Appreciation Velocity — Iowa Cities
Cities of Iowa ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 52572
+3,603.7%
#2 · ZIP 51501
+811.8%
#3 · ZIP 50478
+703.5%
#4 · ZIP 50169
+470.1%
#5 · ZIP 50112
+328.8%
#6 · ZIP 52037
+313.0%
#7 · ZIP 50448
+233.3%
#8 · ZIP 52336
+229.7%
#9 · ZIP 52540
+225.5%
#10 · ZIP 52159
+220.2%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 52572 | IA | +10,000.0% | +3,603.7% | +811.7% | — | $1.75M |
| 2 | ZIP 51501 | IA | +1,096.0% | +811.8% | +1,511.8% | +1,988.2% | $2.24M |
| 3 | ZIP 50478 | IA | +1,078.2% | +703.5% | +513.3% | — | $460K |
| 4 | ZIP 50169 | IA | +228.1% | +470.1% | +329.8% | +698.4% | $1.04M |
| 5 | ZIP 50112 | IA | +266.0% | +328.8% | +412.7% | +555.9% | $825.7K |
| 6 | ZIP 52037 | IA | — | +313.0% | +41.2% | — | $475K |
| 7 | ZIP 50448 | IA | -30.2% | +233.3% | +68.5% | — | $150K |
| 8 | ZIP 52336 | IA | +327.3% | +229.7% | +327.5% | +696.9% | $864.7K |
| 9 | ZIP 52540 | IA | +53.5% | +225.5% | +24.7% | +291.6% | $153K |
| 10 | ZIP 52159 | IA | +245.4% | +220.2% | +453.6% | — | $310K |
| 11 | ZIP 51247 | IA | +1,869.7% | +207.0% | +360.2% | +442.2% | $650K |
| 12 | ZIP 51601 | IA | +179.2% | +177.3% | +539.6% | +379.9% | $379K |
| 13 | ZIP 52031 | IA | +19.1% | +176.0% | +84.2% | +168.2% | $385K |
| 14 | ZIP 51535 | IA | +11.6% | +169.7% | +81.1% | — | $240K |
| 15 | ZIP 52328 | IA | +52.7% | +169.4% | +32.5% | +124.2% | $525K |
| 16 | ZIP 50601 | IA | -12.5% | +167.1% | +112.0% | +161.1% | $249K |
| 17 | ZIP 50634 | IA | — | +154.6% | +132.7% | +128.7% | $225.3K |
| 18 | ZIP 50516 | IA | +118.9% | +140.8% | +40.5% | +145.8% | $295K |
| 19 | ZIP 50321 | IA | +0.4% | +128.6% | +199.5% | +76.9% | $437.5K |
| 20 | ZIP 52042 | IA | +1,788.5% | +123.2% | +655.4% | +1,069.0% | $491K |
| 21 | ZIP 51467 | IA | — | +118.6% | +172.5% | +164.8% | $188K |
| 22 | ZIP 50061 | IA | +6.0% | +117.0% | +52.2% | +972.1% | $590K |
| 23 | ZIP 50461 | IA | +81.1% | +114.1% | +112.4% | +141.9% | $300K |
| 24 | ZIP 50314 | IA | +113.9% | +113.5% | -96.8% | +263.6% | $350.3K |
| 25 | ZIP 50621 | IA | +55.4% | +111.2% | +162.1% | +86.5% | $307.5K |
| 26 | ZIP 52803 | IA | +35.8% | +106.3% | +118.2% | +117.1% | $319.8K |
| 27 | ZIP 50563 | IA | — | +105.5% | +171.4% | +81.1% | $265.3K |
| 28 | ZIP 52316 | IA | +14.9% | +104.2% | +356.7% | +158.1% | $193.3K |
| 29 | ZIP 51537 | IA | +33.0% | +101.3% | +76.8% | +78.9% | $240K |
| 30 | ZIP 50161 | IA | +84.0% | +98.8% | +2.4% | +134.3% | $269K |
| 31 | ZIP 52807 | IA | +41.2% | +94.5% | +122.0% | +129.0% | $543.7K |
| 32 | ZIP 50622 | IA | +361.4% | +92.2% | +93.8% | +179.5% | $437.5K |
| 33 | ZIP 50458 | IA | -21.7% | +84.2% | +43.1% | +51.0% | $101.3K |
| 34 | ZIP 51358 | IA | +222.1% | +80.5% | +135.3% | +422.9% | $470K |
| 35 | ZIP 50060 | IA | +54.6% | +77.6% | +15.3% | +107.1% | $205K |
| 36 | ZIP 50125 | IA | +21.1% | +75.5% | +146.8% | +191.4% | $467.9K |
| 37 | ZIP 50616 | IA | +64.5% | +72.3% | +113.9% | +195.6% | $241K |
| 38 | ZIP 50525 | IA | +164.7% | +70.0% | +167.1% | -26.3% | $198.5K |
| 39 | ZIP 50658 | IA | +58.2% | +66.9% | +85.7% | +225.0% | $269.8K |
| 40 | ZIP 51001 | IA | +65.9% | +65.3% | +143.0% | — | $279K |
| 41 | ZIP 52530 | IA | +48.8% | +63.4% | +134.3% | +991.5% | $271.5K |
| 42 | ZIP 50680 | IA | +262.9% | +61.9% | +4.9% | +173.2% | $154.3K |
| 43 | ZIP 51360 | IA | +30.8% | +59.1% | +80.1% | +155.7% | $640.7K |
| 44 | ZIP 50151 | IA | — | +57.8% | +162.9% | +218.5% | $633.8K |
| 45 | ZIP 52755 | IA | +118.8% | +56.3% | +146.1% | +444.7% | $350K |
| 46 | ZIP 50613 | IA | +47.8% | +54.9% | +93.8% | +142.4% | $460.2K |
| 47 | ZIP 50025 | IA | +17.0% | +54.5% | +134.8% | +104.5% | $170K |
| 48 | ZIP 50247 | IA | +94.1% | +51.2% | +119.5% | +163.2% | $365K |
| 49 | ZIP 52655 | IA | +72.5% | +50.6% | +75.2% | +63.5% | $205.5K |
| 50 | ZIP 51566 | IA | +33.2% | +49.6% | +23.7% | +157.3% | $210.2K |
| 51 | ZIP 52591 | IA | +35.0% | +47.2% | +82.3% | +133.9% | $206.3K |
| 52 | ZIP 50010 | IA | +8.5% | +47.1% | +57.9% | +60.3% | $390K |
| 53 | ZIP 52322 | IA | +868.8% | +46.4% | +25.1% | +264.7% | $310K |
| 54 | ZIP 50250 | IA | +36.3% | +45.7% | +140.5% | +92.5% | $307.5K |
| 55 | ZIP 52003 | IA | +58.4% | +45.0% | +104.6% | +205.8% | $576.5K |
| 56 | ZIP 50054 | IA | +82.8% | +44.3% | +59.3% | +214.8% | $253.8K |
| 57 | ZIP 50428 | IA | +95.5% | +43.7% | +252.7% | +297.9% | $759.8K |
| 58 | ZIP 50129 | IA | +32.1% | +43.2% | +107.9% | +49.5% | $200K |
| 59 | ZIP 52157 | IA | -41.8% | +43.2% | -66.8% | — | $83K |
| 60 | ZIP 50036 | IA | -13.9% | +42.8% | +62.8% | +65.6% | $210.8K |
| 61 | ZIP 52002 | IA | -59.6% | +42.2% | +72.7% | +99.0% | $414.5K |
| 62 | ZIP 51101 | IA | — | +41.8% | -35.5% | +16.0% | $192.5K |
| 63 | ZIP 50228 | IA | +35.8% | +41.2% | +116.1% | +292.0% | $359.3K |
| 64 | ZIP 51347 | IA | +96.7% | +41.0% | +203.0% | +395.1% | $501.7K |
| 65 | ZIP 50236 | IA | -20.2% | +40.1% | +66.2% | +68.2% | $288.7K |
| 66 | ZIP 50249 | IA | +94.3% | +39.8% | +86.1% | — | $233.2K |
| 67 | ZIP 50219 | IA | -11.5% | +39.7% | +62.9% | +94.3% | $342.5K |
| 68 | ZIP 52544 | IA | +86.1% | +39.1% | +6.6% | +181.0% | $210.5K |
| 69 | ZIP 50266 | IA | +37.4% | +37.3% | +88.6% | +151.9% | $582.4K |
| 70 | ZIP 50316 | IA | -27.4% | +36.5% | +75.4% | +36.0% | $198.8K |
| 71 | ZIP 51652 | IA | — | +36.0% | -32.8% | +119.2% | $117K |
| 72 | ZIP 50524 | IA | — | +35.2% | -20.9% | — | $259.5K |
| 73 | ZIP 50675 | IA | +31.1% | +31.9% | +38.1% | — | $209.5K |
| 74 | ZIP 50022 | IA | +23.3% | +31.5% | +34.8% | +80.3% | $202.8K |
| 75 | ZIP 52057 | IA | +18.7% | +31.3% | +194.7% | -87.8% | $317.5K |
| 76 | ZIP 50533 | IA | +30.3% | +30.5% | +101.7% | +210.8% | $190K |
| 77 | ZIP 51573 | IA | — | +30.3% | +36.5% | +258.3% | $215K |
| 78 | ZIP 50851 | IA | +79.1% | +30.3% | +54.6% | +581.7% | $204.5K |
| 79 | ZIP 50665 | IA | +102.5% | +29.2% | -8.8% | +569.0% | $267.6K |
| 80 | ZIP 52531 | IA | +33.8% | +28.9% | -4.4% | +301.0% | $245K |
| 81 | ZIP 50074 | IA | +1,624.6% | +28.3% | +77.0% | +86.9% | $440.3K |
| 82 | ZIP 50702 | IA | +21.5% | +28.1% | +47.9% | +59.7% | $178.3K |
| 83 | ZIP 50472 | IA | -17.9% | +26.0% | -34.3% | -12.8% | $278.5K |
| 84 | ZIP 52228 | IA | +10.4% | +25.7% | +111.1% | +248.8% | $466K |
| 85 | ZIP 50511 | IA | -43.9% | +25.4% | +14.3% | +27.7% | $192K |
| 86 | ZIP 52052 | IA | -39.6% | +24.7% | +11.7% | +67.3% | $190K |
| 87 | ZIP 52068 | IA | -28.5% | +24.4% | +116.5% | +94.5% | $447.3K |
| 88 | ZIP 50046 | IA | -20.4% | +24.3% | +0.2% | +57.6% | $220K |
| 89 | ZIP 50801 | IA | -7.4% | +24.2% | -5.1% | +84.8% | $165.3K |
| 90 | ZIP 50201 | IA | -19.2% | +24.0% | +29.0% | +112.8% | $228.5K |
| 91 | ZIP 52151 | IA | -27.4% | +22.5% | +53.9% | +801.6% | $275K |
| 92 | ZIP 50068 | IA | -26.4% | +22.4% | +172.7% | — | $120K |
| 93 | ZIP 51560 | IA | -85.7% | +22.0% | -23.0% | -19.9% | $112.5K |
| 94 | ZIP 52404 | IA | -48.8% | +21.4% | +0.1% | +114.6% | $312.5K |
| 95 | ZIP 50158 | IA | -3.4% | +20.8% | +28.2% | +70.0% | $173.9K |
| 96 | ZIP 52632 | IA | -27.6% | +19.5% | +59.4% | +107.8% | $113K |
| 97 | ZIP 50261 | IA | +5.4% | +18.6% | +82.1% | +180.3% | $518K |
| 98 | ZIP 50208 | IA | -3.0% | +17.5% | +1.9% | +65.1% | $195.5K |
| 99 | ZIP 50035 | IA | +35.2% | +17.2% | +80.7% | +145.2% | $421.6K |
| 100 | ZIP 52132 | IA | -28.1% | +16.6% | +79.8% | — | $240K |
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.