Appreciation Velocity — Arkansas Cities
Cities of Arkansas ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Sulphur Springs, AR
+629.4%
#2 · Mountainburg, AR
+321.3%
#3 · Alpena, AR
+295.1%
#4 · Horseshoe Bend, AR
+283.0%
#5 · Haskell, AR
+193.3%
#6 · Cedarville, AR
+189.5%
#7 · Redfield, AR
+185.3%
#8 · Evening Shade, AR
+184.8%
#9 · Fort Smith, AR
+173.0%
#10 · Pearcy, AR
+158.8%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sulphur Springs, AR | AR | +1,235.1% | +3,302.7% | +629.4% | +893.2% | $2.57M |
| 2 | Mountainburg, AR | AR | -29.3% | +7.7% | +321.3% | +112.4% | $386K |
| 3 | Alpena, AR | AR | +29.6% | +193.3% | +295.1% | — | $334.3K |
| 4 | Horseshoe Bend, AR | AR | +65.8% | +120.6% | +283.0% | +547.6% | $338.4K |
| 5 | Haskell, AR | AR | +123.0% | +190.3% | +193.3% | +328.3% | $407K |
| 6 | Cedarville, AR | AR | +28.0% | — | +189.5% | +518.8% | $310K |
| 7 | Redfield, AR | AR | +37.9% | +35.6% | +185.3% | +22.4% | $200K |
| 8 | Evening Shade, AR | AR | +51.5% | — | +184.8% | — | $525K |
| 9 | Fort Smith, AR | AR | +57.2% | +146.5% | +173.0% | +172.9% | $550.2K |
| 10 | Pearcy, AR | AR | +20.7% | +125.9% | +158.8% | +153.3% | $350K |
| 11 | Clinton, AR | AR | +49.2% | +268.6% | +158.7% | +329.2% | $345K |
| 12 | Lead Hill, AR | AR | -63.0% | -40.5% | +150.7% | +67.1% | $192.2K |
| 13 | Bauxite, AR | AR | +117.5% | +152.5% | +149.9% | +468.2% | $546.5K |
| 14 | Everton, AR | AR | +31.0% | — | +145.8% | — | $352.5K |
| 15 | Lamar, AR | AR | +71.4% | -61.2% | +144.6% | +49.8% | $308.5K |
| 16 | Eureka Springs, AR | AR | +33.0% | +260.7% | +141.7% | +199.3% | $483.6K |
| 17 | Booneville, AR | AR | +39.0% | -15.4% | +139.4% | +80.1% | $240K |
| 18 | Cotter, AR | AR | +174.1% | +133.6% | +139.0% | +251.5% | $993K |
| 19 | Bella Vista, AR | AR | +17.0% | +46.8% | +136.6% | +67.1% | $291.9K |
| 20 | Mena, AR | AR | +27.1% | +266.3% | +134.0% | +187.2% | $345.6K |
| 21 | Yellville, AR | AR | +123.3% | +202.3% | +131.8% | +350.3% | $356K |
| 22 | Hattieville, AR | AR | -5.9% | -7.2% | +131.3% | — | $160K |
| 23 | Wesley, AR | AR | +159.3% | +400.0% | +129.8% | +70.7% | $350K |
| 24 | Bentonville, AR | AR | -11.5% | -0.8% | +127.6% | +113.4% | $804.2K |
| 25 | Brookland, AR | AR | -1.4% | +131.2% | +118.5% | +193.7% | $439.3K |
| 26 | Mountain Home, AR | AR | +44.4% | +78.7% | +114.0% | +179.2% | $361.6K |
| 27 | Centerton, AR | AR | +33.4% | +59.0% | +111.9% | +103.6% | $636.1K |
| 28 | Flippin, AR | AR | +96.6% | -32.1% | +109.6% | +316.9% | $274.9K |
| 29 | Fordyce, AR | AR | +42.5% | — | +108.7% | — | $255K |
| 30 | Lonsdale, AR | AR | +15.1% | — | +108.2% | — | $229.1K |
| 31 | Tuckerman, AR | AR | — | +180.7% | +105.2% | +174.3% | $138.5K |
| 32 | Ozone, AR | AR | — | +63.9% | +102.7% | +131.7% | $150K |
| 33 | Trumann, AR | AR | +67.0% | +201.6% | +102.5% | +332.0% | $275.8K |
| 34 | Clarksville, AR | AR | -24.3% | +89.2% | +99.0% | +134.9% | $247.1K |
| 35 | Cabot, AR | AR | +33.2% | +106.4% | +96.8% | +153.9% | $405.5K |
| 36 | Ravenden, AR | AR | — | -20.8% | +96.2% | — | $260K |
| 37 | Hackett, AR | AR | +57.7% | — | +95.3% | — | $437.5K |
| 38 | Lavaca, AR | AR | +27.2% | +17.6% | +89.2% | — | $306.5K |
| 39 | Crossett, AR | AR | +32.9% | +68.6% | +87.1% | +115.9% | $215K |
| 40 | Pottsville, AR | AR | +51.5% | -0.5% | +84.2% | +316.1% | $311K |
| 41 | Hector, AR | AR | -41.2% | — | +84.1% | +117.4% | $250K |
| 42 | Greenbrier, AR | AR | +24.9% | +90.5% | +83.7% | +144.6% | $402.1K |
| 43 | Decatur, AR | AR | +82.1% | +199.0% | +82.7% | +374.5% | $508.3K |
| 44 | Marshall, AR | AR | +131.7% | +114.0% | +81.2% | -39.6% | $347.5K |
| 45 | Royal, AR | AR | +100.8% | — | +78.9% | +1,076.5% | $800K |
| 46 | Gentry, AR | AR | +50.9% | +69.8% | +78.1% | +214.6% | $580.3K |
| 47 | Hope, AR | AR | -17.5% | — | +77.4% | +38.9% | $186.5K |
| 48 | Hindsville, AR | AR | -3.3% | +72.1% | +74.5% | +243.7% | $519K |
| 49 | Alma, AR | AR | +25.9% | +11.3% | +73.0% | +153.2% | $313.5K |
| 50 | Fairfield Bay, AR | AR | -14.1% | +9.7% | +72.7% | +137.1% | $163.3K |
| 51 | Quitman, AR | AR | -7.6% | +1.3% | +72.4% | +501.7% | $415K |
| 52 | Mountain View, AR | AR | +31.4% | +81.8% | +72.0% | +300.9% | $348.5K |
| 53 | Siloam Springs, AR | AR | -13.6% | +26.8% | +71.9% | +163.0% | $370.8K |
| 54 | Omaha, AR | AR | +136.1% | +27.8% | +71.4% | +384.4% | $326.4K |
| 55 | Springdale, AR | AR | -18.2% | +6.6% | +69.2% | +60.6% | $465.4K |
| 56 | Bono, AR | AR | -1.9% | -13.3% | +68.9% | +96.6% | $234K |
| 57 | Benton, AR | AR | +11.1% | +82.1% | +67.3% | +99.9% | $355.7K |
| 58 | Caraway, AR | AR | — | — | +67.3% | — | $184K |
| 59 | Wynne, AR | AR | +16.9% | +113.8% | +67.1% | +231.9% | $277.1K |
| 60 | Midway, AR | AR | -29.7% | — | +66.9% | — | $225K |
| 61 | Little Rock, AR | AR | +2.4% | +81.7% | +63.5% | +63.5% | $381.4K |
| 62 | Holiday Island, AR | AR | +99.6% | +107.3% | +62.5% | +106.8% | $285K |
| 63 | Sherwood, AR | AR | -4.9% | +82.6% | +62.2% | +53.3% | $259.8K |
| 64 | Rogers, AR | AR | -22.7% | +84.0% | +60.8% | +48.1% | $493.2K |
| 65 | Summers, AR | AR | -2.7% | -61.5% | +59.9% | +1,293.3% | $323.3K |
| 66 | Mayflower, AR | AR | +45.4% | +35.0% | +59.1% | +80.5% | $305K |
| 67 | Camden, AR | AR | -3.6% | +31.0% | +58.4% | +12.1% | $191.7K |
| 68 | Russellville, AR | AR | -6.5% | +87.4% | +57.9% | +94.7% | $276K |
| 69 | Jonesboro, AR | AR | +2.8% | +31.0% | +57.6% | +106.1% | $348.1K |
| 70 | Tontitown, AR | AR | -24.8% | +0.1% | +56.7% | +180.3% | $544K |
| 71 | West Fork, AR | AR | +69.2% | +100.3% | +56.7% | +198.1% | $463.7K |
| 72 | Tumbling Shoals, AR | AR | +21.5% | +127.7% | +55.9% | — | $665K |
| 73 | Austin, AR | AR | +26.5% | +62.0% | +54.7% | +201.8% | $310.7K |
| 74 | Monette, AR | AR | +317.0% | — | +54.4% | — | $208.5K |
| 75 | Lincoln, AR | AR | -17.6% | +42.7% | +52.7% | +135.1% | $230.7K |
| 76 | Helena, AR | AR | -10.1% | -10.1% | +52.5% | +92.6% | $67.4K |
| 77 | Hot Springs Village, AR | AR | +12.2% | +57.8% | +51.4% | +159.0% | $355.6K |
| 78 | Harrison, AR | AR | +9.4% | +65.9% | +50.7% | +127.4% | $269.5K |
| 79 | Marion, AR | AR | +23.4% | +179.1% | +45.6% | +146.6% | $394.8K |
| 80 | Winslow, AR | AR | +20.0% | -49.1% | +45.2% | +172.3% | $324K |
| 81 | Morrilton, AR | AR | -16.9% | +22.8% | +44.8% | +223.1% | $223.4K |
| 82 | Ashdown, AR | AR | -16.8% | +15.8% | +44.5% | +10.9% | $145.5K |
| 83 | Hartford, AR | AR | -79.3% | +10.3% | +44.2% | — | $75K |
| 84 | Judsonia, AR | AR | +10.5% | -18.4% | +44.2% | +112.6% | $165.8K |
| 85 | Fayetteville, AR | AR | -22.6% | +8.0% | +43.6% | +64.4% | $433K |
| 86 | Williford, AR | AR | +39.9% | +477.6% | +43.1% | — | $232.5K |
| 87 | Lake City, AR | AR | -13.4% | +25.7% | +41.9% | +88.6% | $143.3K |
| 88 | Elkins, AR | AR | -23.7% | +53.0% | +41.9% | +23.5% | $237.6K |
| 89 | Jacksonville, AR | AR | -2.8% | +31.4% | +36.8% | +47.2% | $189.3K |
| 90 | North Little Rock, AR | AR | +11.0% | +127.4% | +36.7% | +35.9% | $238.7K |
| 91 | Beebe, AR | AR | +8.3% | +66.5% | +33.2% | +83.5% | $246.7K |
| 92 | Hot Springs, AR | AR | -10.7% | +2.3% | +33.0% | +94.4% | $388.8K |
| 93 | Gravette, AR | AR | -32.4% | +39.4% | +32.8% | +23.4% | $343.1K |
| 94 | Farmington, AR | AR | -28.9% | -27.0% | +31.4% | +111.7% | $340.1K |
| 95 | Hardy, AR | AR | -26.0% | -16.1% | +31.2% | +60.4% | $128.3K |
| 96 | Cherokee Village, AR | AR | -0.4% | +42.0% | +30.2% | +29.4% | $144.8K |
| 97 | Garfield, AR | AR | -35.0% | +15.7% | +27.8% | +86.5% | $407.2K |
| 98 | Maumelle, AR | AR | -6.4% | -6.2% | +25.5% | -14.2% | $336.8K |
| 99 | Gassville, AR | AR | -35.4% | +381.4% | +24.7% | +257.1% | $204.1K |
| 100 | Mammoth Spring, AR | AR | -53.2% | +1.5% | +24.3% | -32.9% | $99.5K |
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.