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Appreciation Velocity — Iowa Cities

Cities of Iowa ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.

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Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)

#1 · Bellevue, IA
+685.7%
#2 · Council Bluffs, IA
+529.7%
#3 · Robins, IA
+517.6%
#4 · Guttenberg, IA
+420.5%
#5 · Manchester, IA
+420.5%
#6 · Nashua, IA
+365.1%
#7 · Grinnell, IA
+353.0%
#8 · Fort Dodge, IA
+247.2%
#9 · Osage, IA
+235.2%
#10 · Kensett, IA
+233.3%
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City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)

# City State 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Current median
1 Bellevue, IA IA +19.1% +685.7% +195.6% $385K
2 Council Bluffs, IA IA +373.7% +529.7% +602.6% +773.1% $1.14M
3 Robins, IA IA +52.7% +517.6% +32.5% +124.2% $525K
4 Guttenberg, IA IA -39.6% +420.5% +6.6% +78.5% $190K
5 Manchester, IA IA +18.7% +420.5% +194.7% -90.1% $317.5K
6 Nashua, IA IA +58.2% +365.1% +70.7% +225.0% $269.8K
7 Grinnell, IA IA +266.0% +353.0% +412.7% +555.9% $825.7K
8 Fort Dodge, IA IA +148.3% +247.2% +213.6% +272.8% $402.1K
9 Osage, IA IA +72.3% +235.2% +172.3% +42.9% $300K
10 Kensett, IA IA -30.2% +233.3% +68.5% $150K
11 Cumming, IA IA +3.7% +232.4% +24.1% +972.1% $590K
12 Cedar Falls, IA IA +47.8% +229.2% +75.9% +147.4% $460.2K
13 Springville, IA IA +327.3% +211.5% +261.8% +917.3% $864.7K
14 Story City, IA IA -19.6% +199.8% +93.2% +80.0% $261K
15 Shenandoah, IA IA +179.2% +190.2% +539.6% +379.9% $379K
16 Denver, IA IA +361.4% +182.3% +112.9% +161.9% $437.5K
17 Monona, IA IA +245.4% +180.5% +559.6% $310K
18 Batavia, IA IA +1,700.0% +168.7% -1.8% +190.3% $180K
19 Badger, IA IA +118.9% +163.4% +145.8% $295K
20 Creston, IA IA -7.4% +155.5% -9.8% +71.2% $165.3K
21 Shellsburg, IA IA -76.9% +152.6% -49.9% -36.8% $96K
22 Ackley, IA IA -12.5% +150.4% +113.7% +162.5% $249K
23 Saint Ansgar, IA IA +48.7% +140.1% $278.5K
24 Parkersburg, IA IA +102.5% +131.7% +9.1% +569.0% $267.6K
25 Prairie City, IA IA +35.8% +127.9% +98.2% +168.7% $359.3K
26 Clear Lake, IA IA +95.5% +124.3% +179.4% +274.7% $759.8K
27 Chariton, IA IA -28.5% +110.2% +5.4% +214.2% $162K
28 Marion, IA IA -2.4% +104.4% +50.8% +70.5% $317.8K
29 Lacona, IA IA +67.1% +97.7% +37.7% $350K
30 Akron, IA IA +65.9% +94.2% +147.7% $279K
31 Davenport, IA IA +7.2% +92.8% +59.2% +89.2% $275.9K
32 Harlan, IA IA +33.0% +82.5% +76.8% +64.4% $240K
33 Indianola, IA IA +21.1% +80.9% +145.2% +193.8% $467.9K
34 Centerville, IA IA +84.4% +77.8% -5.3% +413.7% $213.3K
35 Boone, IA IA -13.9% +75.9% +62.6% +66.9% $210.8K
36 Sigourney, IA IA +35.0% +73.3% +70.9% +133.9% $206.3K
37 West Des Moines, IA IA +21.9% +73.1% +74.7% +138.9% $491.7K
38 Center Point, IA IA -11.7% +65.5% -44.0% +38.5% $200K
39 Atlantic, IA IA +23.3% +64.4% +34.8% +80.3% $202.8K
40 Agency, IA IA +48.8% +62.1% +127.0% +991.5% $271.5K
41 Bondurant, IA IA +35.2% +61.2% +73.0% +137.6% $421.6K
42 Manson, IA IA +60.8% +276.3% $265.3K
43 Huxley, IA IA +23.7% +56.6% +73.6% +161.7% $412.4K
44 Granger, IA IA -28.2% +56.3% +111.7% +64.4% $377.5K
45 Clive, IA IA +10.7% +55.0% +57.1% +102.5% $510.7K
46 Reinbeck, IA IA -45.8% +54.7% +0.4% -25.1% $138.5K
47 Fairfax, IA IA +10.4% +54.0% +104.0% +248.8% $466K
48 Albia, IA IA +33.8% +52.0% -4.4% +301.0% $245K
49 Melcher Dallas, IA IA +26.4% +50.4% +89.3% +147.6% $177K
50 West Burlington, IA IA +72.5% +49.7% +66.3% +63.5% $205.5K
51 Yale, IA IA +48.1% $77K
52 Roland, IA IA -20.2% +46.2% +66.2% +68.2% $288.7K
53 Lenox, IA IA +79.1% +46.1% +27.5% +581.7% $204.5K
54 Eldridge, IA IA -48.7% +42.4% -5.1% -0.3% $208K
55 Bettendorf, IA IA +8.3% +42.3% +56.3% +48.0% $390.7K
56 Audubon, IA IA +17.0% +40.9% +163.0% +104.5% $170K
57 Fairfield, IA IA +23.7% +39.4% +25.1% +58.5% $240.7K
58 Ames, IA IA -16.5% +39.1% +16.9% +18.3% $294K
59 Winterset, IA IA +9.4% +38.8% +42.3% +61.8% $284.3K
60 Pella, IA IA -11.5% +35.7% +63.9% +94.3% $342.5K
61 Nevada, IA IA -19.2% +34.4% +28.1% +115.1% $228.5K
62 Cedar Rapids, IA IA -34.4% +34.3% -9.1% +54.6% $249.7K
63 Marshalltown, IA IA -3.4% +34.3% +43.5% +57.3% $173.9K
64 Jefferson, IA IA +32.1% +33.9% +75.5% -14.2% $200K
65 Burlington, IA IA -17.9% +32.8% +24.2% +29.1% $146K
66 Clarion, IA IA +164.7% +32.3% +170.7% +107.9% $198.5K
67 Stanwood, IA IA -43.9% +31.8% +17.9% $112K
68 Ellston, IA IA +1,624.6% +31.2% +77.0% +86.9% $440.3K
69 Urbana, IA IA -61.2% +31.2% -51.0% -31.3% $113.7K
70 West Branch, IA IA +29.1% +29.2% +50.7% +101.5% $303.5K
71 Algona, IA IA -43.9% +27.0% +27.0% +48.6% $192K
72 Traer, IA IA +31.1% +27.0% +83.8% $209.5K
73 Newton, IA IA -3.0% +25.3% +1.1% +65.1% $195.5K
74 Colfax, IA IA +82.8% +24.5% +81.4% +214.8% $253.8K
75 Lone Tree, IA IA +118.8% +24.1% +214.0% +444.7% $350K
76 Maquoketa, IA IA -22.4% +21.3% +59.3% +132.7% $179.9K
77 Osceola, IA IA -6.9% +18.6% +10.5% +114.9% $201.8K
78 Grimes, IA IA -11.3% +16.4% +77.0% +82.3% $420K
79 Oskaloosa, IA IA +20.0% +15.9% +22.3% +56.7% $201.3K
80 Greenfield, IA IA -58.0% +15.6% +90.3% +141.6% $170K
81 Spirit Lake, IA IA +36.8% +15.5% +65.5% +176.6% $640.7K
82 Sidney, IA IA +14.1% -66.5% +67.1% $117K
83 Ruthven, IA IA +222.1% +13.3% +66.7% +422.9% $470K
84 Vinton, IA IA +51.3% +12.9% +67.4% +145.1% $206.8K
85 Mount Vernon, IA IA +10.8% +11.6% -8.3% +36.5% $300K
86 Des Moines, IA IA +1.6% +11.5% +13.0% +80.2% $263.2K
87 Carroll, IA IA -13.3% +10.8% +13.6% +49.8% $192.3K
88 Anamosa, IA IA -21.3% +10.8% +52.7% +94.8% $232K
89 Mason City, IA IA -1.1% +10.6% +32.2% +49.1% $191.5K
90 Ankeny, IA IA +2.6% +7.4% +92.9% +78.7% $448.3K
91 Denison, IA IA -40.6% +6.8% +12.5% +69.3% $164.5K
92 Larchwood, IA IA -3.5% +6.7% -57.2% $287K
93 Milford, IA IA +94.4% +6.2% +163.9% +83.7% $432.5K
94 Brooklyn, IA IA +3.9% +5.1% -13.8% +22.5% $134.5K
95 Solon, IA IA -30.0% +5.0% +16.0% +137.0% $410.5K
96 Pleasant Hill, IA IA +2.6% +4.3% +48.0% +62.1% $319.9K
97 Lamoni, IA IA +78.4% +4.2% +76.5% +282.4% $200.3K
98 Coralville, IA IA -38.4% +3.6% +11.9% +1.2% $280K
99 Le Mars, IA IA +16.4% +3.3% +119.0% +145.4% $355K
100 Estherville, IA IA -26.1% +2.8% +55.0% +32.7% $127.5K
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.