Appreciation Velocity — California Cities
Cities of California ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 96028
+2,949.4%
#2 · ZIP 92273
+2,542.9%
#3 · ZIP 95937
+1,529.3%
#4 · ZIP 95714
+1,406.8%
#5 · ZIP 92274
+876.3%
#6 · ZIP 92056
+804.9%
#7 · ZIP 94060
+702.1%
#8 · ZIP 95450
+622.7%
#9 · ZIP 93662
+603.2%
#10 · ZIP 15535
+567.8%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 96028 | CA | +433.4% | +2,949.4% | — | +1,628.8% | $5.1M |
| 2 | ZIP 92273 | CA | +45.1% | +2,542.9% | — | — | $185K |
| 3 | ZIP 95937 | CA | +106.9% | +1,529.3% | +1,190.1% | +1,102.7% | $3.52M |
| 4 | ZIP 95714 | CA | — | +1,406.8% | +218.8% | +159.4% | $550K |
| 5 | ZIP 92274 | CA | +224.3% | +876.3% | +555.5% | +660.9% | $2.15M |
| 6 | ZIP 92056 | CA | +603.2% | +804.9% | +916.8% | +1,445.7% | $6.53M |
| 7 | ZIP 94060 | CA | — | +702.1% | +971.4% | +244.8% | $7.5M |
| 8 | ZIP 95450 | CA | -72.5% | +622.7% | -78.0% | -43.8% | $318K |
| 9 | ZIP 93662 | CA | +434.3% | +603.2% | +941.3% | +1,469.6% | $2.62M |
| 10 | ZIP 15535 | CA | -23.2% | +567.8% | +30.6% | +540.0% | $384K |
| 11 | ZIP 96067 | CA | +389.3% | +527.4% | +434.2% | +609.0% | $2.28M |
| 12 | ZIP 93953 | CA | +415.8% | +501.1% | +377.5% | +536.0% | $25.75M |
| 13 | ZIP 94133 | CA | +106.1% | +458.2% | +243.6% | +273.7% | $6.98M |
| 14 | ZIP 95968 | CA | +416.4% | +437.4% | +623.4% | +349.0% | $1.08M |
| 15 | ZIP 95224 | CA | +167.1% | +433.3% | -1.3% | — | $184K |
| 16 | ZIP 93527 | CA | +82.2% | +432.6% | +733.3% | +195.3% | $462.5K |
| 17 | ZIP 90620 | CA | +336.1% | +423.4% | +582.2% | +710.0% | $4.13M |
| 18 | ZIP 92363 | CA | +238.2% | +390.7% | +250.1% | +695.6% | $759.8K |
| 19 | ZIP 96106 | CA | +229.8% | +337.0% | +18.3% | +212.5% | $1.25M |
| 20 | ZIP 94089 | CA | +122.8% | +308.6% | +295.9% | +257.1% | $1.8M |
| 21 | ZIP 96103 | CA | +195.9% | +284.5% | +255.8% | +458.0% | $1.04M |
| 22 | ZIP 95445 | CA | +282.7% | +276.0% | +122.9% | +197.5% | $1.48M |
| 23 | ZIP 96094 | CA | +152.8% | +269.2% | +310.8% | +363.7% | $832.2K |
| 24 | ZIP 91343 | CA | +247.7% | +263.7% | +354.4% | +510.4% | $3.08M |
| 25 | ZIP 95465 | CA | +180.5% | +253.9% | +168.1% | — | $3.23M |
| 26 | ZIP 95232 | CA | +436.3% | +208.7% | +69.7% | +109.9% | $362K |
| 27 | ZIP 91010 | CA | +123.4% | +199.8% | +219.7% | +301.7% | $1.74M |
| 28 | ZIP 95636 | CA | +121.9% | +196.6% | -4.3% | +27.7% | $239.5K |
| 29 | ZIP 93602 | CA | +169.3% | +192.1% | +170.9% | +278.8% | $765.5K |
| 30 | ZIP 91390 | CA | +118.0% | +189.7% | +199.3% | +292.2% | $2.17M |
| 31 | ZIP 95134 | CA | — | +181.1% | +798.5% | +236.6% | $1.8M |
| 32 | ZIP 94108 | CA | +9.0% | +180.3% | -2.1% | +180.2% | $3.8M |
| 33 | ZIP 96055 | CA | +225.6% | +178.0% | +249.2% | +696.7% | $933.5K |
| 34 | ZIP 94037 | CA | +19.9% | +169.1% | +87.6% | +311.2% | $3.3M |
| 35 | ZIP 94122 | CA | +80.1% | +168.7% | +114.6% | +183.3% | $3.26M |
| 36 | ZIP 93643 | CA | +177.0% | +168.5% | +132.8% | +89.4% | $712.5K |
| 37 | ZIP 95005 | CA | +80.1% | +162.0% | +182.9% | +281.0% | $2.18M |
| 38 | ZIP 90240 | CA | +83.1% | +160.2% | +144.9% | +280.4% | $2.15M |
| 39 | ZIP 91201 | CA | +9.3% | +156.6% | +13.7% | +212.8% | $2.44M |
| 40 | ZIP 94507 | CA | +147.7% | +153.2% | +205.9% | +162.3% | $6.52M |
| 41 | ZIP 94301 | CA | +47.1% | +148.1% | +222.8% | +358.9% | $10.71M |
| 42 | ZIP 96044 | CA | +34.4% | +148.0% | +237.8% | +112.3% | $336.5K |
| 43 | ZIP 94957 | CA | +34.3% | +144.1% | +4.9% | +182.3% | $13.43M |
| 44 | ZIP 94118 | CA | +5.2% | +141.5% | +108.7% | +82.6% | $4.07M |
| 45 | ZIP 93245 | CA | +16.5% | +140.4% | +212.8% | +296.1% | $851.3K |
| 46 | ZIP 95521 | CA | +128.8% | +139.4% | +169.6% | +187.6% | $1.12M |
| 47 | ZIP 95646 | CA | +269.2% | +134.8% | +514.3% | +811.6% | $2.4M |
| 48 | ZIP 95918 | CA | +48.6% | +134.6% | +81.9% | +154.2% | $745K |
| 49 | ZIP 96069 | CA | +46.9% | +131.2% | +356.3% | +24.4% | $681.3K |
| 50 | ZIP 94027 | CA | +109.3% | +130.1% | +158.4% | +186.5% | $28.5M |
| 51 | ZIP 93221 | CA | +91.5% | +126.8% | +98.3% | +275.6% | $820K |
| 52 | ZIP 93230 | CA | +186.4% | +123.6% | +142.0% | +348.0% | $1.03M |
| 53 | ZIP 92561 | CA | +19.1% | +120.7% | +99.9% | +149.2% | $720K |
| 54 | ZIP 92612 | CA | +94.1% | +119.3% | +228.9% | +233.2% | $2.33M |
| 55 | ZIP 90019 | CA | +90.4% | +118.0% | +98.3% | +158.0% | $2.93M |
| 56 | ZIP 90032 | CA | +100.4% | +116.2% | +175.4% | -52.5% | $1.45M |
| 57 | ZIP 95436 | CA | +23.2% | +116.1% | +405.8% | +514.4% | $1.91M |
| 58 | ZIP 94066 | CA | +2.1% | +113.3% | +142.7% | +247.2% | $2.05M |
| 59 | ZIP 96091 | CA | +266.9% | +112.9% | +49.2% | +93.0% | $507.5K |
| 60 | ZIP 95682 | CA | +42.7% | +112.0% | +73.4% | +160.5% | $1M |
| 61 | ZIP 93532 | CA | +35.8% | +110.6% | +45.7% | +154.5% | $512.5K |
| 62 | ZIP 95488 | CA | -81.9% | +110.1% | +35.9% | +24.3% | $435K |
| 63 | ZIP 91103 | CA | +142.9% | +110.0% | +268.3% | +193.0% | $2.73M |
| 64 | ZIP 90067 | CA | +24.6% | +109.6% | +282.3% | +8.5% | $5M |
| 65 | ZIP 92011 | CA | +44.6% | +109.3% | +166.7% | +189.7% | $1.94M |
| 66 | ZIP 95126 | CA | +35.0% | +109.1% | +128.4% | +15.9% | $2.53M |
| 67 | ZIP 90066 | CA | +63.5% | +107.0% | +158.8% | +199.8% | $3.95M |
| 68 | ZIP 93562 | CA | +4.3% | +106.9% | +2,590.0% | +88.8% | $134.5K |
| 69 | ZIP 92882 | CA | +75.6% | +105.5% | +130.2% | +200.8% | $1.44M |
| 70 | ZIP 95247 | CA | +82.0% | +104.9% | +111.7% | +140.4% | $742K |
| 71 | ZIP 90031 | CA | +146.6% | +101.4% | +135.8% | +335.5% | $1.52M |
| 72 | ZIP 92004 | CA | +148.4% | +100.9% | +89.9% | +147.6% | $450.3K |
| 73 | ZIP 92320 | CA | +31.0% | +100.2% | +65.4% | +96.0% | $650K |
| 74 | ZIP 93440 | CA | +286.4% | +99.0% | +582.7% | +400.4% | $3.16M |
| 75 | ZIP 93544 | CA | +78.1% | +96.7% | +144.9% | +129.8% | $225.2K |
| 76 | ZIP 93656 | CA | +22.5% | +96.1% | -35.0% | +60.5% | $350K |
| 77 | ZIP 94596 | CA | +142.1% | +95.7% | +76.2% | +233.5% | $2.08M |
| 78 | ZIP 94130 | CA | +198.9% | +94.9% | — | — | $2.38M |
| 79 | ZIP 91950 | CA | +13.6% | +94.7% | +144.7% | +120.2% | $1.31M |
| 80 | ZIP 95249 | CA | +63.4% | +93.8% | +12.8% | -34.4% | $371.6K |
| 81 | ZIP 91307 | CA | +65.5% | +93.7% | +132.7% | +279.6% | $2.44M |
| 82 | ZIP 93667 | CA | +37.2% | +93.0% | +64.6% | +99.4% | $450K |
| 83 | ZIP 93505 | CA | +17.0% | +91.5% | +84.1% | +188.2% | $328.3K |
| 84 | ZIP 90212 | CA | +78.7% | +90.7% | +84.0% | +172.4% | $5.13M |
| 85 | ZIP 91962 | CA | +80.6% | +90.4% | +22.0% | +141.7% | $870K |
| 86 | ZIP 93458 | CA | +20.5% | +90.3% | +95.0% | +98.4% | $655K |
| 87 | ZIP 96137 | CA | +57.2% | +90.1% | +40.5% | +168.2% | $444.8K |
| 88 | ZIP 95722 | CA | +134.9% | +89.7% | +245.7% | +229.4% | $1.63M |
| 89 | ZIP 96040 | CA | — | +88.9% | — | — | $3.4M |
| 90 | ZIP 92833 | CA | +85.7% | +88.3% | +144.0% | +248.0% | $1.73M |
| 91 | ZIP 95650 | CA | +129.8% | +87.8% | +223.3% | +202.7% | $2.3M |
| 92 | ZIP 95324 | CA | +13.1% | +87.8% | +61.7% | +63.4% | $599.5K |
| 93 | ZIP 95131 | CA | +96.2% | +87.7% | +157.0% | +184.6% | $2.07M |
| 94 | ZIP 94116 | CA | +60.3% | +86.9% | +131.3% | +175.0% | $3.28M |
| 95 | ZIP 90241 | CA | +23.0% | +86.5% | +122.2% | +225.5% | $1.41M |
| 96 | ZIP 92359 | CA | +33.0% | +86.3% | +94.0% | +270.3% | $673K |
| 97 | ZIP 95464 | CA | +29.1% | +86.3% | +20.5% | +103.3% | $257.5K |
| 98 | ZIP 92570 | CA | +30.2% | +85.4% | +102.0% | +207.4% | $828.7K |
| 99 | ZIP 92314 | CA | +71.2% | +85.4% | +84.9% | +184.1% | $760.4K |
| 100 | ZIP 95321 | CA | +50.2% | +84.7% | +42.2% | +122.4% | $498.5K |
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.