | — | +177.2% | $435K |
| 84 | Anniston, AL | AL | +13.9% | +77.8% | +56.1% | +96.3% | $198.4K |
| 85 | Center Point, AL | AL | +13.4% | +63.8% | +60.5% | -71.3% | $182.7K |
| 86 | Jacksonville, AL | AL | +13.0% | +74.0% | +77.1% | -96.1% | $284.9K |
| 87 | Grady, AL | AL | +12.1% | +71.1% | — | — | $650K |
| 88 | Leeds, AL | AL | +11.3% | -17.5% | +77.6% | +162.2% | $385K |
| 89 | Lillian, AL | AL | +10.9% | +28.3% | +76.6% | +186.0% | $333.1K |
| 90 | Birmingham, AL | AL | +10.8% | -3.8% | +41.9% | +34.2% | $332K |
| 91 | Enterprise, AL | AL | +10.0% | +70.4% | +10.4% | +42.9% | $245.8K |
| 92 | Parrish, AL | AL | +10.0% | — | -36.0% | -33.8% | $110K |
| 93 | Cropwell, AL | AL | +9.7% | — | +4.3% | +110.8% | $373.2K |
| 94 | Falkville, AL | AL | +9.5% | +64.9% | -51.8% | +35.2% | $160K |
| 95 | Flat Rock, AL | AL | +8.4% | — | +81.2% | — | $187K |
| 96 | Summerdale, AL | AL | +8.3% | -2.4% | -36.4% | +91.9% | $247.3K |
| 97 | Jemison, AL | AL | +8.2% | +39.1% | +98.4% | +126.0% | $255.3K |
| 98 | Jasper, AL | AL | +8.2% | +31.6% | +96.8% | +217.9% | $389.8K |
| 99 | Northport, AL | AL | +7.0% | +42.9% | +62.2% | +84.4% | $371.3K |
| 100 | Coffee Springs, AL | AL | +6.7% | +78.8% | — | -33.8% | $64K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.