Appreciation Velocity — Delaware Cities
Cities of Delaware ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 19944
+190.9%
#2 · ZIP 19960
+130.9%
#3 · ZIP 19975
+126.6%
#4 · ZIP 19940
+123.6%
#5 · ZIP 19950
+111.5%
#6 · ZIP 19713
+95.3%
#7 · ZIP 19805
+95.1%
#8 · ZIP 19930
+90.4%
#9 · ZIP 19968
+90.2%
#10 · ZIP 19808
+85.7%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 19944 | DE | +39.2% | +22.5% | +190.9% | +195.6% | $2.1M |
| 2 | ZIP 19960 | DE | +71.0% | +78.0% | +130.9% | +175.2% | $594.6K |
| 3 | ZIP 19975 | DE | +43.3% | +53.2% | +126.6% | +148.2% | $864.3K |
| 4 | ZIP 19940 | DE | +41.5% | +145.3% | +123.6% | +123.1% | $520.1K |
| 5 | ZIP 19950 | DE | +5.2% | -19.9% | +111.5% | +20.6% | $305K |
| 6 | ZIP 19713 | DE | +16.4% | +33.9% | +95.3% | +115.4% | $350.8K |
| 7 | ZIP 19805 | DE | -8.5% | +1.0% | +95.1% | +90.4% | $254.5K |
| 8 | ZIP 19930 | DE | +39.6% | +63.7% | +90.4% | +283.2% | $1.59M |
| 9 | ZIP 19968 | DE | -36.2% | -10.7% | +90.2% | +8.4% | $545.7K |
| 10 | ZIP 19808 | DE | +19.2% | +28.7% | +85.7% | +81.7% | $431.7K |
| 11 | ZIP 19956 | DE | +13.9% | +20.6% | +84.6% | +139.1% | $322.1K |
| 12 | ZIP 19938 | DE | +24.2% | +67.1% | +83.0% | +116.6% | $420K |
| 13 | ZIP 19973 | DE | +41.5% | +50.2% | +79.5% | +140.8% | $439K |
| 14 | ZIP 19802 | DE | -34.7% | -11.3% | +74.4% | +45.3% | $171.5K |
| 15 | ZIP 19806 | DE | -30.7% | -46.6% | +69.4% | -0.6% | $320K |
| 16 | ZIP 19939 | DE | +17.6% | +14.3% | +66.6% | +166.0% | $520.7K |
| 17 | ZIP 19734 | DE | +15.5% | +28.6% | +65.1% | -10.4% | $481.5K |
| 18 | ZIP 19803 | DE | -18.5% | +19.4% | +60.7% | +54.1% | $570.7K |
| 19 | ZIP 19946 | DE | -23.3% | +86.1% | +60.7% | +137.5% | $484.9K |
| 20 | ZIP 19963 | DE | +12.8% | +36.6% | +59.3% | +151.7% | $461.5K |
| 21 | ZIP 19711 | DE | -5.7% | +13.6% | +54.9% | +42.1% | $437.8K |
| 22 | ZIP 19709 | DE | -6.5% | -16.2% | +54.2% | +55.8% | $480K |
| 23 | ZIP 19947 | DE | -32.0% | -10.5% | +51.7% | +108.2% | $341.9K |
| 24 | ZIP 19953 | DE | +2.8% | +111.3% | +48.6% | +66.9% | $336.7K |
| 25 | ZIP 19967 | DE | +11.1% | -48.5% | +41.0% | +62.0% | $550K |
| 26 | ZIP 19952 | DE | -26.8% | +1.8% | +40.7% | +64.3% | $260K |
| 27 | ZIP 19971 | DE | -22.7% | +16.2% | +38.7% | +130.8% | $1.06M |
| 28 | ZIP 19966 | DE | -29.3% | -15.1% | +33.7% | +74.3% | $419.7K |
| 29 | ZIP 19732 | DE | — | +14.6% | +30.4% | +122.1% | $775K |
| 30 | ZIP 19977 | DE | -15.8% | +11.1% | +28.3% | +46.0% | $356.8K |
| 31 | ZIP 19951 | DE | -19.8% | -42.7% | +26.3% | +38.4% | $614.2K |
| 32 | ZIP 19933 | DE | -21.5% | +3.6% | +26.2% | +75.3% | $299.7K |
| 33 | ZIP 19707 | DE | -0.4% | +39.8% | +24.7% | +56.3% | $633.5K |
| 34 | ZIP 19809 | DE | -6.7% | -22.9% | +23.2% | +4.4% | $215.7K |
| 35 | ZIP 19701 | DE | +11.0% | +25.8% | +20.6% | +78.9% | $439.6K |
| 36 | ZIP 19901 | DE | +1.6% | +4.0% | +20.0% | +4.6% | $267.5K |
| 37 | ZIP 19804 | DE | -26.5% | -3.7% | +17.6% | +38.8% | $267.9K |
| 38 | ZIP 19958 | DE | -40.7% | +3.8% | +15.7% | -8.0% | $728.4K |
| 39 | ZIP 19801 | DE | -56.6% | -32.0% | +15.5% | +12.8% | $155K |
| 40 | ZIP 19706 | DE | +19.8% | +35.0% | +14.5% | +179.7% | $315K |
| 41 | ZIP 19934 | DE | +35.3% | +15.1% | +3.5% | +96.5% | $406.3K |
| 42 | ZIP 19945 | DE | -12.8% | +2.7% | +1.9% | +145.4% | $514.3K |
| 43 | ZIP 19941 | DE | -48.6% | -51.5% | -12.8% | — | $180K |
| 44 | ZIP 19810 | DE | -46.4% | -40.3% | -27.3% | -2.2% | $272.5K |
| 45 | ZIP 19970 | DE | -47.2% | -42.2% | -32.1% | -14.7% | $310K |
| 46 | ZIP 19702 | DE | -0.4% | +6.8% | -45.6% | +60.8% | $386.1K |
| 47 | ZIP 19943 | DE | -3.1% | -19.5% | -46.2% | +99.4% | $378.9K |
| 48 | ZIP 19962 | DE | -44.2% | -38.7% | -47.6% | -32.1% | $210.8K |
| 49 | ZIP 19979 | DE | — | -18.4% | -54.4% | — | $155K |
| 50 | ZIP 19904 | DE | -10.5% | +1.2% | -56.4% | +36.3% | $277.6K |
| 51 | ZIP 19720 | DE | -42.3% | -37.6% | -63.1% | +16.3% | $193.5K |
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.