Appreciation Velocity — Georgia Cities
Cities of Georgia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Conley, GA
+4,158.6%
#2 · Forest Park, GA
+2,101.4%
#3 · Screven, GA
+1,848.1%
#4 · Lookout Mountain, GA
+1,354.8%
#5 · Appling, GA
+1,271.9%
#6 · Riverdale, GA
+1,234.7%
#7 · Jakin, GA
+1,107.6%
#8 · Sylvania, GA
+996.7%
#9 · Rossville, GA
+982.8%
#10 · Blythe, GA
+942.8%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conley, GA | GA | +1,966.7% | +3,231.7% | +2,420.9% | +4,158.6% | $4.44M |
| 2 | Forest Park, GA | GA | +208.0% | +770.3% | +625.4% | +2,101.4% | $892.1K |
| 3 | Screven, GA | GA | +153.8% | +126.1% | +63.6% | +1,848.1% | $450K |
| 4 | Lookout Mountain, GA | GA | +176.0% | +290.1% | +669.8% | +1,354.8% | $1.9M |
| 5 | Appling, GA | GA | +41.4% | +203.7% | +314.2% | +1,271.9% | $766K |
| 6 | Riverdale, GA | GA | +169.7% | +504.1% | +415.4% | +1,234.7% | $1.33M |
| 7 | Jakin, GA | GA | +96.9% | -7.4% | +28.0% | +1,107.6% | $256K |
| 8 | Sylvania, GA | GA | +9.3% | +22.7% | +64.7% | +996.7% | $164.5K |
| 9 | Rossville, GA | GA | +334.8% | +583.0% | +598.0% | +982.8% | $972.8K |
| 10 | Blythe, GA | GA | +147.0% | +130.0% | +952.5% | +942.8% | $452.8K |
| 11 | Rex, GA | GA | +27.5% | +1,370.4% | +301.1% | +761.9% | $2.67M |
| 12 | Morrow, GA | GA | +198.6% | +193.8% | +300.1% | +750.0% | $709.1K |
| 13 | Rentz, GA | GA | -9.1% | +3,898.9% | +221.7% | +697.5% | $349.9K |
| 14 | Dillard, GA | GA | -27.0% | — | +62.2% | +544.4% | $580K |
| 15 | Saint Simons, GA | GA | +113.8% | +173.6% | +198.4% | +518.7% | $1.7M |
| 16 | Cherry Log, GA | GA | +109.9% | +52.3% | +118.2% | +517.9% | $1.02M |
| 17 | Jonesboro, GA | GA | -3.4% | +253.5% | +259.4% | +511.1% | $896.5K |
| 18 | Rockmart, GA | GA | +142.1% | +181.2% | +322.2% | +501.1% | $630.5K |
| 19 | Maysville, GA | GA | +75.3% | +142.0% | +155.7% | +497.9% | $700K |
| 20 | Hazlehurst, GA | GA | +213.3% | +39.2% | +88.4% | +497.8% | $658.3K |
| 21 | Demorest, GA | GA | -38.5% | +82.4% | +287.9% | +484.8% | $747.8K |
| 22 | Avondale Estates, GA | GA | +178.8% | +102.4% | +231.4% | +473.0% | $1.4M |
| 23 | Ellenwood, GA | GA | +241.5% | +207.6% | +186.2% | +469.0% | $1.02M |
| 24 | Hillsboro, GA | GA | — | — | -10.0% | +453.8% | $360K |
| 25 | LaFayette, GA | GA | +255.3% | — | +358.6% | +452.7% | $631.9K |
| 26 | Thomaston, GA | GA | +95.9% | +98.9% | +145.2% | +451.0% | $379.2K |
| 27 | Stone Mountain, GA | GA | +70.1% | +90.7% | +176.0% | +433.2% | $557.8K |
| 28 | Stonecrest, GA | GA | +62.4% | +17.2% | +60.3% | +423.8% | $333K |
| 29 | Greensboro, GA | GA | +40.7% | +87.3% | +248.1% | +411.7% | $1.47M |
| 30 | Forsyth, GA | GA | +35.4% | — | +136.3% | +409.5% | $461.2K |
| 31 | Nicholson, GA | GA | +35.0% | +160.8% | +281.2% | +407.5% | $847.5K |
| 32 | Carlton, GA | GA | — | — | +284.1% | +391.3% | $425K |
| 33 | Marble Hill, GA | GA | +531.9% | -29.3% | +128.9% | +368.2% | $515K |
| 34 | Silver Creek, GA | GA | +81.6% | +154.3% | +221.3% | +360.3% | $575K |
| 35 | Bogart, GA | GA | +102.0% | +154.9% | +119.7% | +351.8% | $841.4K |
| 36 | Hiram, GA | GA | +153.7% | +236.0% | +270.2% | +345.0% | $905.6K |
| 37 | Dahlonega, GA | GA | +10.3% | +145.1% | +133.8% | +343.8% | $577.7K |
| 38 | South Fulton, GA | GA | +194.2% | +224.5% | +295.2% | +342.8% | $717.2K |
| 39 | Harlem, GA | GA | +81.3% | +198.3% | +239.1% | +340.4% | $668.3K |
| 40 | East Point, GA | GA | +192.4% | +291.0% | +179.7% | +332.8% | $675.1K |
| 41 | Clarkesville, GA | GA | +158.0% | +241.6% | +169.2% | +313.0% | $751.2K |
| 42 | Newborn, GA | GA | -36.4% | -12.2% | +257.2% | +312.3% | $380K |
| 43 | Brunswick, GA | GA | +34.8% | +149.6% | +119.8% | +311.4% | $618.3K |
| 44 | Cataula, GA | GA | +28.6% | — | +198.7% | +311.2% | $590K |
| 45 | Kingston, GA | GA | -3.1% | +107.7% | +358.8% | +310.0% | $569.7K |
| 46 | Carnesville, GA | GA | -12.0% | +241.3% | +7.3% | +309.5% | $309.3K |
| 47 | Bowdon, GA | GA | -8.8% | +91.5% | -4.4% | +309.5% | $271.3K |
| 48 | Rabun Gap, GA | GA | +11.5% | — | +79.9% | +306.0% | $523.8K |
| 49 | Hull, GA | GA | +65.3% | +116.0% | +83.2% | +302.0% | $619.8K |
| 50 | Ranger, GA | GA | +108.9% | +44.4% | +119.6% | +285.4% | $325.7K |
| 51 | Athens, GA | GA | +93.8% | +234.4% | +206.8% | +279.7% | $915.4K |
| 52 | Comer, GA | GA | +266.5% | +17.7% | +273.0% | +274.8% | $632.5K |
| 53 | Townsend, GA | GA | +61.0% | +148.8% | +63.6% | +274.4% | $381.7K |
| 54 | Cohutta, GA | GA | +6.6% | +72.1% | +75.8% | +269.9% | $368.1K |
| 55 | Duluth, GA | GA | +59.8% | +25.8% | +134.1% | +269.6% | $982.7K |
| 56 | Barnesville, GA | GA | +12.3% | +127.6% | +109.9% | +268.6% | $407K |
| 57 | Portal, GA | GA | -52.4% | -6.0% | +43.0% | +267.8% | $169.2K |
| 58 | Cartersville, GA | GA | +15.6% | +116.1% | +88.0% | +260.4% | $546.7K |
| 59 | Douglasville, GA | GA | +36.8% | +27.7% | +93.4% | +260.3% | $575.1K |
| 60 | Pendergrass, GA | GA | +18.5% | +46.2% | +101.0% | +252.9% | $499.3K |
| 61 | Hartwell, GA | GA | +6.5% | +13.2% | +106.6% | +248.5% | $551.5K |
| 62 | Buchanan, GA | GA | +36.1% | +88.4% | +215.3% | +247.3% | $427.8K |
| 63 | Wrightsville, GA | GA | +30.3% | +104.2% | +105.9% | +236.7% | $202K |
| 64 | Cornelia, GA | GA | -20.2% | +36.4% | +24.5% | +236.5% | $364K |
| 65 | Summerville, GA | GA | +0.4% | +217.3% | +138.0% | +236.4% | $344K |
| 66 | Locust Grove, GA | GA | +64.1% | +36.3% | +71.7% | +235.1% | $592.1K |
| 67 | Eatonton, GA | GA | +28.3% | +66.1% | +134.6% | +234.8% | $855K |
| 68 | Oxford, GA | GA | +5.5% | +1.9% | +70.6% | +233.0% | $488.5K |
| 69 | Colbert, GA | GA | +8.5% | +662.1% | +75.6% | +228.2% | $396.3K |
| 70 | Springfield, GA | GA | -19.5% | +42.2% | +96.6% | +226.5% | $344.6K |
| 71 | Hapeville, GA | GA | +80.6% | +136.7% | +134.3% | +224.3% | $486.5K |
| 72 | Williamson, GA | GA | +15.7% | +4.7% | +147.1% | +222.9% | $555K |
| 73 | Berkeley Lake, GA | GA | +1,580.0% | +49.4% | +249.3% | +220.1% | $1.6M |
| 74 | Folkston, GA | GA | +85.1% | +204.3% | -39.3% | +218.6% | $334.8K |
| 75 | Jasper, GA | GA | +16.6% | +44.6% | +80.1% | +218.0% | $465.4K |
| 76 | Tiger, GA | GA | +24.3% | +388.2% | +49.6% | +212.0% | $415K |
| 77 | Nashville, GA | GA | +35.9% | +53.2% | +168.4% | +211.5% | $421.3K |
| 78 | Villa Rica, GA | GA | +54.6% | +84.7% | +124.0% | +211.2% | $619.4K |
| 79 | Covington, GA | GA | +41.5% | +44.1% | +99.2% | +208.5% | $540.7K |
| 80 | Calhoun, GA | GA | -55.5% | +62.7% | +96.4% | +202.5% | $414K |
| 81 | Tallapoosa, GA | GA | -30.4% | +62.2% | +94.5% | +202.3% | $352.3K |
| 82 | Sandy Springs, GA | GA | +25.4% | +3.4% | +58.7% | +200.5% | $1.2M |
| 83 | Temple, GA | GA | -29.8% | +56.0% | +100.6% | +200.0% | $382.8K |
| 84 | Moreland, GA | GA | +75.4% | +35.5% | +32.1% | +198.8% | $452.5K |
| 85 | Cedartown, GA | GA | -4.1% | -0.2% | +54.5% | +194.1% | $256.2K |
| 86 | Rising Fawn, GA | GA | +29.8% | +85.1% | +179.4% | +190.8% | $507.5K |
| 87 | Franklin, GA | GA | -20.6% | +19.0% | +37.2% | +190.1% | $258.3K |
| 88 | Carrollton, GA | GA | -36.3% | +43.7% | -30.3% | +188.3% | $293.3K |
| 89 | Flintstone, GA | GA | +162.7% | — | +100.4% | +186.7% | $430K |
| 90 | West Point, GA | GA | +0.7% | +48.1% | -10.0% | +186.1% | $240K |
| 91 | Decatur, GA | GA | +63.2% | +155.6% | +93.0% | +185.8% | $679.1K |
| 92 | Ball Ground, GA | GA | -10.6% | +60.3% | +115.1% | +184.7% | $637.2K |
| 93 | Monticello, GA | GA | +70.1% | +24.8% | +175.6% | +184.6% | $490.3K |
| 94 | Reidsville, GA | GA | +107.6% | +127.0% | +191.4% | +184.2% | $399.3K |
| 95 | Snellville, GA | GA | +24.1% | +90.7% | +51.1% | +181.8% | $585K |
| 96 | Stockbridge, GA | GA | +26.0% | +41.2% | -6.0% | +180.3% | $431.8K |
| 97 | Ludowici, GA | GA | +10.7% | +0.5% | +36.4% | +179.9% | $331.8K |
| 98 | Hogansville, GA | GA | -15.8% | +13.2% | +55.3% | +178.5% | $265.7K |
| 99 | Statham, GA | GA | -30.2% | -0.4% | +92.1% | +176.3% | $541.1K |
| 100 | Milner, GA | GA | -4.8% | +30.2% | +11.6% | +174.9% | $310.3K |
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.