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Appreciation Velocity — California Cities

Cities of California ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.

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Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)

#1 · Lake Mathews, CA
+1,937.0%
#2 · Fall River Mills, CA
+1,628.8%
#3 · Selma, CA
+1,469.6%
#4 · Raymond, CA
+1,387.0%
#5 · Dorrington, CA
+1,102.9%
#6 · Lake Almanor West, CA
+1,052.9%
#7 · Kirkwood, CA
+1,037.4%
#8 · North Hills, CA
+984.1%
#9 · Thermal, CA
+837.3%
#10 · Fiddletown, CA
+770.7%
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City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)

# City State 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Current median
1 Lake Mathews, CA CA -38.9% +51.3% +51.4% +1,937.0% $1.1M
2 Fall River Mills, CA CA +433.4% +1,628.8% $5.1M
3 Selma, CA CA +434.3% +678.7% +901.1% +1,469.6% $2.62M
4 Raymond, CA CA -36.0% +3.6% +68.5% +1,387.0% $342K
5 Dorrington, CA CA -12.6% +31.2% +1,102.9% $519.3K
6 Lake Almanor West, CA CA -41.7% -77.4% +1,052.9% $392K
7 Kirkwood, CA CA +269.2% +514.3% +1,037.4% $2.4M
8 North Hills, CA CA +644.5% +538.5% +676.9% +984.1% $5.25M
9 Thermal, CA CA +189.5% +1,946.7% +722.6% +837.3% $2.15M
10 Fiddletown, CA CA +189.8% +118.1% +770.7% $892.5K
11 Bell Canyon, CA CA +279.7% +303.7% +341.9% +711.3% $7.3M
12 Los Molinos, CA CA +225.6% +214.0% +250.5% +696.7% $933.5K
13 Pioneertown, CA CA +74.3% +287.9% +680.3% $1.19M
14 Johnson Valley, CA CA +52.4% +256.8% +655.0% $226.5K
15 Boron, CA CA +152.1% +62.2% +66.1% +648.0% $182.3K
16 Mount Shasta, CA CA +389.3% +833.7% +383.9% +622.6% $2.28M
17 Needles, CA CA +238.2% +431.5% +583.4% +619.3% $759.8K
18 Oceano, CA CA +47.1% +104.4% +42.8% +609.0% $959.5K
19 Lindsay, CA CA -74.8% +300.0% +222.3% +587.7% $680K
20 Los Alamos, CA CA +286.4% +19.5% +371.0% +540.2% $3.16M
21 Forestville, CA CA +23.2% +149.7% +379.7% +514.4% $1.91M
22 Piru, CA CA +68.8% +20.5% +70.5% +479.4% $675K
23 Cardiff, CA CA +188.6% +73.8% +477.1% $3.03M
24 Pebble Beach, CA CA +415.8% +756.7% +407.5% +467.6% $25.75M
25 Oceanside, CA CA +156.3% +252.5% +290.5% +467.2% $2.44M
26 Agua Dulce, CA CA +263.8% +363.7% +392.4% +458.0% $3.5M
27 El Mirage, CA CA +153.8% +51.5% +136.1% +440.5% $250K
28 Woodlake, CA CA +165.6% +123.6% +422.1% +435.9% $777K
29 Esparto, CA CA +1,001.8% +27.0% +407.7% $660K
30 Auberry, CA CA +251.8% +232.7% +299.2% +394.8% $1M
31 La Habra Heights, CA CA +263.4% +132.6% +88.1% +381.8% $2.5M
32 Graeagle, CA CA +282.1% +374.4% $1.53M
33 Hanford, CA CA +186.4% +162.7% +136.8% +351.6% $1.03M
34 Montara, CA CA +19.9% +229.8% +121.3% +337.4% $3.3M
35 Bethel Island, CA CA +32.2% +4.2% -39.7% +329.6% $1.06M
36 Weed, CA CA +168.6% +184.5% +308.5% +323.8% $832.2K
37 San Ysidro, CA CA +54.5% +26.0% +49.7% +305.4% $657K
38 Duarte, CA CA +123.4% +354.7% +218.4% +301.7% $1.74M
39 Lemoore, CA CA +16.5% +134.0% +208.3% +294.7% $851.3K
40 National City, CA CA +13.6% +122.8% +159.1% +294.1% $1.31M
41 Landers, CA CA +23.6% +59.1% +49.1% +288.9% $231K
42 Mentone, CA CA +33.0% +112.4% +92.3% +270.3% $673K
43 Dunsmuir, CA CA +86.0% +80.8% +269.7% $435K
44 Exeter, CA CA +91.5% +518.9% +75.0% +263.3% $820K
45 Shingle Springs, CA CA +101.7% +242.4% +172.8% +256.0% $1.6M
46 San Bruno, CA CA +2.1% +225.8% +142.7% +247.2% $2.05M
47 Pescadero, CA CA +971.4% +244.8% $7.5M
48 Sanger, CA CA +23.2% +31.6% +157.5% +240.9% $830.1K
49 Meadow Vista, CA CA +134.9% +189.3% +241.2% +239.6% $1.63M
50 Montague, CA CA -51.4% -6.9% -39.7% +236.7% $165K
51 Ben Lomond, CA CA +80.1% +116.7% +210.3% +231.3% $2.18M
52 Rolling Hills, CA CA -22.6% -5.6% -6.8% +229.3% $4.93M
53 Orangevale, CA CA +60.0% +66.9% +91.9% +221.6% $968.4K
54 Solana Beach, CA CA +7.5% +109.5% +122.4% +212.9% $3.46M
55 Clio, CA CA +229.8% -74.7% +212.5% $1.25M
56 Arcata, CA CA +128.8% +269.1% +107.2% +207.4% $1.12M
57 Hilmar, CA CA +13.1% +32.2% +57.3% +206.9% $599.5K
58 Playa Del Rey, CA CA +18.2% +21.7% +206.1% $1.83M
59 Healdsburg, CA CA -3.6% +51.3% +143.2% +204.8% $3.18M
60 California City, CA CA +20.0% +106.1% +80.8% +204.4% $328.3K
61 Morongo Valley, CA CA -8.8% -7.5% +69.2% +203.8% $267.8K
62 Colusa, CA CA -5.7% +59.5% +83.3% +203.0% $518.3K
63 Loomis, CA CA +129.8% +81.7% +223.7% +202.7% $2.3M
64 Hesperia, CA CA +30.3% +58.3% +97.7% +201.4% $550.8K
65 Mount Baldy, CA CA +200.0% $330K
66 Rimforest, CA CA +77.8% +72.4% +86.5% +199.3% $480K
67 Gualala, CA CA +282.7% +106.5% +197.5% $1.48M
68 Goleta, CA CA +42.7% +224.3% +39.3% +197.4% $1.91M
69 Santa Barbara, CA CA +20.0% +51.0% +80.4% +196.1% $4.23M
70 Inyokern, CA CA +82.2% +496.8% +806.9% +195.3% $462.5K
71 Torrance, CA CA +80.7% +103.0% +153.4% +195.0% $1.86M
72 Downey, CA CA +49.7% +121.5% +124.9% +194.1% $1.54M
73 Oroville, CA CA +51.3% +116.2% +77.9% +188.1% $498.6K
74 Shingletown, CA CA +80.5% +138.8% +61.2% +187.4% $411.6K
75 Atherton, CA CA +102.6% +320.2% +153.1% +186.5% $28.5M
76 Carlsbad, CA CA +46.4% +69.5% +96.3% +186.5% $2.22M
77 Coto de Caza, CA CA +16.3% +108.1% +208.0% +186.4% $5.15M
78 Saint Helena, CA CA +48.5% +127.2% +63.5% +186.4% $3.52M
79 Newport Beach, CA CA +9.2% +139.9% +82.6% +184.3% $5.72M
80 Templeton, CA CA +12.7% +57.0% +183.5% $1.31M
81 Ross, CA CA +34.3% +539.3% -16.9% +182.3% $13.43M
82 Thousand Palms, CA CA +19.0% +15.0% +50.0% +182.3% $269.1K
83 Boulevard, CA CA +519.4% -10.2% +380.2% +178.8% $557.5K
84 Valley Village, CA CA +8.2% +68.0% +75.5% +178.4% $2.17M
85 Manhattan Beach, CA CA +34.2% +85.7% +90.5% +176.1% $5.6M
86 Mojave, CA CA +11.3% -44.6% +24.0% +173.4% $199.6K
87 Toluca Lake, CA CA -38.6% -3.8% +80.4% +172.7% $1.99M
88 Lebec, CA CA +33.8% -9.6% +75.7% +172.6% $321K
89 Avenal, CA CA +15.5% +25.2% +55.2% +170.3% $364.9K
90 Mammoth Lakes, CA CA -12.0% +27.9% -4.9% +169.5% $1.06M
91 Indian Wells, CA CA +20.2% -7.2% +98.9% +169.3% $2.22M
92 Arvin, CA CA -98.5% +3.8% +58.8% +168.0% $297.5K
93 Lompoc, CA CA -17.8% +86.6% +28.9% +167.5% $761.6K
94 Lafayette, CA CA +44.5% +55.3% +69.1% +167.3% $3.48M
95 Studio City, CA CA +49.8% +85.7% +82.3% +167.1% $2.96M
96 Volcano, CA CA +42.3% +3.2% +166.9% $355K
97 Lakeside, CA CA +65.7% +49.9% +77.5% +166.5% $995.3K
98 La Jolla, CA CA -8.7% +185.2% +36.3% +166.4% $3.14M
99 Buttonwillow, CA CA -43.6% +166.3% $199.8K
100 North Highlands, CA CA +14.5% +55.0% +47.8% +165.7% $444.2K
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.