Appreciation Velocity — Florida Cities
Cities of Florida ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · East Palatka, FL
+5,156.4%
#2 · McAlpin, FL
+5,127.3%
#3 · Immokalee, FL
+2,170.8%
#4 · Morriston, FL
+2,100.3%
#5 · Golden Oak, FL
+1,545.9%
#6 · Lantana, FL
+1,464.2%
#7 · Point Washington, FL
+1,266.7%
#8 · Georgetown, FL
+807.0%
#9 · Hawthorne, FL
+797.4%
#10 · Tavernier, FL
+791.7%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Palatka, FL | FL | +129.4% | +116.9% | +92.2% | +5,156.4% | $410K |
| 2 | McAlpin, FL | FL | +158.4% | +128.1% | +3,865.5% | +5,127.3% | $1.15M |
| 3 | Immokalee, FL | FL | -56.0% | -5.2% | -67.3% | +2,170.8% | $272.5K |
| 4 | Morriston, FL | FL | +241.0% | +570.8% | +630.4% | +2,100.3% | $1.84M |
| 5 | Golden Oak, FL | FL | — | — | +81.6% | +1,545.9% | $11.63M |
| 6 | Lantana, FL | FL | +253.8% | +1,849.7% | +1,157.4% | +1,464.2% | $5.25M |
| 7 | Point Washington, FL | FL | -98.4% | +95.2% | — | +1,266.7% | $205K |
| 8 | Georgetown, FL | FL | +267.1% | — | +376.7% | +807.0% | $435K |
| 9 | Hawthorne, FL | FL | +105.4% | +130.1% | +425.6% | +797.4% | $626.1K |
| 10 | Tavernier, FL | FL | +188.5% | +285.1% | +367.2% | +791.7% | $3.4M |
| 11 | Sugarloaf, FL | FL | +293.2% | +165.8% | +415.4% | +774.1% | $3.9M |
| 12 | Plantation Key, FL | FL | — | +40.6% | +18.8% | +713.8% | $956.2K |
| 13 | Anthony, FL | FL | +17.0% | +283.4% | +182.2% | +694.7% | $908.6K |
| 14 | Belle Glade, FL | FL | -20.8% | +347.2% | +185.6% | +675.0% | $695K |
| 15 | Myakka City, FL | FL | +142.1% | +58.3% | +260.3% | +673.4% | $1.29M |
| 16 | Lawtey, FL | FL | -6.9% | +65.5% | +76.0% | +666.5% | $302K |
| 17 | Indian Rocks Beach, FL | FL | +223.5% | +298.4% | +347.8% | +664.9% | $3.81M |
| 18 | Gulf Stream, FL | FL | -46.4% | — | -5.0% | +617.7% | $4.64M |
| 19 | Hampton, FL | FL | +15.0% | +7.0% | +66.2% | +565.9% | $275K |
| 20 | Hobe Sound, FL | FL | -46.3% | +82.5% | +52.8% | +552.5% | $2.04M |
| 21 | Vernon, FL | FL | -20.3% | +181.3% | +163.2% | +552.3% | $306.6K |
| 22 | Sanderson, FL | FL | -65.3% | +118.2% | +89.7% | +494.6% | $330K |
| 23 | Hilliard, FL | FL | +58.9% | +75.0% | +112.1% | +492.0% | $496.2K |
| 24 | Indian Shores, FL | FL | +222.0% | +307.9% | +258.7% | +469.1% | $3.04M |
| 25 | Reddick, FL | FL | +54.3% | +91.0% | +75.8% | +447.4% | $797.5K |
| 26 | Floral City, FL | FL | +8.9% | — | +64.3% | +440.8% | $331K |
| 27 | Bal Harbour, FL | FL | +158.8% | +104.6% | +149.9% | +436.1% | $6.55M |
| 28 | San Mateo, FL | FL | +19.3% | — | +186.1% | +427.3% | $290K |
| 29 | Tequesta, FL | FL | +8.0% | +35.8% | +209.2% | +424.5% | $1.92M |
| 30 | Lighthouse Point, FL | FL | +67.8% | +97.1% | +262.8% | +409.4% | $2.95M |
| 31 | Mims, FL | FL | +115.8% | +79.6% | +195.9% | +403.3% | $576.6K |
| 32 | West Palm Beach, FL | FL | +12.7% | +152.7% | +152.3% | +402.6% | $1.13M |
| 33 | Sopchoppy, FL | FL | +15.1% | +170.5% | +92.8% | +401.0% | $260.5K |
| 34 | Bryceville, FL | FL | +11.9% | +50.7% | +201.1% | +390.7% | $325K |
| 35 | Fort Meade, FL | FL | +165.5% | -11.4% | +372.0% | +385.6% | $549.5K |
| 36 | Glen Saint Mary, FL | FL | -10.4% | +42.6% | +91.0% | +379.4% | $407.5K |
| 37 | Terra Ceia, FL | FL | +417.0% | — | +239.4% | +362.9% | $899.5K |
| 38 | Fellsmere, FL | FL | +290.9% | — | +143.8% | +346.0% | $775K |
| 39 | Wellborn, FL | FL | -33.1% | +290.5% | +53.4% | +326.1% | $371K |
| 40 | Kenneth City, FL | FL | +11.2% | +10.7% | +85.6% | +316.6% | $228.3K |
| 41 | Indian Lake Estates, FL | FL | +337.8% | +412.2% | +633.6% | +315.7% | $173K |
| 42 | Coral Gables, FL | FL | +51.6% | +368.9% | +146.9% | +311.8% | $5.7M |
| 43 | Longboat Key, FL | FL | +14.1% | +79.3% | +164.3% | +307.1% | $2.46M |
| 44 | Blountstown, FL | FL | +68.3% | +68.8% | +99.5% | +304.0% | $285K |
| 45 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | FL | +45.2% | +120.5% | +126.6% | +303.2% | $2.12M |
| 46 | Lake Helen, FL | FL | +61.1% | +81.4% | +293.4% | +302.0% | $640K |
| 47 | Loxahatchee Groves, FL | FL | -6.1% | +84.4% | +234.2% | +300.1% | $1.86M |
| 48 | Neptune Beach, FL | FL | +51.2% | +65.0% | +151.7% | +295.8% | $1.52M |
| 49 | Fountain, FL | FL | +199.2% | +598.7% | +540.6% | +290.0% | $272.5K |
| 50 | Wilton Manors, FL | FL | +44.0% | +45.0% | +118.4% | +289.4% | $1.16M |
| 51 | Babson Park, FL | FL | +88.3% | +255.1% | +126.1% | +286.9% | $357.8K |
| 52 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | FL | +18.1% | +385.8% | +123.2% | +284.5% | $1.88M |
| 53 | Jupiter, FL | FL | +0.8% | +4.1% | +96.7% | +282.4% | $1.8M |
| 54 | Inglis, FL | FL | +202.3% | +107.8% | +110.9% | +274.2% | $439K |
| 55 | Palm Beach, FL | FL | -19.8% | -11.5% | +28.2% | +270.1% | $5.77M |
| 56 | Key West, FL | FL | +72.8% | +28.3% | +147.7% | +267.1% | $2.41M |
| 57 | Lakewood Ranch, FL | FL | +100.6% | -43.3% | +183.9% | +267.1% | $1.65M |
| 58 | Navarre Beach, FL | FL | +225.8% | +50.2% | +72.1% | +266.4% | $1.08M |
| 59 | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | FL | +22.4% | +41.1% | +75.1% | +263.7% | $1.95M |
| 60 | Howey In The Hills, FL | FL | +56.7% | +45.9% | +41.8% | +261.5% | $579.1K |
| 61 | Oakland Park, FL | FL | +42.3% | +49.5% | +119.0% | +258.6% | $680.6K |
| 62 | Hallandale Beach, FL | FL | +44.6% | +33.3% | +84.3% | +257.8% | $991.4K |
| 63 | Inlet Beach, FL | FL | +45.6% | +46.5% | +107.1% | +257.0% | $3.02M |
| 64 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | FL | +30.0% | +61.9% | +112.7% | +256.5% | $284.6K |
| 65 | Saint Augustine Beach, FL | FL | -33.5% | -24.5% | +14.2% | +255.3% | $425K |
| 66 | Miami Shores, FL | FL | +4.1% | +37.1% | +64.0% | +252.3% | $1.51M |
| 67 | Hastings, FL | FL | -10.6% | +51.7% | +132.5% | +251.5% | $199.1K |
| 68 | Oldsmar, FL | FL | +42.6% | +67.5% | +117.4% | +249.5% | $694.7K |
| 69 | Sweetwater, FL | FL | +15.0% | +71.8% | +159.3% | +247.5% | $908.3K |
| 70 | North Lauderdale, FL | FL | +23.5% | +20.0% | +98.4% | +245.6% | $422.2K |
| 71 | Oak Hill, FL | FL | -6.4% | -2.3% | +30.5% | +245.4% | $477.8K |
| 72 | LaBelle, FL | FL | +5.4% | +58.0% | +162.5% | +244.1% | $260.6K |
| 73 | Clarksville, FL | FL | -5.1% | — | +10.5% | +240.4% | $289K |
| 74 | Nokomis, FL | FL | +186.9% | +137.1% | +91.8% | +240.1% | $1.21M |
| 75 | Rotonda West, FL | FL | +42.7% | +72.5% | +273.5% | +236.4% | $382.4K |
| 76 | Loxahatchee, FL | FL | +35.0% | -15.8% | +141.5% | +232.5% | $932.8K |
| 77 | Newberry, FL | FL | +40.3% | +195.2% | +194.5% | +229.9% | $870.5K |
| 78 | Bunnell, FL | FL | +16.4% | +66.8% | -57.2% | +228.6% | $211.8K |
| 79 | Delray Beach, FL | FL | -18.9% | +161.3% | +136.3% | +227.4% | $1.34M |
| 80 | Fanning Springs, FL | FL | +255.3% | +51.9% | +2,471.4% | +226.9% | $315K |
| 81 | Lutz, FL | FL | +45.7% | +94.2% | +88.1% | +226.5% | $792.7K |
| 82 | Starke, FL | FL | +49.6% | +132.3% | +139.6% | +226.2% | $399.4K |
| 83 | Yankeetown, FL | FL | +28.4% | +23.6% | +33.0% | +224.4% | $333.3K |
| 84 | Clewiston, FL | FL | -38.9% | -5.9% | +77.1% | +223.2% | $138.7K |
| 85 | Midway, FL | FL | +49.4% | — | +40.4% | +222.2% | $290K |
| 86 | Apalachicola, FL | FL | +51.0% | +40.8% | +94.5% | +218.2% | $435K |
| 87 | Crescent City, FL | FL | +25.9% | +300.8% | +150.7% | +216.2% | $336.9K |
| 88 | Sarasota, FL | FL | +21.2% | +39.9% | +86.1% | +216.1% | $1.1M |
| 89 | Miami Gardens, FL | FL | +6.4% | +48.1% | +97.5% | +214.4% | $516.4K |
| 90 | Tampa, FL | FL | +11.9% | +96.1% | +87.3% | +211.0% | $792.5K |
| 91 | Plantation, FL | FL | +9.6% | +44.9% | +69.6% | +210.8% | $836.1K |
| 92 | Manalapan, FL | FL | +218.0% | +207.2% | +202.2% | +210.7% | $78.33M |
| 93 | Callahan, FL | FL | +6.9% | +50.3% | +73.0% | +210.2% | $402.4K |
| 94 | Freeport, FL | FL | +19.3% | — | -15.3% | +209.7% | $534K |
| 95 | Boca Raton, FL | FL | -0.9% | +4.9% | +59.8% | +209.6% | $1.59M |
| 96 | Atlantis, FL | FL | +33.3% | +143.7% | +68.7% | +206.4% | $1.2M |
| 97 | North Palm Beach, FL | FL | -17.1% | +53.0% | +98.5% | +206.0% | $1.51M |
| 98 | Altamonte Springs, FL | FL | +27.2% | +48.1% | +84.9% | +204.7% | $403.1K |
| 99 | Port Richey, FL | FL | +24.5% | +23.9% | +52.8% | +203.9% | $275K |
| 100 | Cape Coral, FL | FL | +29.5% | +54.5% | +88.5% | +199.0% | $430.5K |
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.