Appreciation Velocity — Alabama Cities
Cities of Alabama ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 35631
+818.9%
#2 · ZIP 35671
+499.5%
#3 · ZIP 36268
+497.7%
#4 · ZIP 35805
+426.0%
#5 · ZIP 35761
+377.9%
#6 · ZIP 36009
+356.0%
#7 · ZIP 35759
+350.9%
#8 · ZIP 35824
+324.3%
#9 · ZIP 36069
+290.3%
#10 · ZIP 36310
+220.4%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 35631 | AL | — | +818.9% | — | — | $85K |
| 2 | ZIP 35671 | AL | +178.7% | +499.5% | +452.9% | +2,990.9% | $1.7M |
| 3 | ZIP 36268 | AL | +325.4% | +497.7% | +264.0% | +551.9% | $528K |
| 4 | ZIP 35805 | AL | +63.8% | +426.0% | +754.2% | +1,961.6% | $1.87M |
| 5 | ZIP 35761 | AL | +198.3% | +377.9% | +354.2% | +1,239.8% | $1.72M |
| 6 | ZIP 36009 | AL | -56.5% | +356.0% | — | — | $750K |
| 7 | ZIP 35759 | AL | +86.5% | +350.9% | +424.4% | +696.6% | $1.63M |
| 8 | ZIP 35824 | AL | +311.6% | +324.3% | +389.3% | +487.0% | $1.91M |
| 9 | ZIP 36069 | AL | +36.3% | +290.3% | +5.6% | +58.2% | $221.5K |
| 10 | ZIP 36310 | AL | +14.7% | +220.4% | +105.3% | +328.0% | $355K |
| 11 | ZIP 36036 | AL | +12.1% | +212.5% | — | — | $650K |
| 12 | ZIP 35546 | AL | +386.2% | +211.0% | +274.0% | — | $752K |
| 13 | ZIP 35553 | AL | +105.4% | +189.8% | +483.5% | +691.0% | $920K |
| 14 | ZIP 36340 | AL | +146.2% | +183.6% | +124.3% | +408.4% | $485.5K |
| 15 | ZIP 35503 | AL | +48.6% | +181.2% | +197.9% | +320.4% | $576.5K |
| 16 | ZIP 35650 | AL | +137.3% | +172.0% | +88.0% | +350.1% | $500K |
| 17 | ZIP 36523 | AL | -8.7% | +161.5% | +56.0% | +23.2% | $257.3K |
| 18 | ZIP 36426 | AL | +142.5% | +152.8% | +145.4% | — | $419.2K |
| 19 | ZIP 36346 | AL | +6.7% | +140.3% | +220.0% | — | $400K |
| 20 | ZIP 35758 | AL | +143.2% | +140.0% | +393.3% | +532.1% | $1.24M |
| 21 | ZIP 35756 | AL | +142.7% | +137.4% | +199.8% | +470.7% | $1.2M |
| 22 | ZIP 35570 | AL | +215.5% | +137.2% | +190.2% | +723.3% | $520K |
| 23 | ZIP 35773 | AL | -31.0% | +131.9% | +201.4% | +610.3% | $772.8K |
| 24 | ZIP 35010 | AL | +28.7% | +124.2% | +139.2% | +469.4% | $1.67M |
| 25 | ZIP 36854 | AL | +0.2% | +123.6% | +165.7% | +181.9% | $366.1K |
| 26 | ZIP 36467 | AL | +31.9% | +123.3% | +75.3% | +2.2% | $266.5K |
| 27 | ZIP 36323 | AL | +51.9% | +121.5% | +12.7% | — | $263K |
| 28 | ZIP 35582 | AL | +110.1% | +121.4% | +199.9% | +420.1% | $325K |
| 29 | ZIP 35062 | AL | -2.4% | +120.8% | +46.3% | +189.5% | $252K |
| 30 | ZIP 35046 | AL | +35.1% | +119.6% | +60.9% | +218.4% | $480.3K |
| 31 | ZIP 36375 | AL | +88.6% | +115.9% | +95.7% | +530.2% | $467K |
| 32 | ZIP 35098 | AL | +27.6% | +113.8% | +326.5% | — | $367.5K |
| 33 | ZIP 35179 | AL | -8.0% | +112.9% | +163.6% | +235.2% | $434.8K |
| 34 | ZIP 35614 | AL | +95.9% | +112.0% | +94.0% | +691.4% | $450K |
| 35 | ZIP 35653 | AL | +48.2% | +108.3% | +115.2% | +261.2% | $400K |
| 36 | ZIP 36067 | AL | +107.4% | +99.7% | +73.8% | +93.4% | $402.3K |
| 37 | ZIP 35541 | AL | +70.5% | +95.9% | +202.7% | +167.5% | $887.5K |
| 38 | ZIP 36201 | AL | +79.5% | +94.3% | +165.0% | +172.6% | $172K |
| 39 | ZIP 36606 | AL | +38.4% | +94.1% | +161.7% | +134.0% | $314.4K |
| 40 | ZIP 36582 | AL | +38.2% | +89.8% | +175.6% | +181.8% | $503.5K |
| 41 | ZIP 36091 | AL | -32.6% | +88.4% | +19.7% | +58.5% | $236K |
| 42 | ZIP 36064 | AL | +112.1% | +87.6% | +111.7% | +228.5% | $740.9K |
| 43 | ZIP 35750 | AL | +41.5% | +86.7% | +172.7% | +168.5% | $534.6K |
| 44 | ZIP 35952 | AL | +36.8% | +79.4% | +78.0% | +118.9% | $315K |
| 45 | ZIP 35749 | AL | -32.4% | +79.2% | +124.7% | +293.1% | $586.1K |
| 46 | ZIP 35978 | AL | +15.8% | +78.9% | +65.5% | — | $205.5K |
| 47 | ZIP 36250 | AL | +56.9% | +78.5% | +70.2% | +178.5% | $345K |
| 48 | ZIP 36401 | AL | +111.5% | +77.8% | +19.6% | — | $137.5K |
| 49 | ZIP 35475 | AL | +7.9% | +76.9% | +95.0% | +116.2% | $503.1K |
| 50 | ZIP 35476 | AL | +25.6% | +76.1% | +107.3% | +114.2% | $282.5K |
| 51 | ZIP 35044 | AL | +82.7% | +73.4% | +187.9% | +181.6% | $279.5K |
| 52 | ZIP 35218 | AL | -8.7% | +73.2% | +187.4% | +218.6% | $133K |
| 53 | ZIP 35634 | AL | -16.6% | +71.7% | +61.1% | — | $333.3K |
| 54 | ZIP 35645 | AL | +3.1% | +67.1% | +61.2% | — | $382K |
| 55 | ZIP 36078 | AL | +6.4% | +65.8% | +31.9% | +195.3% | $345.9K |
| 56 | ZIP 35147 | AL | -43.6% | +65.0% | +37.1% | +113.3% | $441.8K |
| 57 | ZIP 36610 | AL | +201.3% | +63.8% | +4.9% | — | $180K |
| 58 | ZIP 35481 | AL | +66.7% | +63.0% | -12.4% | +228.9% | $125K |
| 59 | ZIP 36549 | AL | +10.9% | +60.6% | +79.2% | +186.0% | $333.1K |
| 60 | ZIP 35226 | AL | +27.1% | +57.4% | +79.4% | +120.9% | $622K |
| 61 | ZIP 35053 | AL | +112.9% | +57.2% | +124.3% | +210.2% | $954.3K |
| 62 | ZIP 35763 | AL | +42.4% | +56.9% | +61.4% | +228.6% | $894.3K |
| 63 | ZIP 36278 | AL | -5.3% | +56.7% | +69.1% | +47.1% | $381.5K |
| 64 | ZIP 35115 | AL | +59.0% | +56.4% | +81.8% | +102.8% | $326.7K |
| 65 | ZIP 35160 | AL | +43.6% | +55.5% | +64.8% | +118.2% | $311.3K |
| 66 | ZIP 36527 | AL | +44.3% | +54.2% | +75.4% | +99.8% | $521K |
| 67 | ZIP 35810 | AL | +114.0% | +53.2% | +204.5% | +399.7% | $402.2K |
| 68 | ZIP 35811 | AL | +107.8% | +51.0% | +233.2% | +340.8% | $797.7K |
| 69 | ZIP 35243 | AL | +23.8% | +50.0% | +36.9% | +130.0% | $774.3K |
| 70 | ZIP 35051 | AL | +32.6% | +48.3% | +34.9% | +106.4% | $316.8K |
| 71 | ZIP 36604 | AL | -20.1% | +48.3% | +105.5% | +80.1% | $289.5K |
| 72 | ZIP 36260 | AL | -8.8% | +47.0% | +5.0% | -14.3% | $209.7K |
| 73 | ZIP 36502 | AL | -21.2% | +44.4% | +47.8% | — | $204.7K |
| 74 | ZIP 36545 | AL | +23.3% | +44.4% | +38.9% | +51.1% | $180K |
| 75 | ZIP 36877 | AL | +3.9% | +44.3% | +66.3% | +177.1% | $389.5K |
| 76 | ZIP 35401 | AL | +44.6% | +43.9% | +224.0% | +199.4% | $674.3K |
| 77 | ZIP 36203 | AL | +38.8% | +42.7% | +77.3% | +144.2% | $321.8K |
| 78 | ZIP 36092 | AL | -13.8% | +40.8% | +49.4% | +52.5% | $263.8K |
| 79 | ZIP 35660 | AL | -30.9% | +39.8% | +55.2% | +111.4% | $187.9K |
| 80 | ZIP 36311 | AL | -28.6% | +39.1% | +54.2% | +33.3% | $160K |
| 81 | ZIP 35077 | AL | +53.6% | +38.5% | +73.8% | +49.9% | $259.6K |
| 82 | ZIP 36575 | AL | +25.9% | +37.3% | +88.0% | +79.6% | $320.4K |
| 83 | ZIP 35646 | AL | +37.6% | +37.3% | +106.7% | — | $289K |
| 84 | ZIP 36024 | AL | +56.1% | +37.1% | +121.5% | +396.1% | $850K |
| 85 | ZIP 35466 | AL | +209.8% | +35.6% | +110.1% | +38.4% | $336.9K |
| 86 | ZIP 35954 | AL | +26.9% | +35.0% | -5.3% | — | $205K |
| 87 | ZIP 35504 | AL | +6.3% | +34.8% | +69.0% | +261.6% | $436.7K |
| 88 | ZIP 35630 | AL | +55.5% | +33.9% | +112.4% | — | $351K |
| 89 | ZIP 36271 | AL | +45.2% | +33.7% | +81.9% | +52.9% | $300K |
| 90 | ZIP 35406 | AL | +34.3% | +33.6% | -2.2% | +96.6% | $702.7K |
| 91 | ZIP 36567 | AL | +79.6% | +33.2% | +68.9% | +143.6% | $399K |
| 92 | ZIP 36206 | AL | +17.0% | +31.4% | +67.1% | +175.7% | $194K |
| 93 | ZIP 35802 | AL | +65.5% | +30.4% | +152.1% | +265.3% | $649.7K |
| 94 | ZIP 36869 | AL | +2.9% | +30.3% | +48.4% | +102.6% | $203.1K |
| 95 | ZIP 36693 | AL | +72.1% | +29.7% | +57.7% | +107.6% | $313.4K |
| 96 | ZIP 35186 | AL | +5.1% | +29.7% | +20.5% | +22.9% | $279.3K |
| 97 | ZIP 36535 | AL | +5.1% | +27.1% | +99.0% | +134.8% | $438.1K |
| 98 | ZIP 35222 | AL | +22.0% | +26.8% | +80.9% | +111.4% | $413.3K |
| 99 | ZIP 35473 | AL | +14.1% | +26.2% | +37.7% | +54.1% | $317.9K |
| 100 | ZIP 36093 | AL | -14.4% | +25.5% | +33.8% | +58.7% | $293.7K |
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.