Appreciation Velocity — Connecticut Cities
Cities of Connecticut ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Canterbury, CT
+769.3%
#2 · Winchester, CT
+406.4%
#3 · Lyme, CT
+399.0%
#4 · South Windsor, CT
+326.6%
#5 · Old Lyme, CT
+304.0%
#6 · Redding, CT
+288.5%
#7 · Coventry, CT
+255.3%
#8 · Oxford, CT
+254.0%
#9 · Greenwich, CT
+242.7%
#10 · Hartford, CT
+238.2%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury, CT | CT | +412.5% | +264.3% | +230.2% | +769.3% | $615K |
| 2 | Winchester, CT | CT | -34.1% | +50.3% | +94.7% | +406.4% | $228K |
| 3 | Lyme, CT | CT | +56.7% | +139.7% | +140.8% | +399.0% | $1.58M |
| 4 | South Windsor, CT | CT | +59.5% | +189.0% | +179.2% | +326.6% | $770K |
| 5 | Old Lyme, CT | CT | +135.6% | +128.4% | +279.7% | +304.0% | $1.16M |
| 6 | Redding, CT | CT | +51.7% | +125.8% | +329.7% | +288.5% | $2.2M |
| 7 | Coventry, CT | CT | +97.7% | +138.7% | +230.0% | +255.3% | $685K |
| 8 | Oxford, CT | CT | +42.7% | +148.1% | +122.3% | +254.0% | $935K |
| 9 | Greenwich, CT | CT | -20.6% | +229.7% | +105.2% | +242.7% | $4.67M |
| 10 | Hartford, CT | CT | +41.4% | +140.9% | +142.9% | +238.2% | $475.8K |
| 11 | Weston, CT | CT | +63.3% | +100.1% | +112.8% | +237.4% | $2.7M |
| 12 | Sprague, CT | CT | +73.6% | +211.6% | +205.6% | +228.8% | $496.5K |
| 13 | Barkhamsted, CT | CT | +79.7% | +223.1% | +464.4% | +220.2% | $682K |
| 14 | Torrington, CT | CT | +37.5% | +20.4% | +133.5% | +218.5% | $334.2K |
| 15 | Killingworth, CT | CT | +127.3% | +153.1% | +276.6% | +217.9% | $1.39M |
| 16 | Waterbury, CT | CT | -5.9% | +40.4% | +99.4% | +217.3% | $294.5K |
| 17 | New Britain, CT | CT | +26.6% | +51.6% | +124.4% | +213.6% | $390K |
| 18 | Norwich, CT | CT | +11.9% | +78.0% | +93.6% | +211.5% | $299.4K |
| 19 | Derby, CT | CT | +22.8% | +55.2% | +138.6% | +201.3% | $434.5K |
| 20 | Sherman, CT | CT | +123.0% | +1,456.3% | +144.0% | +193.1% | $1.25M |
| 21 | West Haven, CT | CT | +0.5% | +50.1% | +97.8% | +192.1% | $436K |
| 22 | Killingly, CT | CT | -24.7% | +133.8% | +67.4% | +180.7% | $390.6K |
| 23 | Simsbury, CT | CT | +46.9% | +81.1% | +124.6% | +173.1% | $811.1K |
| 24 | Southbury, CT | CT | +28.1% | +79.4% | +69.4% | +172.6% | $719.6K |
| 25 | Windsor Locks, CT | CT | +35.4% | +93.4% | +125.6% | +167.8% | $400K |
| 26 | Westport, CT | CT | +6.1% | +85.6% | +132.6% | +163.8% | $3.14M |
| 27 | Thomaston, CT | CT | -10.2% | +91.2% | +70.8% | +162.6% | $305K |
| 28 | Wallingford, CT | CT | +83.2% | +114.8% | +141.6% | +160.3% | $694.9K |
| 29 | Enfield, CT | CT | +18.7% | +50.1% | +77.3% | +159.3% | $381.4K |
| 30 | Bridgeport, CT | CT | -6.5% | +65.2% | +77.2% | +158.8% | $391.8K |
| 31 | Seymour, CT | CT | -21.7% | +50.0% | +90.6% | +155.1% | $377.5K |
| 32 | Ansonia, CT | CT | -8.2% | +69.1% | +82.3% | +153.2% | $453.3K |
| 33 | New Milford, CT | CT | +44.3% | +26.9% | +93.1% | +149.7% | $654.8K |
| 34 | Wilton, CT | CT | +35.7% | +167.8% | +128.9% | +149.3% | $1.98M |
| 35 | Waterford, CT | CT | -6.6% | +143.3% | +138.3% | +148.9% | $477.6K |
| 36 | East Lyme, CT | CT | +32.0% | +110.7% | +146.8% | +146.2% | $736.7K |
| 37 | East Hampton, CT | CT | +11.7% | +185.8% | +70.2% | +139.0% | $478.3K |
| 38 | Preston, CT | CT | -13.2% | +53.5% | — | +138.2% | $460.5K |
| 39 | Rocky Hill, CT | CT | +13.3% | +73.4% | +134.9% | +137.7% | $569.5K |
| 40 | Colchester, CT | CT | +29.1% | +181.2% | +81.4% | +137.3% | $563.1K |
| 41 | Bethel, CT | CT | +18.2% | +103.6% | +100.8% | +129.6% | $761.2K |
| 42 | Burlington, CT | CT | -10.0% | +277.7% | +122.1% | +129.3% | $510K |
| 43 | Woodstock, CT | CT | +47.3% | +87.7% | +57.2% | +129.2% | $685K |
| 44 | Mansfield, CT | CT | +63.4% | +452.1% | +173.6% | +127.9% | $561.5K |
| 45 | Newtown, CT | CT | +18.6% | +122.5% | +172.6% | +125.4% | $948.6K |
| 46 | Stafford, CT | CT | +6.1% | +10.8% | +71.6% | +125.2% | $266.7K |
| 47 | Bristol, CT | CT | -20.2% | +38.2% | +40.0% | +124.3% | $357.8K |
| 48 | Ledyard, CT | CT | -9.6% | +110.9% | +96.0% | +122.5% | $369.2K |
| 49 | Watertown, CT | CT | -12.7% | +48.0% | +76.7% | +119.8% | $445.4K |
| 50 | Vernon, CT | CT | -3.4% | +71.9% | +94.6% | +117.9% | $321K |
| 51 | Plainfield, CT | CT | -17.5% | +101.9% | +21.4% | +117.5% | $323.9K |
| 52 | Naugatuck, CT | CT | -0.2% | +21.2% | +92.4% | +116.5% | $358.8K |
| 53 | West Hartford, CT | CT | -8.0% | +49.3% | +75.0% | +115.8% | $644K |
| 54 | Somers, CT | CT | +22.3% | +59.6% | +95.1% | +115.8% | $566.6K |
| 55 | Canton, CT | CT | +26.3% | -13.9% | +31.0% | +113.9% | $542.2K |
| 56 | Griswold, CT | CT | +0.5% | +94.9% | +51.4% | +113.4% | $343.3K |
| 57 | East Haven, CT | CT | +3.1% | +99.8% | +44.8% | +113.2% | $389.6K |
| 58 | Manchester, CT | CT | -2.0% | -5.4% | +51.2% | +109.0% | $355.9K |
| 59 | Norwalk, CT | CT | +15.6% | — | +110.7% | +104.0% | $1.1M |
| 60 | Milford, CT | CT | +3.3% | +15.8% | +63.2% | +102.5% | $613.9K |
| 61 | East Granby, CT | CT | +40.8% | +50.1% | +50.7% | +101.9% | $456K |
| 62 | Lebanon, CT | CT | +3.3% | +22.1% | +79.2% | +100.0% | $531.3K |
| 63 | Windsor, CT | CT | -68.8% | +67.8% | +41.5% | +98.6% | $381.9K |
| 64 | Harwinton, CT | CT | +84.3% | +18.5% | +100.1% | +98.0% | $480K |
| 65 | Southington, CT | CT | -2.3% | +37.2% | +120.3% | +94.1% | $483.9K |
| 66 | Putnam, CT | CT | +27.2% | +41.1% | +36.0% | +93.6% | $343.5K |
| 67 | Suffield, CT | CT | +16.1% | -16.3% | +64.6% | +93.2% | $512.8K |
| 68 | Ashford, CT | CT | +56.6% | +6.0% | +36.0% | +92.6% | $350K |
| 69 | New London, CT | CT | +3.5% | +80.2% | +123.6% | +92.1% | $387.8K |
| 70 | Litchfield, CT | CT | +0.4% | +3.2% | -12.5% | +90.7% | $565K |
| 71 | Brooklyn, CT | CT | -5.0% | +71.9% | +90.7% | +89.7% | $408.3K |
| 72 | Hamden, CT | CT | -0.3% | +29.6% | +55.9% | +86.1% | $366K |
| 73 | Darien, CT | CT | -10.1% | +199.2% | +148.4% | +85.9% | $2.43M |
| 74 | Easton, CT | CT | +5.4% | — | +46.9% | +85.3% | $962K |
| 75 | New Haven, CT | CT | -7.3% | +22.1% | +31.4% | +83.5% | $382.8K |
| 76 | Plainville, CT | CT | +12.6% | +65.8% | +170.6% | +80.1% | $429.3K |
| 77 | East Hartford, CT | CT | +7.0% | +78.4% | +97.2% | +74.2% | $280K |
| 78 | Cromwell, CT | CT | -19.7% | -33.7% | +41.7% | +73.0% | $298.5K |
| 79 | Monroe, CT | CT | +15.9% | +29.8% | +55.5% | +72.6% | $660.4K |
| 80 | Stamford, CT | CT | +0.1% | +31.6% | +94.6% | +71.3% | $925.9K |
| 81 | North Branford, CT | CT | +15.1% | +56.9% | +44.7% | +70.3% | $437.5K |
| 82 | Shelton, CT | CT | -7.0% | +34.5% | +42.6% | +70.1% | $605.6K |
| 83 | Meriden, CT | CT | -22.4% | +20.5% | +71.2% | +69.7% | $264K |
| 84 | Newington, CT | CT | -14.1% | +16.1% | +68.1% | +68.9% | $293.5K |
| 85 | Montville, CT | CT | -1.2% | +46.5% | +123.3% | +67.8% | $358.4K |
| 86 | Berlin, CT | CT | +0.5% | +40.5% | +92.5% | +64.6% | $416.7K |
| 87 | Clinton, CT | CT | +84.9% | +189.3% | +79.3% | +62.1% | $720.3K |
| 88 | Danbury, CT | CT | -11.2% | +2.7% | +22.2% | +61.4% | $466.3K |
| 89 | Wolcott, CT | CT | -10.1% | +40.4% | +88.8% | +60.7% | $414.2K |
| 90 | Wethersfield, CT | CT | -27.8% | +27.1% | +22.6% | +60.6% | $382.1K |
| 91 | North Haven, CT | CT | +2.1% | -0.7% | +22.0% | +59.9% | $432.7K |
| 92 | Madison, CT | CT | -29.8% | -10.4% | -6.1% | +58.0% | $585K |
| 93 | Groton, CT | CT | -2.1% | -2.9% | +32.5% | +56.4% | $585.8K |
| 94 | Thompson, CT | CT | +61.8% | — | +16.5% | +56.1% | $408.5K |
| 95 | Tolland, CT | CT | -3.6% | +21.5% | +44.0% | +56.0% | $451.6K |
| 96 | Stratford, CT | CT | -17.6% | +17.9% | +28.7% | +55.6% | $376.4K |
| 97 | Durham, CT | CT | -6.1% | — | +107.0% | +54.7% | $413K |
| 98 | New Fairfield, CT | CT | -12.2% | +48.9% | -9.7% | +53.7% | $509.3K |
| 99 | Prospect, CT | CT | -41.8% | +5.1% | -28.3% | +52.0% | $256.3K |
| 100 | Middletown, CT | CT | -11.1% | +11.0% | +49.2% | +49.7% | $339.6K |
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.