Appreciation Velocity — Indiana Cities
Cities of Indiana ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Bruceville, IN
+1,041.7%
#2 · Bicknell, IN
+924.6%
#3 · Hardinsburg, IN
+900.0%
#4 · Butlerville, IN
+350.7%
#5 · Covington, IN
+267.4%
#6 · Sweetser, IN
+250.4%
#7 · Bluffton, IN
+224.6%
#8 · Warsaw, IN
+206.9%
#9 · Reelsville, IN
+190.6%
#10 · French Lick, IN
+180.0%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruceville, IN | IN | +1,041.7% | — | +1,453.9% | +750.4% | $1.26M |
| 2 | Bicknell, IN | IN | +924.6% | +4,450.0% | +4,104.0% | +2,091.9% | $2.33M |
| 3 | Hardinsburg, IN | IN | +900.0% | +344.4% | +104.3% | — | $400K |
| 4 | Butlerville, IN | IN | +350.7% | — | — | — | $338K |
| 5 | Covington, IN | IN | +267.4% | +100.9% | +271.9% | +749.2% | $731.3K |
| 6 | Sweetser, IN | IN | +250.4% | — | +4,900.0% | +310.6% | $350K |
| 7 | Bluffton, IN | IN | +224.6% | +90.6% | +324.9% | +942.7% | $603K |
| 8 | Warsaw, IN | IN | +206.9% | +272.3% | +424.7% | +460.5% | $968.4K |
| 9 | Reelsville, IN | IN | +190.6% | +188.4% | +429.2% | +314.5% | $770K |
| 10 | French Lick, IN | IN | +180.0% | — | +472.7% | +2,900.0% | $630K |
| 11 | Swayzee, IN | IN | +152.8% | — | — | +251.2% | $279.3K |
| 12 | Wadesville, IN | IN | +133.8% | +82.9% | — | — | $327.4K |
| 13 | Brooklyn, IN | IN | +126.7% | — | — | +76.7% | $170K |
| 14 | Hope, IN | IN | +113.9% | — | +23.6% | +218.9% | $303K |
| 15 | Atlanta, IN | IN | +112.1% | -12.5% | -22.8% | +259.0% | $280K |
| 16 | Frankton, IN | IN | +110.7% | — | +102.0% | +55.1% | $305K |
| 17 | Rensselaer, IN | IN | +106.0% | +128.0% | +212.0% | +102.8% | $357.1K |
| 18 | Rockport, IN | IN | +101.7% | — | -15.0% | +76.7% | $146.5K |
| 19 | Michigantown, IN | IN | +101.1% | — | — | — | $339.9K |
| 20 | Huntingburg, IN | IN | +99.3% | +23.2% | +17.3% | +0.8% | $183K |
| 21 | Westville, IN | IN | +89.2% | +39.0% | +1,193.6% | +124.9% | $380K |
| 22 | Greentown, IN | IN | +88.3% | +154.5% | +139.5% | +376.5% | $324.5K |
| 23 | Hanover, IN | IN | +82.5% | +1,269.6% | +125.4% | +11.3% | $315K |
| 24 | Schererville, IN | IN | +82.3% | +40.5% | +86.4% | +165.7% | $513.8K |
| 25 | New Harmony, IN | IN | +79.5% | -22.4% | +90.0% | — | $295K |
| 26 | Culver, IN | IN | +76.7% | +77.8% | +128.1% | +217.7% | $440K |
| 27 | Delphi, IN | IN | +76.0% | — | +46.5% | +313.8% | $347.6K |
| 28 | Centerville, IN | IN | +74.4% | +25.5% | +181.0% | +82.0% | $331.4K |
| 29 | Morgantown, IN | IN | +73.2% | -38.1% | +13.9% | +109.7% | $235K |
| 30 | Silver Lake, IN | IN | +73.0% | +135.6% | +74.9% | — | $199K |
| 31 | Boonville, IN | IN | +69.9% | +56.7% | +45.8% | +377.8% | $352.5K |
| 32 | Walton, IN | IN | +64.6% | — | +53.6% | +84.5% | $262.9K |
| 33 | Corydon, IN | IN | +61.8% | -38.7% | +94.2% | +208.1% | $425K |
| 34 | Southport, IN | IN | +56.8% | -21.1% | -2.5% | +76.1% | $218K |
| 35 | Osceola, IN | IN | +55.0% | +117.3% | +172.0% | +318.7% | $650K |
| 36 | Geneva, IN | IN | +50.3% | — | -38.6% | -50.9% | $175K |
| 37 | Pine Village, IN | IN | +50.3% | — | — | — | $300.5K |
| 38 | Oakland City, IN | IN | +48.9% | +121.4% | +305.0% | +111.9% | $259K |
| 39 | Hamilton, IN | IN | +47.5% | +260.1% | +425.2% | +589.8% | $900.3K |
| 40 | Stilesville, IN | IN | +46.0% | -2.1% | — | — | $247.5K |
| 41 | Mishawaka, IN | IN | +45.4% | +49.8% | +43.6% | +196.2% | $295.2K |
| 42 | Rockville, IN | IN | +43.2% | +105.1% | +99.7% | +161.3% | $260.7K |
| 43 | Kewanna, IN | IN | +42.9% | +78.7% | +147.4% | — | $250K |
| 44 | Plainfield, IN | IN | +41.9% | +32.5% | +76.4% | +136.8% | $473.1K |
| 45 | Worthington, IN | IN | +41.3% | +6.9% | +76.8% | — | $148.6K |
| 46 | Plymouth, IN | IN | +39.9% | +17.5% | +106.5% | +82.9% | $306.9K |
| 47 | Union City, IN | IN | +39.2% | +142.9% | +119.0% | +376.2% | $200K |
| 48 | Cumberland, IN | IN | +38.8% | +27.9% | +31.9% | — | $470K |
| 49 | Woodburn, IN | IN | +34.2% | +30.3% | +82.7% | +311.7% | $344.9K |
| 50 | Scottsburg, IN | IN | +34.1% | +114.8% | +94.7% | +171.4% | $282K |
| 51 | Aurora, IN | IN | +34.0% | +64.3% | +49.6% | +34.3% | $290K |
| 52 | Spencer, IN | IN | +33.5% | +27.8% | +55.0% | +139.0% | $325K |
| 53 | Cannelton, IN | IN | +32.5% | +20.7% | +72.0% | +538.5% | $175.6K |
| 54 | Chesterton, IN | IN | +31.6% | +41.9% | +84.3% | +21.5% | $441.6K |
| 55 | Portage, IN | IN | +31.3% | +76.3% | +40.8% | +157.6% | $362.4K |
| 56 | Santa Claus, IN | IN | +31.3% | +527.2% | +39.0% | +32.1% | $284.4K |
| 57 | Wilkinson, IN | IN | +30.7% | — | +88.9% | +144.6% | $340K |
| 58 | Hartford City, IN | IN | +30.4% | -1.7% | +3.2% | +1.4% | $135K |
| 59 | Angola, IN | IN | +28.8% | +16.9% | +24.0% | +112.3% | $437.4K |
| 60 | Zionsville, IN | IN | +28.5% | -24.5% | +141.8% | +127.6% | $1.08M |
| 61 | Linden, IN | IN | +28.3% | +9.1% | +172.5% | — | $218K |
| 62 | Spencerville, IN | IN | +27.8% | +108.4% | +67.9% | +54.7% | $495K |
| 63 | Richmond, IN | IN | +27.2% | -60.9% | +43.8% | +64.5% | $167.9K |
| 64 | Alexandria, IN | IN | +25.6% | +14.8% | +64.1% | +59.1% | $201K |
| 65 | Fortville, IN | IN | +25.0% | — | +114.4% | +331.3% | $478.8K |
| 66 | Charlestown, IN | IN | +24.4% | +75.5% | +28.1% | +136.6% | $385.9K |
| 67 | Owensville, IN | IN | +24.0% | +248.8% | — | +210.4% | $388K |
| 68 | Kokomo, IN | IN | +23.9% | +84.5% | +34.8% | +104.0% | $216.9K |
| 69 | Dunkirk, IN | IN | +22.5% | +21.2% | +155.8% | +142.2% | $200K |
| 70 | Rising Sun, IN | IN | +21.4% | +57.4% | +84.8% | +85.0% | $339.9K |
| 71 | Elkhart, IN | IN | +21.2% | +56.9% | +58.9% | +78.4% | $279.2K |
| 72 | Berne, IN | IN | +20.1% | +11.2% | +127.1% | +209.0% | $272.5K |
| 73 | Terre Haute, IN | IN | +18.7% | +42.7% | +94.0% | +57.7% | $275.2K |
| 74 | Georgetown, IN | IN | +18.7% | — | +27.4% | +172.2% | $335.3K |
| 75 | Carmel, IN | IN | +16.8% | +74.4% | +101.5% | +173.1% | $815.1K |
| 76 | Garrett, IN | IN | +14.9% | +59.4% | +43.3% | +151.6% | $253.8K |
| 77 | Floyds Knobs, IN | IN | +14.3% | — | +28.3% | +9.0% | $429.7K |
| 78 | Orleans, IN | IN | +13.7% | — | +131.8% | +190.0% | $255K |
| 79 | Pendleton, IN | IN | +13.5% | -2.9% | +69.6% | +148.9% | $382.1K |
| 80 | Leo, IN | IN | +13.1% | -19.2% | +60.7% | +208.9% | $511.7K |
| 81 | Muncie, IN | IN | +13.1% | +19.8% | +57.7% | +46.2% | $196.5K |
| 82 | East Chicago, IN | IN | +12.1% | +159.0% | +92.5% | +1,014.3% | $234K |
| 83 | Columbia City, IN | IN | +11.6% | +74.8% | +31.3% | +153.8% | $322.5K |
| 84 | Lawrence, IN | IN | +11.1% | — | +56.3% | +128.3% | $250K |
| 85 | Indianapolis, IN | IN | +10.6% | +13.7% | +80.5% | +91.1% | $322.1K |
| 86 | New Palestine, IN | IN | +9.4% | +15.1% | +72.4% | +67.2% | $416K |
| 87 | Crown Point, IN | IN | +9.3% | +6.9% | +66.1% | +132.2% | $418.9K |
| 88 | Rochester, IN | IN | +9.2% | +45.1% | -19.9% | +16.4% | $197.6K |
| 89 | New Whiteland, IN | IN | +8.8% | — | +41.9% | +126.7% | $293.8K |
| 90 | Fort Wayne, IN | IN | +8.8% | +22.3% | +54.9% | +54.3% | $311.8K |
| 91 | Avilla, IN | IN | +8.7% | +31.0% | +17.9% | +99.3% | $228.3K |
| 92 | Winamac, IN | IN | +8.2% | +43.0% | +26.6% | +60.1% | $176.6K |
| 93 | Franklin, IN | IN | +8.1% | +49.1% | +127.3% | +213.6% | $407.8K |
| 94 | Vincennes, IN | IN | +7.5% | -11.1% | +2.8% | +39.6% | $206.9K |
| 95 | Moores Hill, IN | IN | +6.7% | -53.9% | — | +81.1% | $215K |
| 96 | Wolcottville, IN | IN | +6.3% | +39.9% | +32.0% | +95.0% | $295.6K |
| 97 | West Lafayette, IN | IN | +6.2% | -2.5% | +39.3% | +70.1% | $399.2K |
| 98 | Albion, IN | IN | +5.9% | +192.6% | +90.1% | +104.2% | $340.5K |
| 99 | Lafayette, IN | IN | +4.8% | +15.0% | +32.4% | +91.2% | $323.3K |
| 100 | Bloomington, IN | IN | +3.8% | +23.6% | +18.5% | +75.6% | $369.2K |
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.