Appreciation Velocity — Kentucky Cities
Cities of Kentucky ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Dawson Springs, KY
+2,131.2%
#2 · Battletown, KY
+1,069.2%
#3 · Dry Ridge, KY
+932.7%
#4 · Staffordsville, KY
+766.7%
#5 · Summer Shade, KY
+460.2%
#6 · Guston, KY
+431.4%
#7 · Raccoon, KY
+378.9%
#8 · Ravenna, KY
+375.0%
#9 · Waddy, KY
+356.6%
#10 · Greensburg, KY
+350.5%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson Springs, KY | KY | +2,131.2% | +2,131.2% | +934.4% | +1,155.3% | $1.12M |
| 2 | Battletown, KY | KY | +335.9% | +1,069.2% | — | — | $380K |
| 3 | Dry Ridge, KY | KY | +16.2% | +932.7% | +93.7% | +88.5% | $309.8K |
| 4 | Staffordsville, KY | KY | -39.0% | +766.7% | -51.3% | — | $130K |
| 5 | Summer Shade, KY | KY | +504.5% | +460.2% | +416.7% | +1,725.7% | $775K |
| 6 | Guston, KY | KY | +68.0% | +431.4% | +155.1% | — | $620K |
| 7 | Raccoon, KY | KY | — | +378.9% | +146.4% | — | $455K |
| 8 | Ravenna, KY | KY | -21.4% | +375.0% | +16.1% | — | $190K |
| 9 | Waddy, KY | KY | +250.3% | +356.6% | +208.3% | +237.1% | $958.9K |
| 10 | Greensburg, KY | KY | +28.7% | +350.5% | +35.6% | +178.1% | $250K |
| 11 | Burkesville, KY | KY | +96.4% | +299.5% | +265.7% | +572.5% | $576.3K |
| 12 | Pine Knot, KY | KY | -17.8% | +272.0% | +9.5% | — | $139.5K |
| 13 | Newport, KY | KY | -36.8% | +267.8% | +134.1% | +153.0% | $327.3K |
| 14 | Fordsville, KY | KY | +21.2% | +261.5% | +99.1% | — | $235K |
| 15 | Owenton, KY | KY | +61.3% | +242.3% | +91.7% | +336.5% | $351.5K |
| 16 | Smithland, KY | KY | +3,980.0% | +240.2% | — | +2,348.0% | $612K |
| 17 | Carlisle, KY | KY | +22.4% | +237.3% | +192.5% | +295.3% | $398.9K |
| 18 | Florence, KY | KY | +23.5% | +190.4% | +79.3% | +146.3% | $323K |
| 19 | Cynthiana, KY | KY | +17.6% | +188.8% | +95.8% | +213.2% | $300.1K |
| 20 | Keavy, KY | KY | -4.1% | +188.2% | +410.4% | — | $245K |
| 21 | Eastview, KY | KY | +137.0% | +185.7% | +114.9% | +379.3% | $400K |
| 22 | Jamestown, KY | KY | +141.5% | +180.1% | +200.9% | +173.5% | $450K |
| 23 | Banner, KY | KY | — | +178.3% | -43.0% | — | $160K |
| 24 | Austin, KY | KY | +22.3% | +171.5% | +9.9% | +126.3% | $271.5K |
| 25 | Campbellsburg, KY | KY | +66.6% | +167.3% | +11.8% | +68.9% | $213.8K |
| 26 | Virgie, KY | KY | -13.8% | +166.7% | +62.0% | +83.1% | $162K |
| 27 | Harold, KY | KY | +204.4% | +165.5% | -7.6% | — | $327.3K |
| 28 | Smiths Grove, KY | KY | -27.0% | +163.8% | -18.5% | +94.2% | $181K |
| 29 | Bellevue, KY | KY | +1.1% | +161.2% | +160.4% | +231.6% | $427.8K |
| 30 | Southgate, KY | KY | +68.1% | +156.0% | +93.9% | +179.9% | $263K |
| 31 | Big Clifty, KY | KY | +52.5% | +154.2% | +401.4% | +131.1% | $305K |
| 32 | Rockholds, KY | KY | +2,399.0% | +151.2% | +247.1% | +71.8% | $249.9K |
| 33 | Crofton, KY | KY | -2.3% | +148.6% | +172.2% | +77.1% | $381K |
| 34 | Elsmere, KY | KY | +23.6% | +147.5% | +124.2% | +257.2% | $275.5K |
| 35 | Sadieville, KY | KY | +65.2% | +145.5% | +107.7% | — | $540K |
| 36 | Princeton, KY | KY | +18.3% | +144.3% | +109.8% | +82.7% | $215K |
| 37 | Dayton, KY | KY | -39.4% | +143.4% | +70.9% | +56.2% | $175K |
| 38 | Park Hills, KY | KY | +16.1% | +139.0% | +83.0% | +153.1% | $597.5K |
| 39 | Pleasureville, KY | KY | +78.5% | +130.8% | +161.8% | +242.9% | $479.7K |
| 40 | Gravel Switch, KY | KY | — | +130.7% | +147.9% | +1,099.6% | $299.9K |
| 41 | Ledbetter, KY | KY | +120.7% | +119.1% | +136.5% | — | $257.5K |
| 42 | Edmonton, KY | KY | +10.6% | +118.6% | +23.7% | — | $154.5K |
| 43 | Edgewood, KY | KY | +63.7% | +115.7% | +169.5% | +230.4% | $652.5K |
| 44 | Springfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +111.8% | +366.4% | +443.2% | $567.5K |
| 45 | Brandenburg, KY | KY | +30.5% | +110.0% | +47.2% | +116.3% | $345.9K |
| 46 | Louisa, KY | KY | -16.3% | +105.7% | -4.1% | +33.5% | $162.5K |
| 47 | Olive Hill, KY | KY | +25.5% | +98.9% | +93.5% | — | $272K |
| 48 | Mount Olivet, KY | KY | -2.9% | +98.3% | -40.5% | +31.3% | $148.8K |
| 49 | Oak Grove, KY | KY | +5.4% | +96.1% | +46.6% | +183.1% | $238.3K |
| 50 | Goshen, KY | KY | +2.9% | +96.1% | +22.0% | +85.3% | $625K |
| 51 | Fort Mitchell, KY | KY | +162.0% | +91.7% | +54.0% | +78.7% | $575K |
| 52 | Brownsville, KY | KY | -41.9% | +89.4% | +51.6% | +5.1% | $152.5K |
| 53 | Prospect, KY | KY | +16.0% | +88.6% | +59.4% | +161.6% | $980.4K |
| 54 | Covington, KY | KY | -24.3% | +88.1% | +68.5% | +76.6% | $245.9K |
| 55 | Erlanger, KY | KY | -12.9% | +86.0% | +64.8% | +104.2% | $227.3K |
| 56 | South Shore, KY | KY | +44.0% | +85.5% | +164.1% | +92.8% | $261.5K |
| 57 | Mayfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +85.4% | +233.7% | +161.6% | $320K |
| 58 | Scottsville, KY | KY | +26.0% | +85.3% | +58.0% | +104.3% | $309.7K |
| 59 | Winchester, KY | KY | -0.7% | +83.7% | +130.4% | +250.5% | $364.7K |
| 60 | Fort Wright, KY | KY | +9.9% | +83.5% | +114.2% | +116.6% | $390K |
| 61 | Morehead, KY | KY | +25.3% | +83.4% | +50.7% | +197.8% | $300.6K |
| 62 | Murray, KY | KY | +6.2% | +82.3% | +62.9% | +65.3% | $320.2K |
| 63 | Greenup, KY | KY | +194.4% | +78.6% | +91.7% | +241.3% | $265K |
| 64 | Alvaton, KY | KY | +46.5% | +78.6% | +54.5% | +58.1% | $536.3K |
| 65 | Russell, KY | KY | +12.0% | +78.3% | +35.8% | +35.5% | $205K |
| 66 | Hanson, KY | KY | +47.0% | +76.9% | +102.8% | +700.0% | $360K |
| 67 | Corinth, KY | KY | -35.9% | +76.3% | +20.4% | +210.4% | $180.8K |
| 68 | Lewisport, KY | KY | +67.4% | +73.2% | +136.6% | +386.9% | $265.2K |
| 69 | Wellington, KY | KY | +9.9% | +71.2% | +72.4% | +22.9% | $188K |
| 70 | Bardwell, KY | KY | +15.5% | +69.5% | -86.5% | -46.9% | $100K |
| 71 | Raceland, KY | KY | +14.9% | +67.5% | — | +235.0% | $167.5K |
| 72 | Stanford, KY | KY | +51.9% | +66.4% | +54.7% | +150.4% | $287.6K |
| 73 | New Castle, KY | KY | -51.5% | +64.8% | +21.9% | +174.3% | $220K |
| 74 | Tompkinsville, KY | KY | +25.7% | +64.7% | +45.4% | +365.8% | $279K |
| 75 | Franklin, KY | KY | -45.4% | +60.5% | +19.4% | +162.0% | $269.5K |
| 76 | Frankfort, KY | KY | +21.7% | +58.6% | +108.3% | +182.6% | $372.3K |
| 77 | Ashland, KY | KY | +29.5% | +58.2% | +69.1% | +95.9% | $257.7K |
| 78 | Flatwoods, KY | KY | +73.0% | +52.9% | +2.0% | — | $233.1K |
| 79 | Campbellsville, KY | KY | -6.4% | +52.8% | +28.1% | +71.1% | $236.1K |
| 80 | Bloomfield, KY | KY | -27.5% | +45.9% | +56.4% | +61.1% | $276.3K |
| 81 | Ludlow, KY | KY | +30.1% | +45.3% | +166.4% | +269.9% | $298K |
| 82 | Hopkinsville, KY | KY | -13.6% | +45.3% | -7.2% | +63.9% | $234.9K |
| 83 | Bronston, KY | KY | +26.6% | +43.2% | +58.4% | +108.2% | $312.5K |
| 84 | Hartford, KY | KY | +56.4% | +43.1% | +49.8% | +280.3% | $335K |
| 85 | Walton, KY | KY | +9.6% | +42.9% | +81.4% | +75.8% | $376.3K |
| 86 | Fisherville, KY | KY | +15.5% | +42.1% | +5.0% | +120.4% | $670.7K |
| 87 | Stamping Ground, KY | KY | -32.1% | +41.0% | +173.8% | +99.3% | $293K |
| 88 | La Grange, KY | KY | +17.4% | +40.7% | +42.0% | +103.0% | $430.4K |
| 89 | Jeffersontown, KY | KY | +6.4% | +39.5% | — | +48.0% | $284.5K |
| 90 | Highland Heights, KY | KY | -16.6% | +39.4% | +32.9% | +91.6% | $183.7K |
| 91 | Almo, KY | KY | -13.4% | +39.0% | -9.7% | -29.8% | $139K |
| 92 | Pikeville, KY | KY | +59.2% | +36.9% | +109.2% | +34.6% | $381.3K |
| 93 | Hustonville, KY | KY | +72.1% | +36.8% | +90.8% | +259.3% | $300K |
| 94 | Williamstown, KY | KY | +0.5% | +36.7% | +98.9% | +139.6% | $365K |
| 95 | Glasgow, KY | KY | -2.3% | +36.7% | +70.5% | +91.5% | $231.7K |
| 96 | Richmond, KY | KY | -7.5% | +35.1% | +83.8% | +104.6% | $334.9K |
| 97 | Alexandria, KY | KY | +2.0% | +34.8% | +36.1% | +84.9% | $313.6K |
| 98 | Manchester, KY | KY | -16.9% | +33.4% | +156.4% | +276.5% | $247.9K |
| 99 | Bardstown, KY | KY | +7.4% | +32.3% | +34.8% | +118.6% | $308.7K |
| 100 | Utica, KY | KY | +17.8% | +32.2% | +51.0% | +37.7% | $272.2K |
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.