Appreciation Velocity — Georgia Cities
Cities of Georgia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Conley, GA
+2,420.9%
#2 · Harrison, GA
+1,833.0%
#3 · Blythe, GA
+952.5%
#4 · Lookout Mountain, GA
+669.8%
#5 · Forest Park, GA
+625.4%
#6 · Rossville, GA
+598.0%
#7 · Newington, GA
+479.6%
#8 · Riverdale, GA
+415.4%
#9 · Kingston, GA
+358.8%
#10 · LaFayette, GA
+358.6%
City ranking — 5Y 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 | Harrison, GA | GA | +111.1% | — | +1,833.0% | — | $375K |
| 3 | Blythe, GA | GA | +147.0% | +130.0% | +952.5% | +942.8% | $452.8K |
| 4 | Lookout Mountain, GA | GA | +176.0% | +290.1% | +669.8% | +1,354.8% | $1.9M |
| 5 | Forest Park, GA | GA | +208.0% | +770.3% | +625.4% | +2,101.4% | $892.1K |
| 6 | Rossville, GA | GA | +334.8% | +583.0% | +598.0% | +982.8% | $972.8K |
| 7 | Newington, GA | GA | -39.4% | -44.2% | +479.6% | — | $369.9K |
| 8 | Riverdale, GA | GA | +169.7% | +504.1% | +415.4% | +1,234.7% | $1.33M |
| 9 | Kingston, GA | GA | -3.1% | +107.7% | +358.8% | +310.0% | $569.7K |
| 10 | LaFayette, GA | GA | +255.3% | — | +358.6% | +452.7% | $631.9K |
| 11 | Rockmart, GA | GA | +142.1% | +181.2% | +322.2% | +501.1% | $630.5K |
| 12 | Appling, GA | GA | +41.4% | +203.7% | +314.2% | +1,271.9% | $766K |
| 13 | Rex, GA | GA | +27.5% | +1,370.4% | +301.1% | +761.9% | $2.67M |
| 14 | Morrow, GA | GA | +198.6% | +193.8% | +300.1% | +750.0% | $709.1K |
| 15 | South Fulton, GA | GA | +194.2% | +224.5% | +295.2% | +342.8% | $717.2K |
| 16 | Demorest, GA | GA | -38.5% | +82.4% | +287.9% | +484.8% | $747.8K |
| 17 | Carlton, GA | GA | — | — | +284.1% | +391.3% | $425K |
| 18 | Lithia Springs, GA | GA | -28.7% | +257.3% | +283.5% | +18.0% | $829K |
| 19 | Nicholson, GA | GA | +35.0% | +160.8% | +281.2% | +407.5% | $847.5K |
| 20 | Comer, GA | GA | +266.5% | +17.7% | +273.0% | +274.8% | $632.5K |
| 21 | Hiram, GA | GA | +153.7% | +236.0% | +270.2% | +345.0% | $905.6K |
| 22 | Ailey, GA | GA | +37.9% | +10,000.0% | +262.3% | — | $855K |
| 23 | Jonesboro, GA | GA | -3.4% | +253.5% | +259.4% | +511.1% | $896.5K |
| 24 | Newborn, GA | GA | -36.4% | -12.2% | +257.2% | +312.3% | $380K |
| 25 | Berkeley Lake, GA | GA | +1,580.0% | +49.4% | +249.3% | +220.1% | $1.6M |
| 26 | Greensboro, GA | GA | +40.7% | +87.3% | +248.1% | +411.7% | $1.47M |
| 27 | Harlem, GA | GA | +81.3% | +198.3% | +239.1% | +340.4% | $668.3K |
| 28 | Avondale Estates, GA | GA | +178.8% | +102.4% | +231.4% | +473.0% | $1.4M |
| 29 | Lula, GA | GA | +43.9% | +89.9% | +229.0% | +150.7% | $651.4K |
| 30 | Fairmount, GA | GA | +38.8% | +1,614.3% | +227.4% | +41.7% | $480K |
| 31 | Sparks, GA | GA | -77.9% | +87.5% | +226.1% | — | $150K |
| 32 | Rentz, GA | GA | -9.1% | +3,898.9% | +221.7% | +697.5% | $349.9K |
| 33 | Silver Creek, GA | GA | +81.6% | +154.3% | +221.3% | +360.3% | $575K |
| 34 | Union City, GA | GA | +95.0% | +197.2% | +216.9% | +145.7% | $443.9K |
| 35 | Buchanan, GA | GA | +36.1% | +88.4% | +215.3% | +247.3% | $427.8K |
| 36 | Athens, GA | GA | +93.8% | +234.4% | +206.8% | +279.7% | $915.4K |
| 37 | Cataula, GA | GA | +28.6% | — | +198.7% | +311.2% | $590K |
| 38 | Saint Simons, GA | GA | +113.8% | +173.6% | +198.4% | +518.7% | $1.7M |
| 39 | Swainsboro, GA | GA | -26.5% | -12.2% | +195.5% | +115.7% | $207.4K |
| 40 | Reidsville, GA | GA | +107.6% | +127.0% | +191.4% | +184.2% | $399.3K |
| 41 | Ellenwood, GA | GA | +241.5% | +207.6% | +186.2% | +469.0% | $1.02M |
| 42 | Baldwin, GA | GA | +88.8% | +32.9% | +180.1% | — | $390K |
| 43 | East Point, GA | GA | +192.4% | +291.0% | +179.7% | +332.8% | $675.1K |
| 44 | Rising Fawn, GA | GA | +29.8% | +85.1% | +179.4% | +190.8% | $507.5K |
| 45 | Dearing, GA | GA | +20.8% | +1,769.4% | +176.2% | +92.6% | $362.7K |
| 46 | Stone Mountain, GA | GA | +70.1% | +90.7% | +176.0% | +433.2% | $557.8K |
| 47 | Monticello, GA | GA | +70.1% | +24.8% | +175.6% | +184.6% | $490.3K |
| 48 | Tifton, GA | GA | +76.9% | +119.1% | +171.0% | +148.0% | $472.3K |
| 49 | Clarkesville, GA | GA | +158.0% | +241.6% | +169.2% | +313.0% | $751.2K |
| 50 | Nashville, GA | GA | +35.9% | +53.2% | +168.4% | +211.5% | $421.3K |
| 51 | Hampton, GA | GA | +141.3% | +122.1% | +161.6% | +115.4% | $711.6K |
| 52 | Powder Springs, GA | GA | +44.4% | +73.5% | +157.4% | +163.7% | $727.9K |
| 53 | Zebulon, GA | GA | +100.5% | — | +156.4% | — | $668.4K |
| 54 | Maysville, GA | GA | +75.3% | +142.0% | +155.7% | +497.9% | $700K |
| 55 | Jesup, GA | GA | +14.0% | +108.1% | +153.9% | +174.3% | $352.9K |
| 56 | Aragon, GA | GA | +5.6% | +168.3% | +151.2% | +157.9% | $374.3K |
| 57 | Williamson, GA | GA | +15.7% | +4.7% | +147.1% | +222.9% | $555K |
| 58 | Thomaston, GA | GA | +95.9% | +98.9% | +145.2% | +451.0% | $379.2K |
| 59 | Summerville, GA | GA | +0.4% | +217.3% | +138.0% | +236.4% | $344K |
| 60 | Rydal, GA | GA | +9.3% | +83.7% | +136.5% | +137.4% | $539.4K |
| 61 | Forsyth, GA | GA | +35.4% | — | +136.3% | +409.5% | $461.2K |
| 62 | Eatonton, GA | GA | +28.3% | +66.1% | +134.6% | +234.8% | $855K |
| 63 | Hapeville, GA | GA | +80.6% | +136.7% | +134.3% | +224.3% | $486.5K |
| 64 | Duluth, GA | GA | +59.8% | +25.8% | +134.1% | +269.6% | $982.7K |
| 65 | Dahlonega, GA | GA | +10.3% | +145.1% | +133.8% | +343.8% | $577.7K |
| 66 | Marble Hill, GA | GA | +531.9% | -29.3% | +128.9% | +368.2% | $515K |
| 67 | Lake Park, GA | GA | +42.1% | +66.4% | +128.5% | +167.6% | $451.6K |
| 68 | Pine Mountain, GA | GA | -10.6% | -51.9% | +124.8% | +77.1% | $385.2K |
| 69 | Villa Rica, GA | GA | +54.6% | +84.7% | +124.0% | +211.2% | $619.4K |
| 70 | Brunswick, GA | GA | +34.8% | +149.6% | +119.8% | +311.4% | $618.3K |
| 71 | Bogart, GA | GA | +102.0% | +154.9% | +119.7% | +351.8% | $841.4K |
| 72 | Ranger, GA | GA | +108.9% | +44.4% | +119.6% | +285.4% | $325.7K |
| 73 | Cherry Log, GA | GA | +109.9% | +52.3% | +118.2% | +517.9% | $1.02M |
| 74 | Monroe, GA | GA | +12.2% | — | +115.3% | +145.0% | $549.1K |
| 75 | Ball Ground, GA | GA | -10.6% | +60.3% | +115.1% | +184.7% | $637.2K |
| 76 | Keysville, GA | GA | +621.8% | +665.0% | +113.6% | — | $382.5K |
| 77 | Trion, GA | GA | +118.8% | +51.9% | +113.1% | +147.3% | $340.5K |
| 78 | Manchester, GA | GA | +56.9% | +14.6% | +111.7% | +45.3% | $250K |
| 79 | Barnesville, GA | GA | +12.3% | +127.6% | +109.9% | +268.6% | $407K |
| 80 | Taylorsville, GA | GA | +94.1% | +24.9% | +109.4% | +169.2% | $444.1K |
| 81 | LaGrange, GA | GA | +10.7% | -14.3% | +108.8% | +122.5% | $335.5K |
| 82 | Baxley, GA | GA | +9.8% | +103.7% | +108.1% | +111.4% | $281.6K |
| 83 | Fortson, GA | GA | +3.2% | — | +107.9% | +9.6% | $422.1K |
| 84 | Hartwell, GA | GA | +6.5% | +13.2% | +106.6% | +248.5% | $551.5K |
| 85 | Jekyll Island, GA | GA | -0.6% | +78.0% | +106.4% | +103.3% | $610K |
| 86 | Flovilla, GA | GA | +51.0% | — | +105.9% | — | $264.3K |
| 87 | Wrightsville, GA | GA | +30.3% | +104.2% | +105.9% | +236.7% | $202K |
| 88 | Moultrie, GA | GA | +57.9% | +215.6% | +105.8% | +128.4% | $416.8K |
| 89 | Crawford, GA | GA | +100.7% | +110.1% | +103.3% | +146.0% | $460K |
| 90 | Fitzgerald, GA | GA | +21.4% | — | +103.0% | +117.9% | $212.6K |
| 91 | Johns Creek, GA | GA | +75.6% | +159.0% | +102.4% | +161.2% | $1.41M |
| 92 | Woodbine, GA | GA | +103.3% | +128.2% | +101.4% | +150.1% | $418K |
| 93 | Pendergrass, GA | GA | +18.5% | +46.2% | +101.0% | +252.9% | $499.3K |
| 94 | Temple, GA | GA | -29.8% | +56.0% | +100.6% | +200.0% | $382.8K |
| 95 | Flintstone, GA | GA | +162.7% | — | +100.4% | +186.7% | $430K |
| 96 | Camilla, GA | GA | +81.8% | +87.3% | +99.2% | +157.5% | $309K |
| 97 | Covington, GA | GA | +41.5% | +44.1% | +99.2% | +208.5% | $540.7K |
| 98 | Richmond Hill, GA | GA | +17.2% | +57.3% | +99.1% | +163.8% | $604.2K |
| 99 | Milton, GA | GA | +9.0% | +18.8% | +97.5% | +108.3% | $1.65M |
| 100 | Springfield, GA | GA | -19.5% | +42.2% | +96.6% | +226.5% | $344.6K |
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.