Appreciation Velocity — California Cities
Cities of California ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Daggett, CA
+1,090.5%
#2 · Esparto, CA
+1,001.8%
#3 · Coffee Creek, CA
+836.4%
#4 · North Hills, CA
+644.5%
#5 · Boulevard, CA
+519.4%
#6 · Glencoe, CA
+436.3%
#7 · Selma, CA
+434.3%
#8 · Fall River Mills, CA
+433.4%
#9 · Pebble Beach, CA
+415.8%
#10 · Mount Shasta, CA
+389.3%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daggett, CA | CA | +1,090.5% | +316.7% | +127.3% | +25.0% | $125K |
| 2 | Esparto, CA | CA | +1,001.8% | — | +27.0% | +407.7% | $660K |
| 3 | Coffee Creek, CA | CA | +836.4% | — | — | +22.6% | $515K |
| 4 | North Hills, CA | CA | +644.5% | +538.5% | +676.9% | +984.1% | $5.25M |
| 5 | Boulevard, CA | CA | +519.4% | -10.2% | +380.2% | +178.8% | $557.5K |
| 6 | Glencoe, CA | CA | +436.3% | — | +85.6% | +109.9% | $362K |
| 7 | Selma, CA | CA | +434.3% | +678.7% | +901.1% | +1,469.6% | $2.62M |
| 8 | Fall River Mills, CA | CA | +433.4% | — | — | +1,628.8% | $5.1M |
| 9 | Pebble Beach, CA | CA | +415.8% | +756.7% | +407.5% | +467.6% | $25.75M |
| 10 | Mount Shasta, CA | CA | +389.3% | +833.7% | +383.9% | +622.6% | $2.28M |
| 11 | Sierra City, CA | CA | +333.7% | — | — | — | $425K |
| 12 | Los Alamos, CA | CA | +286.4% | +19.5% | +371.0% | +540.2% | $3.16M |
| 13 | Gualala, CA | CA | +282.7% | — | +106.5% | +197.5% | $1.48M |
| 14 | Graeagle, CA | CA | +282.1% | — | — | +374.4% | $1.53M |
| 15 | Bell Canyon, CA | CA | +279.7% | +303.7% | +341.9% | +711.3% | $7.3M |
| 16 | Kirkwood, CA | CA | +269.2% | — | +514.3% | +1,037.4% | $2.4M |
| 17 | Agua Dulce, CA | CA | +263.8% | +363.7% | +392.4% | +458.0% | $3.5M |
| 18 | La Habra Heights, CA | CA | +263.4% | +132.6% | +88.1% | +381.8% | $2.5M |
| 19 | Auberry, CA | CA | +251.8% | +232.7% | +299.2% | +394.8% | $1M |
| 20 | Needles, CA | CA | +238.2% | +431.5% | +583.4% | +619.3% | $759.8K |
| 21 | Clio, CA | CA | +229.8% | — | -74.7% | +212.5% | $1.25M |
| 22 | Los Molinos, CA | CA | +225.6% | +214.0% | +250.5% | +696.7% | $933.5K |
| 23 | Rough and Ready, CA | CA | +218.6% | +27.9% | -10.7% | +122.1% | $570.3K |
| 24 | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | CA | +214.0% | +110.7% | +91.0% | — | $3.93M |
| 25 | Fiddletown, CA | CA | +189.8% | — | +118.1% | +770.7% | $892.5K |
| 26 | Thermal, CA | CA | +189.5% | +1,946.7% | +722.6% | +837.3% | $2.15M |
| 27 | North Fork, CA | CA | +188.2% | — | +140.4% | +64.8% | $741.5K |
| 28 | Hanford, CA | CA | +186.4% | +162.7% | +136.8% | +351.6% | $1.03M |
| 29 | Occidental, CA | CA | +180.5% | +108.1% | +168.1% | — | $3.23M |
| 30 | Weed, CA | CA | +168.6% | +184.5% | +308.5% | +323.8% | $832.2K |
| 31 | Avery, CA | CA | +167.1% | +475.0% | -1.3% | — | $184K |
| 32 | Woodlake, CA | CA | +165.6% | +123.6% | +422.1% | +435.9% | $777K |
| 33 | Cambria, CA | CA | +160.5% | -26.2% | +65.9% | +88.8% | $812K |
| 34 | Oceanside, CA | CA | +156.3% | +252.5% | +290.5% | +467.2% | $2.44M |
| 35 | El Mirage, CA | CA | +153.8% | +51.5% | +136.1% | +440.5% | $250K |
| 36 | Boron, CA | CA | +152.1% | +62.2% | +66.1% | +648.0% | $182.3K |
| 37 | Borrego Springs, CA | CA | +148.4% | +256.9% | +89.9% | +147.6% | $450.3K |
| 38 | Alamo, CA | CA | +147.7% | +191.9% | +204.4% | +162.3% | $6.52M |
| 39 | Meadow Vista, CA | CA | +134.9% | +189.3% | +241.2% | +239.6% | $1.63M |
| 40 | San Dimas, CA | CA | +134.8% | +28.1% | +74.0% | +41.2% | $1.18M |
| 41 | Loomis, CA | CA | +129.8% | +81.7% | +223.7% | +202.7% | $2.3M |
| 42 | Arcata, CA | CA | +128.8% | +269.1% | +107.2% | +207.4% | $1.12M |
| 43 | Duarte, CA | CA | +123.4% | +354.7% | +218.4% | +301.7% | $1.74M |
| 44 | Grizzly Flats, CA | CA | +121.9% | +139.5% | -4.3% | +27.7% | $239.5K |
| 45 | Hayfork, CA | CA | +116.8% | +18.5% | +59.1% | +19.2% | $245K |
| 46 | Dunnigan, CA | CA | +106.9% | — | +1,190.1% | — | $3.52M |
| 47 | Atherton, CA | CA | +102.6% | +320.2% | +153.1% | +186.5% | $28.5M |
| 48 | Shingle Springs, CA | CA | +101.7% | +242.4% | +172.8% | +256.0% | $1.6M |
| 49 | Linda, CA | CA | +100.9% | +46.5% | +67.7% | +46.8% | $525K |
| 50 | Buena Park, CA | CA | +98.7% | +157.8% | +170.3% | +150.8% | $1.86M |
| 51 | Topanga, CA | CA | +95.0% | -11.0% | +3.8% | +132.9% | $1.99M |
| 52 | Exeter, CA | CA | +91.5% | +518.9% | +75.0% | +263.3% | $820K |
| 53 | Nipomo, CA | CA | +88.9% | +0.0% | +40.6% | +151.6% | $1.48M |
| 54 | Lower Lake, CA | CA | +87.7% | +50.2% | -13.9% | +60.3% | $375K |
| 55 | Oregon House, CA | CA | +86.8% | -25.4% | +49.2% | +47.9% | $339.5K |
| 56 | Dunsmuir, CA | CA | +86.0% | — | +80.8% | +269.7% | $435K |
| 57 | Dinuba, CA | CA | +85.9% | +174.1% | +165.2% | +123.3% | $588K |
| 58 | Garden Valley, CA | CA | +83.2% | — | +17.1% | +115.4% | $482.5K |
| 59 | Inyokern, CA | CA | +82.2% | +496.8% | +806.9% | +195.3% | $462.5K |
| 60 | Murphys, CA | CA | +82.0% | +37.0% | +92.1% | +110.8% | $742K |
| 61 | Big Bear City, CA | CA | +81.3% | +115.2% | +78.6% | +165.7% | $755.6K |
| 62 | Torrance, CA | CA | +80.7% | +103.0% | +153.4% | +195.0% | $1.86M |
| 63 | Pine Valley, CA | CA | +80.6% | +149.5% | +22.0% | +141.7% | $870K |
| 64 | Shingletown, CA | CA | +80.5% | +138.8% | +61.2% | +187.4% | $411.6K |
| 65 | Ben Lomond, CA | CA | +80.1% | +116.7% | +210.3% | +231.3% | $2.18M |
| 66 | Clayton, CA | CA | +80.1% | +20.8% | +28.2% | +72.9% | $1.11M |
| 67 | Rimforest, CA | CA | +77.8% | +72.4% | +86.5% | +199.3% | $480K |
| 68 | Forest Falls, CA | CA | +75.6% | +500.0% | +30.8% | +70.5% | $360K |
| 69 | Llano, CA | CA | +75.1% | +25.9% | +137.3% | +137.8% | $233.1K |
| 70 | Pioneertown, CA | CA | +74.3% | — | +287.9% | +680.3% | $1.19M |
| 71 | Lake Almanor, CA | CA | +71.8% | +2,231.6% | +57.4% | +156.2% | $513K |
| 72 | Piru, CA | CA | +68.8% | +20.5% | +70.5% | +479.4% | $675K |
| 73 | Oak Run, CA | CA | +67.0% | +91.2% | +270.7% | +41.5% | $774.8K |
| 74 | Lakeside, CA | CA | +65.7% | +49.9% | +77.5% | +166.5% | $995.3K |
| 75 | San Andreas, CA | CA | +63.4% | +154.8% | +9.4% | -23.1% | $371.6K |
| 76 | Newberry Springs, CA | CA | +62.5% | +51.2% | +199.1% | +162.4% | $182.3K |
| 77 | Orangevale, CA | CA | +60.0% | +66.9% | +91.9% | +221.6% | $968.4K |
| 78 | Palermo, CA | CA | +58.1% | +43.2% | +80.9% | +37.5% | $330K |
| 79 | Baldwin Park, CA | CA | +57.8% | +114.0% | +82.3% | +147.8% | $938K |
| 80 | Altadena, CA | CA | +55.7% | +37.6% | +20.9% | +66.2% | $1.41M |
| 81 | Lakeport, CA | CA | +55.2% | +4.9% | +26.4% | +45.1% | $519.5K |
| 82 | Playa Vista, CA | CA | +54.9% | +110.2% | +64.5% | +142.7% | $2.79M |
| 83 | San Ysidro, CA | CA | +54.5% | +26.0% | +49.7% | +305.4% | $657K |
| 84 | Johnson Valley, CA | CA | +52.4% | — | +256.8% | +655.0% | $226.5K |
| 85 | Oroville, CA | CA | +51.3% | +116.2% | +77.9% | +188.1% | $498.6K |
| 86 | Visalia, CA | CA | +51.0% | +46.5% | +136.0% | +159.7% | $740.1K |
| 87 | Temple City, CA | CA | +50.6% | +42.5% | +93.8% | +85.3% | $2M |
| 88 | Springville, CA | CA | +49.9% | +33.4% | +153.3% | +99.1% | $521.3K |
| 89 | Bradley, CA | CA | +49.8% | +42.7% | +200.2% | +56.8% | $685K |
| 90 | Studio City, CA | CA | +49.8% | +85.7% | +82.3% | +167.1% | $2.96M |
| 91 | Laytonville, CA | CA | +49.7% | +11.1% | -49.3% | -21.0% | $367.5K |
| 92 | Downey, CA | CA | +49.7% | +121.5% | +124.9% | +194.1% | $1.54M |
| 93 | Corning, CA | CA | +49.4% | +119.2% | +48.0% | +157.4% | $322.2K |
| 94 | Browns Valley, CA | CA | +48.6% | +14.6% | +85.7% | +154.2% | $745K |
| 95 | Cloverdale, CA | CA | +48.6% | — | +18.9% | +94.7% | $852K |
| 96 | Saint Helena, CA | CA | +48.5% | +127.2% | +63.5% | +186.4% | $3.52M |
| 97 | Oceano, CA | CA | +47.1% | +104.4% | +42.8% | +609.0% | $959.5K |
| 98 | Rosamond, CA | CA | +46.7% | +30.7% | +17.3% | +40.1% | $367.8K |
| 99 | Emeryville, CA | CA | +46.7% | +90.3% | +20.7% | +77.7% | $813.4K |
| 100 | Carlsbad, CA | CA | +46.4% | +69.5% | +96.3% | +186.5% | $2.22M |
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.