Appreciation Velocity — Oakland, CA
Home-price appreciation in Oakland, CA plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Oakland · 1Y appreciation
+14.0%
Oakland · 3Y appreciation
+19.1%
Oakland · 5Y appreciation
+21.1%
Oakland · 10Y appreciation
+34.8%
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 94609
+52.3%
#2 · ZIP 94621
+47.7%
#3 · ZIP 94606
+37.7%
#4 · ZIP 94605
+36.7%
#5 · ZIP 94603
+26.1%
#6 · ZIP 94619
+9.9%
#7 · ZIP 94704
+6.5%
#8 · ZIP 94601
-10.0%
#9 · ZIP 94618
-34.4%
#10 · ZIP 94607
-35.9%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 94609 | CA | +67.2% | +58.3% | +52.3% | +95.8% | $1.69M |
| 2 | ZIP 94621 | CA | +58.2% | +46.0% | +47.7% | -14.9% | $706.4K |
| 3 | ZIP 94606 | CA | +54.3% | +32.4% | +37.7% | +89.4% | $950K |
| 4 | ZIP 94605 | CA | -13.4% | +15.5% | +36.7% | +44.6% | $872.9K |
| 5 | ZIP 94603 | CA | +11.1% | +6.7% | +26.1% | +82.1% | $587K |
| 6 | ZIP 94619 | CA | -7.4% | +5.8% | +9.9% | +36.0% | $950K |
| 7 | ZIP 94704 | CA | +29.0% | +5.8% | +6.5% | +4.4% | $1.02M |
| 8 | ZIP 94601 | CA | -31.0% | -22.1% | -10.0% | +28.0% | $515K |
| 9 | ZIP 94618 | CA | -38.3% | -53.7% | -34.4% | -37.2% | $769.3K |
| 10 | ZIP 94607 | CA | -7.9% | -27.4% | -35.9% | -29.5% | $395K |
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.