Appreciation Velocity — Kentucky Cities
Cities of Kentucky ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Smithland, KY
+2,348.0%
#2 · Summer Shade, KY
+1,725.7%
#3 · Clarkson, KY
+1,323.8%
#4 · Eminence, KY
+1,174.9%
#5 · Dawson Springs, KY
+1,155.3%
#6 · Gravel Switch, KY
+1,099.6%
#7 · Hanson, KY
+700.0%
#8 · Burkesville, KY
+572.5%
#9 · Pembroke, KY
+472.8%
#10 · Springfield, KY
+443.2%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithland, KY | KY | +3,980.0% | +240.2% | — | +2,348.0% | $612K |
| 2 | Summer Shade, KY | KY | +504.5% | +460.2% | +416.7% | +1,725.7% | $775K |
| 3 | Clarkson, KY | KY | +233.8% | — | +414.6% | +1,323.8% | $865K |
| 4 | Eminence, KY | KY | +656.0% | — | +437.5% | +1,174.9% | $986.4K |
| 5 | Dawson Springs, KY | KY | +2,131.2% | +2,131.2% | +934.4% | +1,155.3% | $1.12M |
| 6 | Gravel Switch, KY | KY | — | +130.7% | +147.9% | +1,099.6% | $299.9K |
| 7 | Hanson, KY | KY | +47.0% | +76.9% | +102.8% | +700.0% | $360K |
| 8 | Burkesville, KY | KY | +96.4% | +299.5% | +265.7% | +572.5% | $576.3K |
| 9 | Pembroke, KY | KY | +48.0% | — | +65.8% | +472.8% | $370K |
| 10 | Springfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +111.8% | +366.4% | +443.2% | $567.5K |
| 11 | Tyner, KY | KY | — | — | — | +396.7% | $224K |
| 12 | Lewisport, KY | KY | +67.4% | +73.2% | +136.6% | +386.9% | $265.2K |
| 13 | Eastview, KY | KY | +137.0% | +185.7% | +114.9% | +379.3% | $400K |
| 14 | Tompkinsville, KY | KY | +25.7% | +64.7% | +45.4% | +365.8% | $279K |
| 15 | Owingsville, KY | KY | -25.2% | +7.9% | +6.5% | +361.1% | $167.5K |
| 16 | Owenton, KY | KY | +61.3% | +242.3% | +91.7% | +336.5% | $351.5K |
| 17 | Carlisle, KY | KY | +22.4% | +237.3% | +192.5% | +295.3% | $398.9K |
| 18 | Hartford, KY | KY | +56.4% | +43.1% | +49.8% | +280.3% | $335K |
| 19 | Manchester, KY | KY | -16.9% | +33.4% | +156.4% | +276.5% | $247.9K |
| 20 | Warsaw, KY | KY | +2.0% | +28.7% | +153.5% | +275.1% | $305K |
| 21 | Ludlow, KY | KY | +30.1% | +45.3% | +166.4% | +269.9% | $298K |
| 22 | Morgantown, KY | KY | +24.8% | — | +55.6% | +261.9% | $253.5K |
| 23 | Hustonville, KY | KY | +72.1% | +36.8% | +90.8% | +259.3% | $300K |
| 24 | Falls Of Rough, KY | KY | +70.0% | -12.8% | +25.1% | +258.2% | $254.3K |
| 25 | Elsmere, KY | KY | +23.6% | +147.5% | +124.2% | +257.2% | $275.5K |
| 26 | Winchester, KY | KY | -0.7% | +83.7% | +130.4% | +250.5% | $364.7K |
| 27 | Pleasureville, KY | KY | +78.5% | +130.8% | +161.8% | +242.9% | $479.7K |
| 28 | Greenup, KY | KY | +194.4% | +78.6% | +91.7% | +241.3% | $265K |
| 29 | Stanton, KY | KY | -35.1% | -6.5% | +53.0% | +237.2% | $202.3K |
| 30 | Waddy, KY | KY | +250.3% | +356.6% | +208.3% | +237.1% | $958.9K |
| 31 | Gilbertsville, KY | KY | +126.8% | — | +49.9% | +237.1% | $600K |
| 32 | Raceland, KY | KY | +14.9% | +67.5% | — | +235.0% | $167.5K |
| 33 | Glencoe, KY | KY | — | — | +102.0% | +231.8% | $242.8K |
| 34 | Bellevue, KY | KY | +1.1% | +161.2% | +160.4% | +231.6% | $427.8K |
| 35 | Edgewood, KY | KY | +63.7% | +115.7% | +169.5% | +230.4% | $652.5K |
| 36 | Hardinsburg, KY | KY | -10.5% | -12.2% | -25.1% | +230.0% | $165K |
| 37 | Simpsonville, KY | KY | -18.7% | -13.6% | -30.5% | +224.2% | $366.9K |
| 38 | Cynthiana, KY | KY | +17.6% | +188.8% | +95.8% | +213.2% | $300.1K |
| 39 | Corinth, KY | KY | -35.9% | +76.3% | +20.4% | +210.4% | $180.8K |
| 40 | Whitesville, KY | KY | -12.5% | — | -8.5% | +204.7% | $195K |
| 41 | Morehead, KY | KY | +25.3% | +83.4% | +50.7% | +197.8% | $300.6K |
| 42 | Oak Grove, KY | KY | +5.4% | +96.1% | +46.6% | +183.1% | $238.3K |
| 43 | Frankfort, KY | KY | +21.7% | +58.6% | +108.3% | +182.6% | $372.3K |
| 44 | Southgate, KY | KY | +68.1% | +156.0% | +93.9% | +179.9% | $263K |
| 45 | Greensburg, KY | KY | +28.7% | +350.5% | +35.6% | +178.1% | $250K |
| 46 | West Liberty, KY | KY | -23.2% | +14.7% | -2.0% | +177.7% | $183.3K |
| 47 | New Castle, KY | KY | -51.5% | +64.8% | +21.9% | +174.3% | $220K |
| 48 | Jamestown, KY | KY | +141.5% | +180.1% | +200.9% | +173.5% | $450K |
| 49 | Melbourne, KY | KY | +108.5% | +8.0% | +49.2% | +164.7% | $540K |
| 50 | Franklin, KY | KY | -45.4% | +60.5% | +19.4% | +162.0% | $269.5K |
| 51 | Mayfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +85.4% | +233.7% | +161.6% | $320K |
| 52 | Prospect, KY | KY | +16.0% | +88.6% | +59.4% | +161.6% | $980.4K |
| 53 | Versailles, KY | KY | -33.7% | -77.5% | -8.6% | +155.3% | $306.4K |
| 54 | Park Hills, KY | KY | +16.1% | +139.0% | +83.0% | +153.1% | $597.5K |
| 55 | Newport, KY | KY | -36.8% | +267.8% | +134.1% | +153.0% | $327.3K |
| 56 | Stanford, KY | KY | +51.9% | +66.4% | +54.7% | +150.4% | $287.6K |
| 57 | Florence, KY | KY | +23.5% | +190.4% | +79.3% | +146.3% | $323K |
| 58 | Paris, KY | KY | -43.4% | -19.8% | +12.2% | +141.8% | $351.2K |
| 59 | Auburn, KY | KY | +15.3% | -1.3% | +70.0% | +141.6% | $271K |
| 60 | Williamstown, KY | KY | +0.5% | +36.7% | +98.9% | +139.6% | $365K |
| 61 | Taylorsville, KY | KY | +6.5% | +1.5% | +69.9% | +138.4% | $398.8K |
| 62 | Catlettsburg, KY | KY | +90.2% | -27.4% | +417.8% | +137.5% | $385K |
| 63 | Maysville, KY | KY | +48.2% | -23.7% | +23.1% | +134.1% | $248.1K |
| 64 | Big Clifty, KY | KY | +52.5% | +154.2% | +401.4% | +131.1% | $305K |
| 65 | Irvine, KY | KY | -0.9% | +31.9% | +71.1% | +129.0% | $194.5K |
| 66 | Austin, KY | KY | +22.3% | +171.5% | +9.9% | +126.3% | $271.5K |
| 67 | Paint Lick, KY | KY | -45.7% | -7.9% | -12.1% | +125.6% | $248.8K |
| 68 | Burnside, KY | KY | +19.8% | -13.9% | +9.5% | +124.0% | $154.3K |
| 69 | Oakland, KY | KY | — | — | +29.3% | +123.3% | $230K |
| 70 | Fisherville, KY | KY | +15.5% | +42.1% | +5.0% | +120.4% | $670.7K |
| 71 | Bardstown, KY | KY | +7.4% | +32.3% | +34.8% | +118.6% | $308.7K |
| 72 | Radcliff, KY | KY | -69.1% | +10.7% | +62.2% | +116.7% | $228.2K |
| 73 | Fort Wright, KY | KY | +9.9% | +83.5% | +114.2% | +116.6% | $390K |
| 74 | Brandenburg, KY | KY | +30.5% | +110.0% | +47.2% | +116.3% | $345.9K |
| 75 | Coxs Creek, KY | KY | +24.0% | +25.4% | +30.8% | +115.9% | $313.8K |
| 76 | Mount Sterling, KY | KY | -15.3% | +26.5% | +46.9% | +108.9% | $227.2K |
| 77 | Bronston, KY | KY | +26.6% | +43.2% | +58.4% | +108.2% | $312.5K |
| 78 | Richmond, KY | KY | -7.5% | +35.1% | +83.8% | +104.6% | $334.9K |
| 79 | Scottsville, KY | KY | +26.0% | +85.3% | +58.0% | +104.3% | $309.7K |
| 80 | Erlanger, KY | KY | -12.9% | +86.0% | +64.8% | +104.2% | $227.3K |
| 81 | London, KY | KY | +27.2% | +14.4% | +42.3% | +104.1% | $249.5K |
| 82 | La Grange, KY | KY | +17.4% | +40.7% | +42.0% | +103.0% | $430.4K |
| 83 | Science Hill, KY | KY | +25.2% | -20.4% | +31.7% | +102.9% | $200.8K |
| 84 | Greenville, KY | KY | +2.1% | -54.9% | +23.3% | +101.7% | $175K |
| 85 | Stamping Ground, KY | KY | -32.1% | +41.0% | +173.8% | +99.3% | $293K |
| 86 | Shelbyville, KY | KY | -7.6% | +0.9% | +57.9% | +99.0% | $355.9K |
| 87 | Wittensville, KY | KY | — | — | +92.8% | +97.8% | $223.5K |
| 88 | Ashland, KY | KY | +29.5% | +58.2% | +69.1% | +95.9% | $257.7K |
| 89 | Eddyville, KY | KY | +18.0% | — | +34.8% | +95.1% | $309.3K |
| 90 | Smiths Grove, KY | KY | -27.0% | +163.8% | -18.5% | +94.2% | $181K |
| 91 | Rineyville, KY | KY | +18.6% | -6.6% | +18.6% | +93.3% | $274.9K |
| 92 | South Shore, KY | KY | +44.0% | +85.5% | +164.1% | +92.8% | $261.5K |
| 93 | Eubank, KY | KY | +12.8% | +3.3% | +83.1% | +92.0% | $249.4K |
| 94 | Highland Heights, KY | KY | -16.6% | +39.4% | +32.9% | +91.6% | $183.7K |
| 95 | Glasgow, KY | KY | -2.3% | +36.7% | +70.5% | +91.5% | $231.7K |
| 96 | Burlington, KY | KY | +15.7% | +22.7% | +46.9% | +90.0% | $322.2K |
| 97 | Worthington, KY | KY | +5.6% | -23.5% | +87.7% | +88.7% | $187.5K |
| 98 | Dry Ridge, KY | KY | +16.2% | +932.7% | +93.7% | +88.5% | $309.8K |
| 99 | Cold Spring, KY | KY | +69.0% | +1.6% | +70.9% | +88.1% | $255K |
| 100 | Waco, KY | KY | +18.3% | +0.5% | +15.7% | +87.0% | $276.2K |
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.