Appreciation Velocity — Alabama Cities
Cities of Alabama ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Double Springs, AL
+821.2%
#2 · New Market, AL
+724.9%
#3 · Gurley, AL
+503.5%
#4 · Brookside, AL
+371.3%
#5 · Tanner, AL
+370.9%
#6 · Meridianville, AL
+358.1%
#7 · Geneva, AL
+328.0%
#8 · Somerville, AL
+311.6%
#9 · Berry, AL
+274.1%
#10 · Rehobeth, AL
+258.6%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Springs, AL | AL | +105.4% | +457.7% | +821.2% | +691.0% | $920K |
| 2 | New Market, AL | AL | +198.3% | +644.8% | +724.9% | +1,239.8% | $1.72M |
| 3 | Gurley, AL | AL | +157.9% | +30.9% | +503.5% | +204.6% | $807.5K |
| 4 | Brookside, AL | AL | — | +46.0% | +371.3% | +372.0% | $329.9K |
| 5 | Tanner, AL | AL | +178.7% | — | +370.9% | +3,300.0% | $1.7M |
| 6 | Meridianville, AL | AL | +86.5% | +398.5% | +358.1% | +696.6% | $1.63M |
| 7 | Geneva, AL | AL | +146.2% | — | +328.0% | +408.4% | $485.5K |
| 8 | Somerville, AL | AL | +14.4% | +0.1% | +311.6% | -55.3% | $223.6K |
| 9 | Berry, AL | AL | +386.2% | +239.3% | +274.1% | — | $752K |
| 10 | Rehobeth, AL | AL | +1,969.3% | — | +258.6% | — | $699K |
| 11 | Munford, AL | AL | +325.4% | — | +232.2% | +367.3% | $528K |
| 12 | Fayette, AL | AL | -52.6% | — | +214.7% | +69.7% | $230K |
| 13 | Arley, AL | AL | +70.5% | +65.8% | +202.0% | +239.0% | $887.5K |
| 14 | Smiths Station, AL | AL | +3.9% | +91.1% | +188.9% | +177.1% | $389.5K |
| 15 | Childersburg, AL | AL | +82.7% | +172.9% | +188.3% | +175.7% | $279.5K |
| 16 | Letohatchee, AL | AL | — | — | +177.6% | — | $199.9K |
| 17 | Buhl, AL | AL | -80.7% | -53.5% | +177.5% | — | $200K |
| 18 | Theodore, AL | AL | +29.2% | +104.2% | +175.3% | +188.4% | $503.5K |
| 19 | Brewton, AL | AL | +142.5% | +345.8% | +156.6% | — | $419.2K |
| 20 | Roanoke, AL | AL | +17.5% | +167.5% | +153.3% | +142.6% | $311.2K |
| 21 | Huntsville, AL | AL | +66.9% | -5.8% | +150.8% | +215.0% | $647.1K |
| 22 | Madison, AL | AL | +67.8% | +69.0% | +139.1% | +317.2% | $817.5K |
| 23 | Opp, AL | AL | +31.9% | +136.2% | +137.7% | -14.2% | $266.5K |
| 24 | Toney, AL | AL | -31.0% | +170.9% | +134.9% | +645.9% | $772.8K |
| 25 | Russellville, AL | AL | +60.6% | +85.4% | +131.8% | +233.9% | $400K |
| 26 | Moulton, AL | AL | +137.3% | +488.2% | +128.3% | +350.1% | $500K |
| 27 | Valley, AL | AL | +0.2% | +73.6% | +125.4% | +159.8% | $366.1K |
| 28 | Lanett, AL | AL | +20.9% | -30.4% | +113.6% | +272.0% | $195K |
| 29 | Crane Hill, AL | AL | +102.3% | +278.3% | +113.6% | +207.5% | $954.3K |
| 30 | Vinemont, AL | AL | -8.0% | +143.2% | +112.2% | +292.5% | $434.8K |
| 31 | Jackson, AL | AL | +23.3% | +24.1% | +108.7% | +51.1% | $180K |
| 32 | Seminole, AL | AL | +26.9% | +155.3% | +106.2% | +462.3% | $485K |
| 33 | Chickasaw, AL | AL | -16.8% | +27.1% | +105.3% | — | $89K |
| 34 | Harvest, AL | AL | -32.4% | +73.7% | +105.2% | +282.1% | $586.1K |
| 35 | Hazel Green, AL | AL | +41.5% | +85.6% | +103.0% | +125.6% | $534.6K |
| 36 | Foley, AL | AL | +3.6% | +92.4% | +102.7% | +122.3% | $431.7K |
| 37 | Pinson, AL | AL | -69.1% | +28.3% | +100.9% | +150.7% | $296.2K |
| 38 | Alexander City, AL | AL | +28.7% | +62.2% | +98.5% | +375.2% | $1.67M |
| 39 | Jemison, AL | AL | +8.2% | +39.1% | +98.4% | +126.0% | $255.3K |
| 40 | Ohatchee, AL | AL | +45.2% | -33.3% | +96.9% | +52.9% | $300K |
| 41 | Jasper, AL | AL | +8.2% | +31.6% | +96.8% | +217.9% | $389.8K |
| 42 | Montevallo, AL | AL | +59.0% | +61.1% | +95.6% | +111.2% | $326.7K |
| 43 | Eclectic, AL | AL | +56.1% | +300.0% | +95.4% | +366.6% | $850K |
| 44 | Spanish Fort, AL | AL | +37.7% | -15.3% | +93.8% | +100.7% | $531.7K |
| 45 | Gordo, AL | AL | +154.3% | — | +88.2% | +14.2% | $336.9K |
| 46 | Leighton, AL | AL | +37.6% | +36.0% | +84.7% | — | $289K |
| 47 | Margaret, AL | AL | -94.6% | -14.3% | +84.7% | — | $270K |
| 48 | Semmes, AL | AL | +26.7% | +44.4% | +83.1% | +86.5% | $320.4K |
| 49 | Pike Road, AL | AL | +111.9% | +63.5% | +82.2% | +218.6% | $740.9K |
| 50 | Flat Rock, AL | AL | +8.4% | — | +81.2% | — | $187K |
| 51 | Alexandria, AL | AL | +56.9% | +121.3% | +79.0% | +178.5% | $345K |
| 52 | Homewood, AL | AL | -18.8% | +73.8% | +78.2% | +57.1% | $602K |
| 53 | Altoona, AL | AL | +35.0% | +114.9% | +78.0% | +118.9% | $315K |
| 54 | Wadley, AL | AL | +200.0% | +223.5% | +77.9% | — | $275K |
| 55 | Scottsboro, AL | AL | +49.1% | +62.9% | +77.8% | +104.8% | $362K |
| 56 | Leeds, AL | AL | +11.3% | -17.5% | +77.6% | +162.2% | $385K |
| 57 | Jacksonville, AL | AL | +13.0% | +74.0% | +77.1% | -96.1% | $284.9K |
| 58 | Lillian, AL | AL | +10.9% | +28.3% | +76.6% | +186.0% | $333.1K |
| 59 | Oxford, AL | AL | +38.8% | +9.8% | +75.8% | +163.9% | $321.8K |
| 60 | Adamsville, AL | AL | +102.7% | +99.4% | +75.4% | +247.1% | $232.3K |
| 61 | Florence, AL | AL | +31.8% | +106.0% | +75.3% | — | $360.6K |
| 62 | Vestavia Hills, AL | AL | +40.2% | +64.7% | +74.1% | +114.6% | $741.1K |
| 63 | Ardmore, AL | AL | -11.1% | +10.6% | +72.2% | +231.8% | $295.6K |
| 64 | Elmore, AL | AL | +91.8% | +97.6% | +71.8% | +162.8% | $302.4K |
| 65 | Talladega, AL | AL | +38.1% | +50.2% | +71.0% | +123.0% | $311.3K |
| 66 | Wedowee, AL | AL | -0.5% | +9.0% | +69.3% | +47.1% | $381.5K |
| 67 | Sterrett, AL | AL | -48.9% | +11.0% | +68.2% | +102.6% | $441.8K |
| 68 | Hanceville, AL | AL | +52.0% | +53.3% | +67.5% | +74.2% | $259.6K |
| 69 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | AL | +40.7% | +13.9% | +66.9% | +248.0% | $894.3K |
| 70 | Hamilton, AL | AL | +215.5% | +160.5% | +66.4% | +723.3% | $520K |
| 71 | Hartselle, AL | AL | +50.7% | +41.3% | +66.0% | +69.9% | $328.2K |
| 72 | Coden, AL | AL | -8.7% | — | +63.4% | +4.0% | $257.3K |
| 73 | Abbeville, AL | AL | +14.7% | — | +62.3% | +328.0% | $355K |
| 74 | Northport, AL | AL | +7.0% | +42.9% | +62.2% | +84.4% | $371.3K |
| 75 | Dadeville, AL | AL | -40.8% | +2,284.1% | +61.4% | +5.3% | $524.5K |
| 76 | Mountain Brook, AL | AL | +15.8% | +72.3% | +60.7% | +119.6% | $1.12M |
| 77 | Rogersville, AL | AL | -58.2% | -18.3% | +60.5% | — | $272.5K |
| 78 | Center Point, AL | AL | +13.4% | +63.8% | +60.5% | -71.3% | $182.7K |
| 79 | Rainsville, AL | AL | -11.7% | +101.6% | +58.1% | — | $234.9K |
| 80 | Blountsville, AL | AL | -4.9% | +49.7% | +58.0% | +33.0% | $222.8K |
| 81 | Anniston, AL | AL | +13.9% | +77.8% | +56.1% | +96.3% | $198.4K |
| 82 | Ashville, AL | AL | -5.8% | +16.5% | +54.9% | -74.6% | $243.9K |
| 83 | Robertsdale, AL | AL | +83.4% | +100.2% | +54.9% | +143.6% | $399K |
| 84 | Aliceville, AL | AL | -71.6% | +21.8% | +54.4% | -83.4% | $83K |
| 85 | Killen, AL | AL | +3.1% | +83.6% | +53.4% | — | $382K |
| 86 | Lincoln, AL | AL | -21.7% | +39.9% | +52.7% | +80.0% | $258.4K |
| 87 | Citronelle, AL | AL | -3.2% | -27.2% | +51.4% | +231.3% | $157K |
| 88 | Elberta, AL | AL | -2.5% | +74.8% | +49.6% | +51.5% | $384.7K |
| 89 | Decatur, AL | AL | +15.3% | +30.8% | +49.4% | +116.9% | $297.7K |
| 90 | Fultondale, AL | AL | -80.3% | +16.4% | +48.9% | +41.6% | $203.6K |
| 91 | Millbrook, AL | AL | -14.8% | +35.4% | +48.9% | +86.0% | $279.4K |
| 92 | Midfield, AL | AL | +33.7% | +15.3% | +48.0% | +60.8% | $110.8K |
| 93 | Dora, AL | AL | -2.4% | +133.3% | +46.9% | +189.5% | $252K |
| 94 | Alpine, AL | AL | -17.8% | +8.2% | +46.5% | +51.1% | $393.8K |
| 95 | Auburn, AL | AL | +55.6% | +95.1% | +46.5% | +152.6% | $558.3K |
| 96 | Atmore, AL | AL | -21.2% | +126.1% | +46.5% | — | $204.7K |
| 97 | Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | +29.4% | +62.8% | +45.9% | +164.1% | $519.8K |
| 98 | Remlap, AL | AL | -75.6% | -9.1% | +45.3% | +264.3% | $255K |
| 99 | Warrior, AL | AL | -71.0% | +61.2% | +45.0% | +14.1% | $259.5K |
| 100 | Irvington, AL | AL | +64.1% | +55.3% | +44.6% | +134.2% | $323.9K |
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.