Appreciation Velocity — Colorado Cities
Cities of Colorado ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Mount Crested Butte, CO
+928.9%
#2 · Battlement Mesa, CO
+610.6%
#3 · Lake George, CO
+392.3%
#4 · San Luis, CO
+314.4%
#5 · Olney Springs, CO
+303.6%
#6 · Dolores, CO
+285.3%
#7 · Granby, CO
+284.4%
#8 · Eagle, CO
+272.1%
#9 · Mancos, CO
+262.2%
#10 · Rifle, CO
+255.9%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Crested Butte, CO | CO | +394.7% | — | +928.9% | +1,325.0% | $3.79M |
| 2 | Battlement Mesa, CO | CO | +138.2% | +43.3% | +610.6% | +135.6% | $619K |
| 3 | Lake George, CO | CO | +57.8% | — | +392.3% | +681.6% | $1.14M |
| 4 | San Luis, CO | CO | +1,521.6% | +392.0% | +314.4% | — | $575K |
| 5 | Olney Springs, CO | CO | — | — | +303.6% | — | $150K |
| 6 | Dolores, CO | CO | +48.6% | +98.8% | +285.3% | +221.4% | $709K |
| 7 | Granby, CO | CO | +17.0% | +11.0% | +284.4% | +445.8% | $929.4K |
| 8 | Eagle, CO | CO | +78.8% | +137.7% | +272.1% | +429.1% | $2.13M |
| 9 | Mancos, CO | CO | +25.7% | +6.4% | +262.2% | +237.3% | $700K |
| 10 | Rifle, CO | CO | +81.4% | +122.2% | +255.9% | +267.0% | $866.7K |
| 11 | Silt, CO | CO | +12.1% | +119.2% | +252.3% | +80.0% | $671.3K |
| 12 | Mesa, CO | CO | -18.6% | +137.4% | +252.0% | +56.3% | $406.3K |
| 13 | Oak Creek, CO | CO | +189.1% | +166.5% | +237.9% | +135.9% | $680K |
| 14 | Deer Trail, CO | CO | +72.0% | +915.4% | +236.0% | +173.8% | $660K |
| 15 | Franktown, CO | CO | +72.6% | — | +210.3% | +131.5% | $2.55M |
| 16 | Crested Butte, CO | CO | +94.7% | +55.6% | +204.3% | +445.6% | $1.98M |
| 17 | New Castle, CO | CO | +15.4% | +553.3% | +191.3% | +81.1% | $571.7K |
| 18 | Snowmass, CO | CO | +35.3% | +6.6% | +183.4% | +2,764.1% | $5.41M |
| 19 | Ouray, CO | CO | -63.8% | -76.9% | +183.0% | — | $375K |
| 20 | Dacono, CO | CO | +104.4% | +268.8% | +175.6% | +173.5% | $907.3K |
| 21 | Kiowa, CO | CO | +37.1% | +6.6% | +151.7% | +132.5% | $860.3K |
| 22 | Hudson, CO | CO | +15.0% | +23.4% | +148.6% | +231.6% | $1M |
| 23 | Edwards, CO | CO | -15.8% | +30.6% | +147.8% | +206.3% | $2.44M |
| 24 | Red Feather Lakes, CO | CO | +54.3% | +81.3% | +140.1% | +176.5% | $506.6K |
| 25 | Beulah, CO | CO | -13.9% | -16.0% | +139.6% | +13.8% | $415K |
| 26 | Dillon, CO | CO | +25.0% | +50.0% | +137.9% | +256.0% | $1.28M |
| 27 | Buena Vista, CO | CO | +35.3% | +100.3% | +132.9% | +373.9% | $725.5K |
| 28 | Fairplay, CO | CO | +21.6% | +61.1% | +124.6% | +161.3% | $559.1K |
| 29 | Nunn, CO | CO | -3.6% | -16.6% | +123.4% | +232.4% | $517.5K |
| 30 | Grand Lake, CO | CO | +94.2% | — | +122.9% | +96.1% | $672.1K |
| 31 | Breckenridge, CO | CO | -24.8% | +20.1% | +122.1% | +232.1% | $2.59M |
| 32 | Tabernash, CO | CO | -23.5% | — | +121.0% | — | $639K |
| 33 | Agate, CO | CO | +121.2% | +3.8% | +118.7% | +7.6% | $495K |
| 34 | Pueblo West, CO | CO | +11.2% | +47.2% | +116.7% | +68.6% | $359K |
| 35 | Rocky Ford, CO | CO | +47.1% | — | +110.7% | +70.3% | $187.3K |
| 36 | Ward, CO | CO | +252.4% | — | +110.4% | — | $948.9K |
| 37 | Leadville, CO | CO | -52.0% | +272.9% | +107.0% | +264.0% | $652.5K |
| 38 | Fort Morgan, CO | CO | +43.1% | -14.2% | +105.5% | +215.3% | $486.8K |
| 39 | Delta, CO | CO | +12.4% | +229.4% | +104.6% | +166.6% | $465.2K |
| 40 | Gunnison, CO | CO | -56.1% | +250.6% | +103.0% | +128.2% | $710K |
| 41 | Parachute, CO | CO | +47.2% | +123.0% | +101.6% | +266.4% | $599.8K |
| 42 | Glenwood Springs, CO | CO | -13.9% | +44.3% | +100.1% | +164.1% | $780.9K |
| 43 | Lyons, CO | CO | +1.7% | +217.1% | +99.7% | +244.7% | $1.22M |
| 44 | La Veta, CO | CO | +49.6% | — | +96.2% | +693.5% | $633.5K |
| 45 | Gardner, CO | CO | +104.0% | — | +93.3% | +186.4% | $630K |
| 46 | Wheat Ridge, CO | CO | +43.6% | +80.7% | +90.9% | +167.0% | $1M |
| 47 | Austin, CO | CO | +44.4% | — | +89.8% | +78.2% | $450K |
| 48 | Nederland, CO | CO | +113.0% | +21.4% | +87.7% | +113.0% | $880K |
| 49 | Crawford, CO | CO | -30.9% | — | +85.8% | +103.4% | $590K |
| 50 | Julesburg, CO | CO | +3.3% | +98.4% | +84.7% | +14.4% | $188.5K |
| 51 | Hotchkiss, CO | CO | -61.6% | -19.4% | +81.4% | +122.6% | $374.3K |
| 52 | Gypsum, CO | CO | -45.0% | +216.2% | +79.5% | +47.7% | $600.7K |
| 53 | Silverthorne, CO | CO | -20.8% | +53.0% | +76.9% | +208.7% | $1.37M |
| 54 | Englewood, CO | CO | +7.1% | +50.6% | +76.6% | +154.7% | $842.8K |
| 55 | Steamboat Springs, CO | CO | -26.9% | +21.3% | +75.8% | +171.2% | $1.18M |
| 56 | Paonia, CO | CO | -83.2% | -37.7% | +75.1% | +48.0% | $331.4K |
| 57 | Golden, CO | CO | +9.4% | +170.8% | +71.4% | +146.0% | $1.21M |
| 58 | Guffey, CO | CO | +12.6% | -7.2% | +70.2% | +164.7% | $580K |
| 59 | Cedaredge, CO | CO | -33.3% | +23.5% | +69.0% | +163.6% | $353.8K |
| 60 | Aspen, CO | CO | -34.4% | +296.6% | +69.0% | +181.9% | $3.25M |
| 61 | Jefferson, CO | CO | +31.0% | -6.3% | +67.2% | +156.2% | $323.3K |
| 62 | Edgewater, CO | CO | +25.7% | +27.3% | +66.6% | +120.2% | $763.7K |
| 63 | Manitou Springs, CO | CO | +19.9% | +127.0% | +64.7% | +115.4% | $681K |
| 64 | Telluride, CO | CO | +24.8% | +477.0% | +62.6% | +79.0% | $2.22M |
| 65 | Florissant, CO | CO | +36.7% | +88.0% | +62.3% | +134.4% | $478.5K |
| 66 | Grand Junction, CO | CO | +11.7% | +51.5% | +60.1% | +157.6% | $561.9K |
| 67 | Castle Rock, CO | CO | -2.3% | -47.9% | +59.1% | +118.4% | $1.09M |
| 68 | Winter Park, CO | CO | -2.1% | +44.9% | +58.7% | +208.7% | $1.25M |
| 69 | Highlands Ranch, CO | CO | +4.8% | +51.9% | +58.4% | +75.1% | $933.2K |
| 70 | Westcliffe, CO | CO | +25.5% | +150.8% | +58.0% | +51.1% | $430.1K |
| 71 | Falcon, CO | CO | — | — | +57.7% | — | $535K |
| 72 | Conifer, CO | CO | +4.9% | +37.7% | +56.7% | +131.7% | $1.18M |
| 73 | Henderson, CO | CO | — | -20.3% | +53.9% | -4.3% | $560K |
| 74 | South Fork, CO | CO | +61.8% | +438.8% | +52.4% | +162.5% | $249.9K |
| 75 | Montrose, CO | CO | -12.2% | +16.8% | +49.3% | +128.5% | $586.6K |
| 76 | Centennial, CO | CO | +6.3% | +23.2% | +49.1% | +81.2% | $789.6K |
| 77 | Basalt, CO | CO | -18.5% | -12.5% | +48.9% | +28.2% | $1.4M |
| 78 | Milliken, CO | CO | +17.3% | +30.6% | +46.9% | +163.3% | $550.3K |
| 79 | Livermore, CO | CO | -12.3% | +332.7% | +46.8% | +278.2% | $562.5K |
| 80 | Durango, CO | CO | -33.4% | +84.1% | +46.8% | +152.6% | $893.5K |
| 81 | Pagosa Springs, CO | CO | -21.7% | -1.6% | +46.4% | +95.7% | $436.9K |
| 82 | Wellington, CO | CO | +23.2% | +19.6% | +45.8% | +117.4% | $622.7K |
| 83 | Sterling, CO | CO | -1.6% | +77.2% | +45.2% | +95.0% | $268.4K |
| 84 | Longmont, CO | CO | -2.4% | +46.3% | +45.0% | +42.5% | $795.5K |
| 85 | Craig, CO | CO | +13.4% | +122.3% | +43.7% | +156.2% | $387.6K |
| 86 | Black Hawk, CO | CO | -0.7% | +25.8% | +43.3% | +121.9% | $638K |
| 87 | Bailey, CO | CO | +4.3% | +79.2% | +42.9% | +163.7% | $731.4K |
| 88 | Trinidad, CO | CO | +25.5% | +85.4% | +42.5% | +129.4% | $372.2K |
| 89 | Estes Park, CO | CO | -25.9% | -5.8% | +42.2% | +157.4% | $825.3K |
| 90 | Loma, CO | CO | +51.5% | -50.3% | +38.4% | +133.6% | $370K |
| 91 | Mountain Village, CO | CO | -14.5% | -5.5% | +37.9% | +175.1% | $3.31M |
| 92 | Parker, CO | CO | +21.0% | +59.3% | +37.7% | +93.9% | $876.3K |
| 93 | Salida, CO | CO | -17.6% | -19.0% | +37.7% | +89.3% | $575.4K |
| 94 | Wiggins, CO | CO | -4.4% | +13.8% | +37.3% | +62.9% | $491.3K |
| 95 | Ridgway, CO | CO | -47.3% | — | +36.2% | +105.8% | $438K |
| 96 | Matheson, CO | CO | -84.4% | — | +36.1% | -38.3% | $149.7K |
| 97 | Westminster, CO | CO | +1.9% | +23.2% | +36.0% | +81.6% | $606.8K |
| 98 | Colorado City, CO | CO | +152.5% | — | +35.3% | +42.2% | $224K |
| 99 | Louisville, CO | CO | +10.5% | +165.0% | +34.8% | +121.4% | $1.16M |
| 100 | Lamar, CO | CO | +1.2% | -1.7% | +34.3% | +109.1% | $238.3K |
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.