Appreciation Velocity — Iowa Cities
Cities of Iowa ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 51501
+1,988.2%
#2 · ZIP 52042
+1,069.0%
#3 · ZIP 52530
+991.5%
#4 · ZIP 50061
+972.1%
#5 · ZIP 52151
+801.6%
#6 · ZIP 50660
+778.4%
#7 · ZIP 50169
+698.4%
#8 · ZIP 52336
+696.9%
#9 · ZIP 50115
+683.8%
#10 · ZIP 50851
+581.7%
Zip ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 51501 | IA | +1,096.0% | +811.8% | +1,511.8% | +1,988.2% | $2.24M |
| 2 | ZIP 52042 | IA | +1,788.5% | +123.2% | +655.4% | +1,069.0% | $491K |
| 3 | ZIP 52530 | IA | +48.8% | +63.4% | +134.3% | +991.5% | $271.5K |
| 4 | ZIP 50061 | IA | +6.0% | +117.0% | +52.2% | +972.1% | $590K |
| 5 | ZIP 52151 | IA | -27.4% | +22.5% | +53.9% | +801.6% | $275K |
| 6 | ZIP 50660 | IA | +82.9% | -26.8% | +85.7% | +778.4% | $325K |
| 7 | ZIP 50169 | IA | +228.1% | +470.1% | +329.8% | +698.4% | $1.04M |
| 8 | ZIP 52336 | IA | +327.3% | +229.7% | +327.5% | +696.9% | $864.7K |
| 9 | ZIP 50115 | IA | -54.4% | -8.0% | +5.3% | +683.8% | $191.5K |
| 10 | ZIP 50851 | IA | +79.1% | +30.3% | +54.6% | +581.7% | $204.5K |
| 11 | ZIP 50665 | IA | +102.5% | +29.2% | -8.8% | +569.0% | $267.6K |
| 12 | ZIP 50112 | IA | +266.0% | +328.8% | +412.7% | +555.9% | $825.7K |
| 13 | ZIP 52755 | IA | +118.8% | +56.3% | +146.1% | +444.7% | $350K |
| 14 | ZIP 51247 | IA | +1,869.7% | +207.0% | +360.2% | +442.2% | $650K |
| 15 | ZIP 51358 | IA | +222.1% | +80.5% | +135.3% | +422.9% | $470K |
| 16 | ZIP 51347 | IA | +96.7% | +41.0% | +203.0% | +395.1% | $501.7K |
| 17 | ZIP 52729 | IA | +293.0% | — | +201.0% | +386.4% | $899.9K |
| 18 | ZIP 51601 | IA | +179.2% | +177.3% | +539.6% | +379.9% | $379K |
| 19 | ZIP 50007 | IA | — | — | +282.2% | +329.2% | $795K |
| 20 | ZIP 52531 | IA | +33.8% | +28.9% | -4.4% | +301.0% | $245K |
| 21 | ZIP 50428 | IA | +95.5% | +43.7% | +252.7% | +297.9% | $759.8K |
| 22 | ZIP 50228 | IA | +35.8% | +41.2% | +116.1% | +292.0% | $359.3K |
| 23 | ZIP 52540 | IA | +53.5% | +225.5% | +24.7% | +291.6% | $153K |
| 24 | ZIP 50140 | IA | +78.4% | +15.4% | +76.5% | +282.4% | $200.3K |
| 25 | ZIP 52322 | IA | +868.8% | +46.4% | +25.1% | +264.7% | $310K |
| 26 | ZIP 50314 | IA | +113.9% | +113.5% | -96.8% | +263.6% | $350.3K |
| 27 | ZIP 51573 | IA | — | +30.3% | +36.5% | +258.3% | $215K |
| 28 | ZIP 50501 | IA | +148.3% | -8.1% | +201.1% | +255.0% | $402.1K |
| 29 | ZIP 52228 | IA | +10.4% | +25.7% | +111.1% | +248.8% | $466K |
| 30 | ZIP 51103 | IA | -5.6% | +9.8% | +58.3% | +237.6% | $188.5K |
| 31 | ZIP 50658 | IA | +58.2% | +66.9% | +85.7% | +225.0% | $269.8K |
| 32 | ZIP 50151 | IA | — | +57.8% | +162.9% | +218.5% | $633.8K |
| 33 | ZIP 50054 | IA | +82.8% | +44.3% | +59.3% | +214.8% | $253.8K |
| 34 | ZIP 50210 | IA | +69.0% | -0.3% | +40.5% | +211.7% | $425K |
| 35 | ZIP 50533 | IA | +30.3% | +30.5% | +101.7% | +210.8% | $190K |
| 36 | ZIP 50073 | IA | +48.2% | -10.7% | +31.1% | +210.3% | $315K |
| 37 | ZIP 52003 | IA | +58.4% | +45.0% | +104.6% | +205.8% | $576.5K |
| 38 | ZIP 50523 | IA | — | — | — | +205.7% | $240K |
| 39 | ZIP 50616 | IA | +64.5% | +72.3% | +113.9% | +195.6% | $241K |
| 40 | ZIP 52745 | IA | — | — | +61.6% | +194.5% | $377K |
| 41 | ZIP 50049 | IA | -28.5% | -33.2% | +26.4% | +193.7% | $162K |
| 42 | ZIP 50125 | IA | +21.1% | +75.5% | +146.8% | +191.4% | $467.9K |
| 43 | ZIP 52533 | IA | +1,700.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% | +190.3% | $180K |
| 44 | ZIP 52544 | IA | +86.1% | +39.1% | +6.6% | +181.0% | $210.5K |
| 45 | ZIP 50261 | IA | +5.4% | +18.6% | +82.1% | +180.3% | $518K |
| 46 | ZIP 50622 | IA | +361.4% | +92.2% | +93.8% | +179.5% | $437.5K |
| 47 | ZIP 50680 | IA | +262.9% | +61.9% | +4.9% | +173.2% | $154.3K |
| 48 | ZIP 52031 | IA | +19.1% | +176.0% | +84.2% | +168.2% | $385K |
| 49 | ZIP 51467 | IA | — | +118.6% | +172.5% | +164.8% | $188K |
| 50 | ZIP 51104 | IA | +7.4% | +5.5% | +52.5% | +163.2% | $325.7K |
| 51 | ZIP 50247 | IA | +94.1% | +51.2% | +119.5% | +163.2% | $365K |
| 52 | ZIP 50601 | IA | -12.5% | +167.1% | +112.0% | +161.1% | $249K |
| 53 | ZIP 50072 | IA | +17.6% | -32.9% | -37.8% | +159.4% | $309.2K |
| 54 | ZIP 52316 | IA | +14.9% | +104.2% | +356.7% | +158.1% | $193.3K |
| 55 | ZIP 51566 | IA | +33.2% | +49.6% | +23.7% | +157.3% | $210.2K |
| 56 | ZIP 50124 | IA | +23.7% | +10.8% | +68.5% | +155.8% | $412.4K |
| 57 | ZIP 51360 | IA | +30.8% | +59.1% | +80.1% | +155.7% | $640.7K |
| 58 | ZIP 52223 | IA | -26.5% | -13.5% | +411.1% | +154.1% | $230K |
| 59 | ZIP 52146 | IA | -19.0% | -32.4% | +23.5% | +153.4% | $206.5K |
| 60 | ZIP 50266 | IA | +37.4% | +37.3% | +88.6% | +151.9% | $582.4K |
| 61 | ZIP 52333 | IA | -30.0% | +4.1% | +16.0% | +151.7% | $410.5K |
| 62 | ZIP 50313 | IA | -13.0% | +15.2% | +63.8% | +151.4% | $219.8K |
| 63 | ZIP 50149 | IA | — | -37.7% | +94.1% | +148.5% | $320K |
| 64 | ZIP 50516 | IA | +118.9% | +140.8% | +40.5% | +145.8% | $295K |
| 65 | ZIP 51031 | IA | +16.4% | -1.6% | +117.6% | +145.4% | $355K |
| 66 | ZIP 50035 | IA | +35.2% | +17.2% | +80.7% | +145.2% | $421.6K |
| 67 | ZIP 50220 | IA | +8.8% | -31.4% | -19.3% | +143.8% | $196.3K |
| 68 | ZIP 50613 | IA | +47.8% | +54.9% | +93.8% | +142.4% | $460.2K |
| 69 | ZIP 50461 | IA | +81.1% | +114.1% | +112.4% | +141.9% | $300K |
| 70 | ZIP 51046 | IA | -61.4% | -64.7% | -43.3% | +141.8% | $55K |
| 71 | ZIP 50849 | IA | -58.0% | +14.9% | +90.3% | +141.6% | $170K |
| 72 | ZIP 50156 | IA | -44.8% | -10.8% | +29.6% | +138.0% | $281.3K |
| 73 | ZIP 50161 | IA | +84.0% | +98.8% | +2.4% | +134.3% | $269K |
| 74 | ZIP 50240 | IA | -37.2% | +3.4% | +27.0% | +134.3% | $300K |
| 75 | ZIP 52356 | IA | -30.2% | +0.4% | +33.2% | +134.1% | $225K |
| 76 | ZIP 52591 | IA | +35.0% | +47.2% | +82.3% | +133.9% | $206.3K |
| 77 | ZIP 52033 | IA | -22.5% | -10.2% | +20.1% | +133.3% | $215K |
| 78 | ZIP 52076 | IA | +14.0% | -43.1% | -23.9% | +132.6% | $162.5K |
| 79 | ZIP 52807 | IA | +41.2% | +94.5% | +122.0% | +129.0% | $543.7K |
| 80 | ZIP 50634 | IA | — | +154.6% | +132.7% | +128.7% | $225.3K |
| 81 | ZIP 52328 | IA | +52.7% | +169.4% | +32.5% | +124.2% | $525K |
| 82 | ZIP 50021 | IA | +34.7% | +7.1% | +151.4% | +120.6% | $547.6K |
| 83 | ZIP 51652 | IA | — | +36.0% | -32.8% | +119.2% | $117K |
| 84 | ZIP 50211 | IA | -16.1% | -25.1% | +58.6% | +119.2% | $367.4K |
| 85 | ZIP 52803 | IA | +35.8% | +106.3% | +118.2% | +117.1% | $319.8K |
| 86 | ZIP 50213 | IA | -6.9% | -32.1% | +17.4% | +114.9% | $201.8K |
| 87 | ZIP 52404 | IA | -48.8% | +21.4% | +0.1% | +114.6% | $312.5K |
| 88 | ZIP 50201 | IA | -19.2% | +24.0% | +29.0% | +112.8% | $228.5K |
| 89 | ZIP 50153 | IA | +53.6% | — | +16.0% | +108.6% | $302.5K |
| 90 | ZIP 51245 | IA | -68.6% | -43.4% | +45.5% | +108.4% | $136.5K |
| 91 | ZIP 52632 | IA | -27.6% | +19.5% | +59.4% | +107.8% | $113K |
| 92 | ZIP 50060 | IA | +54.6% | +77.6% | +15.3% | +107.1% | $205K |
| 93 | ZIP 50263 | IA | -26.5% | -24.5% | +59.3% | +106.1% | $579.1K |
| 94 | ZIP 50025 | IA | +17.0% | +54.5% | +134.8% | +104.5% | $170K |
| 95 | ZIP 50320 | IA | +13.4% | -6.6% | +65.3% | +104.4% | $288.8K |
| 96 | ZIP 52001 | IA | -29.7% | -62.6% | +87.6% | +103.0% | $287.5K |
| 97 | ZIP 50325 | IA | +10.7% | +1.1% | +61.7% | +102.5% | $510.7K |
| 98 | ZIP 52358 | IA | +29.1% | +9.6% | +55.1% | +101.5% | $303.5K |
| 99 | ZIP 52002 | IA | -59.6% | +42.2% | +72.7% | +99.0% | $414.5K |
| 100 | ZIP 52318 | IA | -15.9% | — | +111.9% | +98.5% | $192.5K |
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.