Appreciation Velocity — Indiana Cities
Cities of Indiana ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Countys)
#1 · Knox, IN
+127.5%
#2 · Gibson, IN
+117.7%
#3 · Wells, IN
+108.9%
#4 · Kosciusko, IN
+68.8%
#5 · Fountain, IN
+65.2%
#6 · Ohio, IN
+62.6%
#7 · Ripley, IN
+46.1%
#8 · Posey, IN
+37.6%
#9 · Dearborn, IN
+34.4%
#10 · Wayne, IN
+31.9%
County ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | County | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knox, IN | IN | +127.5% | +198.8% | +192.9% | +210.6% | $456.9K |
| 2 | Gibson, IN | IN | +117.7% | +170.6% | +93.6% | +120.2% | $267.9K |
| 3 | Wells, IN | IN | +108.9% | +30.4% | +192.6% | +675.0% | $460.3K |
| 4 | Kosciusko, IN | IN | +68.8% | +167.7% | +225.3% | +394.3% | $783.5K |
| 5 | Fountain, IN | IN | +65.2% | +150.7% | +174.2% | +481.7% | $435.1K |
| 6 | Ohio, IN | IN | +62.6% | +80.6% | +26.8% | +107.2% | $339.9K |
| 7 | Ripley, IN | IN | +46.1% | -26.7% | +32.4% | +102.6% | $231.5K |
| 8 | Posey, IN | IN | +37.6% | +12.6% | +262.6% | +195.5% | $311.2K |
| 9 | Dearborn, IN | IN | +34.4% | — | +37.6% | +108.6% | $370.7K |
| 10 | Wayne, IN | IN | +31.9% | -52.7% | +71.2% | +81.8% | $204.2K |
| 11 | Blackford, IN | IN | +30.4% | -1.7% | +3.2% | +3.8% | $135K |
| 12 | Howard, IN | IN | +25.4% | +95.4% | +37.1% | +113.1% | $231.2K |
| 13 | Marshall, IN | IN | +24.8% | +31.0% | +103.6% | +131.2% | $331.9K |
| 14 | Parke, IN | IN | +24.8% | +39.9% | +35.3% | +97.1% | $196.5K |
| 15 | St. Joseph, IN | IN | +24.5% | +63.9% | +82.0% | +177.3% | $341.8K |
| 16 | Adams, IN | IN | +23.5% | +16.9% | +71.8% | +58.1% | $260.6K |
| 17 | Jay, IN | IN | +22.6% | +37.3% | +199.4% | +101.2% | $169K |
| 18 | Pulaski, IN | IN | +22.4% | +24.2% | +31.5% | +50.3% | $176.6K |
| 19 | Fulton, IN | IN | +20.2% | +39.2% | +9.9% | +8.2% | $179.5K |
| 20 | Steuben, IN | IN | +19.8% | +7.4% | +25.1% | +97.6% | $388.9K |
| 21 | Warren, IN | IN | +15.9% | +79.7% | +136.0% | +93.6% | $271.4K |
| 22 | Porter, IN | IN | +15.7% | +22.5% | +63.0% | +64.3% | $430.9K |
| 23 | Jasper, IN | IN | +14.3% | +73.3% | +115.1% | +105.4% | $282.9K |
| 24 | Harrison, IN | IN | +11.6% | +8.8% | +68.7% | +141.6% | $321.3K |
| 25 | Vigo, IN | IN | +11.0% | +35.7% | +78.3% | +51.0% | $261.4K |
| 26 | Washington, IN | IN | +10.2% | -48.2% | -7.7% | +31.7% | $142.4K |
| 27 | Marion, IN | IN | +9.9% | +12.5% | +77.9% | +90.3% | $317.4K |
| 28 | Jackson, IN | IN | +6.5% | -10.8% | +73.8% | +92.3% | $287.4K |
| 29 | Whitley, IN | IN | +5.3% | +22.8% | +43.7% | +148.8% | $313.7K |
| 30 | Bartholomew, IN | IN | +5.2% | +59.0% | +68.9% | +62.2% | $382.6K |
| 31 | Tippecanoe, IN | IN | +5.1% | +3.2% | +37.2% | +84.9% | $348.5K |
| 32 | Lawrence, IN | IN | +5.0% | +49.6% | +38.7% | +138.9% | $239.2K |
| 33 | Jefferson, IN | IN | +4.8% | +1,060.9% | +103.7% | +21.4% | $267K |
| 34 | Hancock, IN | IN | +4.7% | +21.4% | +74.2% | +138.9% | $391.8K |
| 35 | Madison, IN | IN | +4.2% | -3.0% | +57.7% | +93.6% | $224K |
| 36 | Hamilton, IN | IN | +4.1% | +18.8% | +60.6% | +118.7% | $586.4K |
| 37 | Allen, IN | IN | +4.1% | -4.4% | +53.1% | +72.4% | $334.5K |
| 38 | Monroe, IN | IN | +2.2% | +19.6% | +23.4% | +72.5% | $365.8K |
| 39 | Putnam, IN | IN | +2.0% | -24.7% | +48.2% | +135.6% | $293.4K |
| 40 | Clinton, IN | IN | +1.8% | +5.2% | +94.6% | +93.2% | $251.6K |
| 41 | Delaware, IN | IN | +0.4% | +7.3% | +25.9% | +53.1% | $187.8K |
| 42 | Johnson, IN | IN | -0.3% | +26.9% | +41.1% | +143.6% | $381.8K |
| 43 | Switzerland, IN | IN | -2.1% | +46.1% | -3.9% | -5.6% | $221.9K |
| 44 | Hendricks, IN | IN | -2.2% | -5.6% | +31.9% | +86.5% | $364.8K |
| 45 | Randolph, IN | IN | -4.8% | +137.4% | +70.3% | +83.5% | $159.2K |
| 46 | Shelby, IN | IN | -5.1% | +15.1% | -31.4% | +49.3% | $235K |
| 47 | Owen, IN | IN | -5.4% | +9.8% | -7.4% | +35.9% | $194.8K |
| 48 | Pike, IN | IN | -6.8% | -17.3% | +21.7% | +138.0% | $153.1K |
| 49 | Lake, IN | IN | -7.9% | +17.5% | +63.7% | +90.1% | $308K |
| 50 | Carroll, IN | IN | -8.0% | +31.5% | +25.4% | +65.5% | $253K |
| 51 | Morgan, IN | IN | -8.5% | -10.4% | +17.9% | +93.0% | $276.2K |
| 52 | LaPorte, IN | IN | -9.7% | -7.0% | +46.5% | +58.5% | $237.2K |
| 53 | DeKalb, IN | IN | -10.7% | +21.1% | +33.7% | +116.9% | $269.3K |
| 54 | Floyd, IN | IN | -13.0% | +9.3% | +14.8% | +53.4% | $274.9K |
| 55 | Wabash, IN | IN | -13.1% | -2.4% | +23.6% | +108.7% | $147K |
| 56 | Clark, IN | IN | -13.3% | +19.9% | +12.7% | +122.2% | $302.1K |
| 57 | Jennings, IN | IN | -14.0% | -39.2% | -5.5% | +33.6% | $168K |
| 58 | Dubois, IN | IN | -15.7% | +1.8% | +8.4% | +42.1% | $213.7K |
| 59 | Vanderburgh, IN | IN | -15.9% | +28.3% | +73.8% | +54.2% | $253.5K |
| 60 | Cass, IN | IN | -16.1% | +56.9% | +70.6% | +85.0% | $190.4K |
| 61 | Tipton, IN | IN | -18.1% | +28.1% | +93.6% | +54.3% | $157.3K |
| 62 | Boone, IN | IN | -21.4% | -13.4% | +67.9% | +69.3% | $521.9K |
| 63 | Fayette, IN | IN | -21.9% | +5.8% | +44.0% | +19.8% | $114.8K |
| 64 | Orange, IN | IN | -22.8% | +55.6% | +124.1% | +116.2% | $198.8K |
| 65 | Montgomery, IN | IN | -23.2% | +37.7% | +47.8% | +23.1% | $240.9K |
| 66 | Miami, IN | IN | -24.4% | +12.4% | -31.4% | +35.2% | $148.6K |
| 67 | LaGrange, IN | IN | -27.8% | +51.8% | +32.9% | +74.6% | $271.9K |
| 68 | Henry, IN | IN | -29.5% | -23.7% | +52.8% | +52.0% | $158.3K |
| 69 | Brown, IN | IN | -29.6% | -33.6% | -38.1% | -1.8% | $234K |
| 70 | Decatur, IN | IN | -31.6% | -31.2% | -18.5% | +26.4% | $173.8K |
| 71 | Greene, IN | IN | -33.0% | -32.3% | -14.0% | +11.3% | $133.1K |
| 72 | Perry, IN | IN | -33.6% | -11.8% | +13.7% | +15.6% | $127.3K |
| 73 | Daviess, IN | IN | -34.5% | — | +248.9% | +19.0% | $175K |
| 74 | Clay, IN | IN | -40.6% | -33.2% | -7.8% | +46.6% | $115K |
| 75 | Rush, IN | IN | -41.2% | -18.3% | +72.5% | +51.9% | $171.6K |
| 76 | Sullivan, IN | IN | -42.5% | -59.1% | -9.1% | -12.6% | $93.9K |
| 77 | Huntington, IN | IN | -50.1% | — | -39.9% | -31.8% | $81.3K |
| 78 | White, IN | IN | -52.8% | -31.4% | +10.8% | -33.4% | $188.6K |
| 79 | Starke, IN | IN | -53.8% | -50.2% | +1.3% | -17.4% | $111.8K |
| 80 | Vermillion, IN | IN | -67.7% | +49.9% | +2.6% | +30.5% | $91.8K |
| 81 | Elkhart, IN | IN | -84.6% | +25.1% | +18.8% | +76.1% | $256.2K |
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.