Appreciation Velocity — Illinois Cities
Cities of Illinois ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Varna, IL
+9,498.2%
#2 · Farmersville, IL
+2,939.6%
#3 · Ursa, IL
+2,830.4%
#4 · Princeton, IL
+2,355.4%
#5 · University Park, IL
+1,760.7%
#6 · Maroa, IL
+1,168.7%
#7 · Cahokia, IL
+942.7%
#8 · Summit, IL
+747.7%
#9 · Bunker Hill, IL
+705.1%
#10 · Congerville, IL
+630.8%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varna, IL | IL | +42.6% | +30.3% | +18.1% | +9,498.2% | $215K |
| 2 | Farmersville, IL | IL | — | — | — | +2,939.6% | $2.07M |
| 3 | Ursa, IL | IL | +1,246.8% | — | +2,608.8% | +2,830.4% | $2M |
| 4 | Princeton, IL | IL | +1,036.1% | +2,523.2% | +2,257.0% | +2,355.4% | $2.6M |
| 5 | University Park, IL | IL | +205.0% | +559.2% | +700.4% | +1,760.7% | $895K |
| 6 | Maroa, IL | IL | — | — | +891.1% | +1,168.7% | $951.5K |
| 7 | Cahokia, IL | IL | +155.1% | +746.6% | +560.2% | +942.7% | $321.5K |
| 8 | Summit, IL | IL | +70.5% | +168.3% | +236.1% | +747.7% | $607.5K |
| 9 | Bunker Hill, IL | IL | +73.6% | +203.8% | +414.9% | +705.1% | $381.1K |
| 10 | Congerville, IL | IL | — | — | +11.3% | +630.8% | $190K |
| 11 | Phoenix, IL | IL | +92.7% | +85.4% | +139.0% | +562.5% | $265K |
| 12 | LaSalle, IL | IL | +275.1% | +491.9% | +358.1% | +541.6% | $645.8K |
| 13 | Heyworth, IL | IL | +9.6% | -8.2% | +340.4% | +540.0% | $320K |
| 14 | Steger, IL | IL | +63.6% | +115.5% | +163.5% | +536.8% | $299K |
| 15 | Aledo, IL | IL | +57.0% | +149.3% | +174.8% | +490.4% | $336.5K |
| 16 | Alhambra, IL | IL | +345.6% | +376.7% | +320.8% | +464.9% | $1.16M |
| 17 | Trenton, IL | IL | +121.6% | +343.7% | +212.8% | +452.7% | $540K |
| 18 | Riverdale, IL | IL | -14.9% | +42.2% | +69.6% | +429.9% | $139.6K |
| 19 | Round Lake Park, IL | IL | +17.1% | +50.8% | +89.7% | +411.5% | $226K |
| 20 | Maple Park, IL | IL | +516.7% | +20.4% | +23.8% | +396.6% | $331.5K |
| 21 | Elburn, IL | IL | +195.8% | +197.9% | +263.6% | +385.9% | $1.1M |
| 22 | Sauk Village, IL | IL | +44.0% | +20.1% | +143.7% | +378.5% | $189K |
| 23 | Spring Grove, IL | IL | +181.3% | +192.0% | +280.4% | +359.6% | $745.4K |
| 24 | Mount Olive, IL | IL | -20.5% | +481.1% | +46.8% | +341.3% | $139.9K |
| 25 | Effingham, IL | IL | +113.5% | +114.2% | +71.9% | +327.0% | $430K |
| 26 | Markham, IL | IL | +5.9% | +51.4% | +146.9% | +324.0% | $225K |
| 27 | Lynwood, IL | IL | +24.5% | — | +64.7% | +297.1% | $353.2K |
| 28 | Maywood, IL | IL | +9.0% | +58.1% | +153.5% | +296.2% | $346.6K |
| 29 | Saint Charles, IL | IL | +161.5% | +171.8% | +190.9% | +294.6% | $1.4M |
| 30 | Island Lake, IL | IL | +131.2% | +30.8% | +21.3% | +289.9% | $559.5K |
| 31 | Western Springs, IL | IL | +130.5% | +169.7% | +254.2% | +285.8% | $2.03M |
| 32 | Johnston City, IL | IL | +117.6% | +187.3% | +148.6% | +285.3% | $274.1K |
| 33 | Warsaw, IL | IL | +175.0% | — | +44.1% | +279.3% | $165K |
| 34 | Alexis, IL | IL | +53.6% | — | +72.2% | +274.3% | $204K |
| 35 | Flora, IL | IL | +85.5% | — | +161.4% | +269.3% | $219.5K |
| 36 | North Barrington, IL | IL | +143.0% | +92.0% | +185.7% | +267.2% | $1.91M |
| 37 | Hoopeston, IL | IL | +15.0% | +142.4% | +97.7% | +266.1% | $205K |
| 38 | Glencoe, IL | IL | +14.4% | — | +186.6% | +265.2% | $3.09M |
| 39 | Lake in the Hills, IL | IL | +122.1% | +146.1% | +161.9% | +259.8% | $722.8K |
| 40 | Park Forest, IL | IL | +7.8% | — | +75.3% | +257.2% | $174.2K |
| 41 | Garden Prairie, IL | IL | — | — | +48.9% | +256.6% | $370K |
| 42 | Buckley, IL | IL | -27.9% | — | +101.4% | +254.6% | $124K |
| 43 | Princeville, IL | IL | +58.0% | — | +69.4% | +251.1% | $335K |
| 44 | Roxana, IL | IL | -16.5% | -28.0% | +21.7% | +249.7% | $78.5K |
| 45 | Mount Carmel, IL | IL | +90.5% | +60.2% | +132.2% | +247.7% | $247.5K |
| 46 | Broadview, IL | IL | -31.3% | +193.6% | +129.4% | +247.4% | $365K |
| 47 | River Grove, IL | IL | +204.3% | — | +244.2% | +241.9% | $752.5K |
| 48 | Fairview Heights, IL | IL | +72.0% | +224.5% | +268.3% | +239.1% | $475K |
| 49 | Jerseyville, IL | IL | +44.0% | +129.3% | +110.4% | +237.8% | $255K |
| 50 | Hartford, IL | IL | +144.9% | — | +76.2% | +233.0% | $166.5K |
| 51 | Germantown Hills, IL | IL | +106.7% | +96.9% | +209.9% | +232.3% | $617K |
| 52 | Joliet, IL | IL | +69.9% | +94.2% | +115.8% | +231.7% | $460.1K |
| 53 | Fairfield, IL | IL | +86.3% | +122.7% | +278.1% | +231.5% | $245K |
| 54 | Coulterville, IL | IL | — | -36.8% | -19.6% | +231.2% | $227.7K |
| 55 | Polo, IL | IL | +424.6% | +359.9% | +438.5% | +230.3% | $633.4K |
| 56 | Rolling Meadows, IL | IL | +79.8% | +102.4% | +155.4% | +228.3% | $575.8K |
| 57 | Harvey, IL | IL | +47.2% | +61.4% | +148.1% | +226.3% | $163.2K |
| 58 | Salem, IL | IL | +122.8% | +119.6% | +29.2% | +226.0% | $390K |
| 59 | New Lenox, IL | IL | +83.5% | +59.3% | +198.1% | +224.7% | $712.9K |
| 60 | Gibson City, IL | IL | +30.5% | — | +165.4% | +221.7% | $212K |
| 61 | DeKalb, IL | IL | +51.0% | +181.5% | +129.3% | +220.5% | $332.5K |
| 62 | Seneca, IL | IL | +108.6% | +84.5% | +170.4% | +220.2% | $365K |
| 63 | Hamel, IL | IL | — | — | +26.4% | +217.0% | $317K |
| 64 | Highwood, IL | IL | +94.7% | — | +119.8% | +214.9% | $655K |
| 65 | Chicago Heights, IL | IL | +7.3% | +45.4% | +89.8% | +214.2% | $190K |
| 66 | Dalton City, IL | IL | +275.0% | -3.4% | — | +208.6% | $225K |
| 67 | Rockdale, IL | IL | +13.3% | +178.4% | +102.7% | +207.6% | $323K |
| 68 | Streator, IL | IL | +2.6% | +119.1% | +88.9% | +206.4% | $143.7K |
| 69 | Oregon, IL | IL | +118.4% | -34.8% | +66.6% | +203.6% | $291.3K |
| 70 | Bement, IL | IL | — | +52.6% | +10.6% | +202.9% | $171K |
| 71 | Maryville, IL | IL | +3.1% | +27.1% | +56.5% | +199.8% | $423.1K |
| 72 | Fisher, IL | IL | +5.6% | — | +35.0% | +191.6% | $318.9K |
| 73 | Pittsburg, IL | IL | -52.9% | +379.9% | — | +189.4% | $167.5K |
| 74 | Roscoe, IL | IL | +44.1% | +122.2% | +142.0% | +186.7% | $485.6K |
| 75 | Centralia, IL | IL | -48.7% | +136.9% | +44.5% | +186.0% | $161.9K |
| 76 | Lyons, IL | IL | +35.7% | — | +88.9% | +185.8% | $374.7K |
| 77 | North Chicago, IL | IL | +109.6% | +221.5% | +461.8% | +185.0% | $434.3K |
| 78 | Blue Island, IL | IL | -26.8% | +75.3% | +80.8% | +184.1% | $207K |
| 79 | Melrose Park, IL | IL | +46.4% | +57.9% | +208.7% | +183.2% | $476.5K |
| 80 | Lake Barrington, IL | IL | +13.2% | -6.0% | +51.2% | +182.0% | $607.5K |
| 81 | Moline, IL | IL | +184.3% | +172.6% | +288.6% | +179.8% | $450.6K |
| 82 | Itasca, IL | IL | +60.4% | +120.4% | +137.0% | +178.1% | $780K |
| 83 | Zion, IL | IL | -8.5% | +24.7% | +111.7% | +177.5% | $264.9K |
| 84 | Mundelein, IL | IL | +40.8% | +34.4% | +54.7% | +174.8% | $564.5K |
| 85 | Northbrook, IL | IL | +38.9% | +80.4% | +173.3% | +174.5% | $1.13M |
| 86 | Lakemoor, IL | IL | -17.4% | -18.7% | +98.7% | +173.0% | $290.5K |
| 87 | Millstadt, IL | IL | -12.1% | -48.5% | +30.0% | +171.9% | $232.5K |
| 88 | Makanda, IL | IL | -23.9% | -56.0% | -56.4% | +171.7% | $210K |
| 89 | Chester, IL | IL | +68.4% | — | +59.8% | +168.9% | $200K |
| 90 | Deerfield, IL | IL | +28.9% | +94.8% | +93.6% | +168.2% | $901.6K |
| 91 | Hampshire, IL | IL | -9.0% | +16.6% | -19.8% | +166.0% | $446.4K |
| 92 | Bellwood, IL | IL | +16.2% | +89.4% | +100.7% | +165.6% | $315.6K |
| 93 | Dolton, IL | IL | -28.2% | +24.6% | +19.3% | +164.5% | $117.8K |
| 94 | Lockport, IL | IL | +16.8% | +14.4% | +139.3% | +161.4% | $498.3K |
| 95 | Saint Jacob, IL | IL | +70.7% | +48.1% | — | +161.1% | $487K |
| 96 | Byron, IL | IL | +48.0% | — | +17.9% | +160.6% | $344.7K |
| 97 | Wilmington, IL | IL | -30.8% | +35.5% | +93.3% | +159.8% | $231.1K |
| 98 | Thomson, IL | IL | +138.3% | +292.9% | +174.0% | +159.3% | $389K |
| 99 | Hillside, IL | IL | 0.0% | +85.2% | +110.0% | +158.6% | $385K |
| 100 | Harrisburg, IL | IL | +59.6% | +93.5% | -25.7% | +158.0% | $198.4K |
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.