Appreciation Velocity — Kentucky Cities
Cities of Kentucky ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Dawson Springs, KY
+934.4%
#2 · Eminence, KY
+437.5%
#3 · Catlettsburg, KY
+417.8%
#4 · Summer Shade, KY
+416.7%
#5 · Clarkson, KY
+414.6%
#6 · Keavy, KY
+410.4%
#7 · Big Clifty, KY
+401.4%
#8 · Springfield, KY
+366.4%
#9 · Hueysville, KY
+361.5%
#10 · Roundhill, KY
+332.4%
City ranking — 5Y 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 | Eminence, KY | KY | +656.0% | — | +437.5% | +1,174.9% | $986.4K |
| 3 | Catlettsburg, KY | KY | +90.2% | -27.4% | +417.8% | +137.5% | $385K |
| 4 | Summer Shade, KY | KY | +504.5% | +460.2% | +416.7% | +1,725.7% | $775K |
| 5 | Clarkson, KY | KY | +233.8% | — | +414.6% | +1,323.8% | $865K |
| 6 | Keavy, KY | KY | -4.1% | +188.2% | +410.4% | — | $245K |
| 7 | Big Clifty, KY | KY | +52.5% | +154.2% | +401.4% | +131.1% | $305K |
| 8 | Springfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +111.8% | +366.4% | +443.2% | $567.5K |
| 9 | Hueysville, KY | KY | — | — | +361.5% | — | $300K |
| 10 | Roundhill, KY | KY | -70.6% | — | +332.4% | — | $80K |
| 11 | Worthville, KY | KY | +80.2% | — | +312.5% | — | $330K |
| 12 | Burkesville, KY | KY | +96.4% | +299.5% | +265.7% | +572.5% | $576.3K |
| 13 | Wickliffe, KY | KY | +67.1% | -60.5% | +261.7% | +35.8% | $108.5K |
| 14 | Earlington, KY | KY | +64.0% | — | +250.2% | — | $164K |
| 15 | Rockholds, KY | KY | +2,399.0% | +151.2% | +247.1% | +71.8% | $249.9K |
| 16 | Mayfield, KY | KY | +41.1% | +85.4% | +233.7% | +161.6% | $320K |
| 17 | Rogers, KY | KY | — | — | +232.3% | — | $405K |
| 18 | Bimble, KY | KY | — | — | +218.8% | — | $255K |
| 19 | Waddy, KY | KY | +250.3% | +356.6% | +208.3% | +237.1% | $958.9K |
| 20 | Jamestown, KY | KY | +141.5% | +180.1% | +200.9% | +173.5% | $450K |
| 21 | Carlisle, KY | KY | +22.4% | +237.3% | +192.5% | +295.3% | $398.9K |
| 22 | Martin, KY | KY | +43.6% | — | +188.0% | — | $100.5K |
| 23 | Leburn, KY | KY | — | — | +175.7% | — | $500K |
| 24 | Stamping Ground, KY | KY | -32.1% | +41.0% | +173.8% | +99.3% | $293K |
| 25 | Crofton, KY | KY | -2.3% | +148.6% | +172.2% | +77.1% | $381K |
| 26 | Edgewood, KY | KY | +63.7% | +115.7% | +169.5% | +230.4% | $652.5K |
| 27 | Ludlow, KY | KY | +30.1% | +45.3% | +166.4% | +269.9% | $298K |
| 28 | South Shore, KY | KY | +44.0% | +85.5% | +164.1% | +92.8% | $261.5K |
| 29 | Denniston, KY | KY | — | — | +162.8% | — | $180K |
| 30 | Pleasureville, KY | KY | +78.5% | +130.8% | +161.8% | +242.9% | $479.7K |
| 31 | Bellevue, KY | KY | +1.1% | +161.2% | +160.4% | +231.6% | $427.8K |
| 32 | Hardin, KY | KY | +16.0% | -53.2% | +158.9% | +64.8% | $145K |
| 33 | Manchester, KY | KY | -16.9% | +33.4% | +156.4% | +276.5% | $247.9K |
| 34 | Guston, KY | KY | +68.0% | +431.4% | +155.1% | — | $620K |
| 35 | Warsaw, KY | KY | +2.0% | +28.7% | +153.5% | +275.1% | $305K |
| 36 | Gravel Switch, KY | KY | — | +130.7% | +147.9% | +1,099.6% | $299.9K |
| 37 | Raccoon, KY | KY | — | +378.9% | +146.4% | — | $455K |
| 38 | Lewisport, KY | KY | +67.4% | +73.2% | +136.6% | +386.9% | $265.2K |
| 39 | Ledbetter, KY | KY | +120.7% | +119.1% | +136.5% | — | $257.5K |
| 40 | Newport, KY | KY | -36.8% | +267.8% | +134.1% | +153.0% | $327.3K |
| 41 | Winchester, KY | KY | -0.7% | +83.7% | +130.4% | +250.5% | $364.7K |
| 42 | Elsmere, KY | KY | +23.6% | +147.5% | +124.2% | +257.2% | $275.5K |
| 43 | Eastview, KY | KY | +137.0% | +185.7% | +114.9% | +379.3% | $400K |
| 44 | Fort Wright, KY | KY | +9.9% | +83.5% | +114.2% | +116.6% | $390K |
| 45 | Princeton, KY | KY | +18.3% | +144.3% | +109.8% | +82.7% | $215K |
| 46 | Pikeville, KY | KY | +59.2% | +36.9% | +109.2% | +34.6% | $381.3K |
| 47 | Frankfort, KY | KY | +21.7% | +58.6% | +108.3% | +182.6% | $372.3K |
| 48 | Sadieville, KY | KY | +65.2% | +145.5% | +107.7% | — | $540K |
| 49 | Middlesboro, KY | KY | -50.0% | +15.6% | +106.0% | +31.8% | $161.8K |
| 50 | Mt Washington, KY | KY | +1.4% | +30.5% | +104.2% | +82.4% | $340K |
| 51 | Hanson, KY | KY | +47.0% | +76.9% | +102.8% | +700.0% | $360K |
| 52 | Glencoe, KY | KY | — | — | +102.0% | +231.8% | $242.8K |
| 53 | Lancaster, KY | KY | +0.8% | -11.7% | +100.6% | +66.2% | $318.8K |
| 54 | Fordsville, KY | KY | +21.2% | +261.5% | +99.1% | — | $235K |
| 55 | Williamstown, KY | KY | +0.5% | +36.7% | +98.9% | +139.6% | $365K |
| 56 | Cynthiana, KY | KY | +17.6% | +188.8% | +95.8% | +213.2% | $300.1K |
| 57 | Southgate, KY | KY | +68.1% | +156.0% | +93.9% | +179.9% | $263K |
| 58 | Dry Ridge, KY | KY | +16.2% | +932.7% | +93.7% | +88.5% | $309.8K |
| 59 | Olive Hill, KY | KY | +25.5% | +98.9% | +93.5% | — | $272K |
| 60 | Wittensville, KY | KY | — | — | +92.8% | +97.8% | $223.5K |
| 61 | Owenton, KY | KY | +61.3% | +242.3% | +91.7% | +336.5% | $351.5K |
| 62 | Greenup, KY | KY | +194.4% | +78.6% | +91.7% | +241.3% | $265K |
| 63 | Hustonville, KY | KY | +72.1% | +36.8% | +90.8% | +259.3% | $300K |
| 64 | California, KY | KY | -17.9% | — | +89.2% | +58.1% | $330K |
| 65 | Worthington, KY | KY | +5.6% | -23.5% | +87.7% | +88.7% | $187.5K |
| 66 | Union, KY | KY | +11.3% | — | +87.0% | -92.7% | $537.7K |
| 67 | Richmond, KY | KY | -7.5% | +35.1% | +83.8% | +104.6% | $334.9K |
| 68 | Rush, KY | KY | -31.7% | — | +83.3% | — | $304K |
| 69 | Eubank, KY | KY | +12.8% | +3.3% | +83.1% | +92.0% | $249.4K |
| 70 | Park Hills, KY | KY | +16.1% | +139.0% | +83.0% | +153.1% | $597.5K |
| 71 | Walton, KY | KY | +9.6% | +42.9% | +81.4% | +75.8% | $376.3K |
| 72 | Mount Washington, KY | KY | -13.4% | +9.5% | +80.7% | +45.4% | $298.4K |
| 73 | Florence, KY | KY | +23.5% | +190.4% | +79.3% | +146.3% | $323K |
| 74 | Booneville, KY | KY | +88.0% | — | +74.9% | — | $225K |
| 75 | Stambaugh, KY | KY | — | — | +74.7% | — | $100K |
| 76 | Wellington, KY | KY | +9.9% | +71.2% | +72.4% | +22.9% | $188K |
| 77 | Irvine, KY | KY | -0.9% | +31.9% | +71.1% | +129.0% | $194.5K |
| 78 | Dayton, KY | KY | -39.4% | +143.4% | +70.9% | +56.2% | $175K |
| 79 | Cold Spring, KY | KY | +69.0% | +1.6% | +70.9% | +88.1% | $255K |
| 80 | Glasgow, KY | KY | -2.3% | +36.7% | +70.5% | +91.5% | $231.7K |
| 81 | Auburn, KY | KY | +15.3% | -1.3% | +70.0% | +141.6% | $271K |
| 82 | Taylorsville, KY | KY | +6.5% | +1.5% | +69.9% | +138.4% | $398.8K |
| 83 | Ashland, KY | KY | +29.5% | +58.2% | +69.1% | +95.9% | $257.7K |
| 84 | Covington, KY | KY | -24.3% | +88.1% | +68.5% | +76.6% | $245.9K |
| 85 | Henderson, KY | KY | +39.4% | -0.5% | +66.9% | +57.3% | $268.8K |
| 86 | Pembroke, KY | KY | +48.0% | — | +65.8% | +472.8% | $370K |
| 87 | Erlanger, KY | KY | -12.9% | +86.0% | +64.8% | +104.2% | $227.3K |
| 88 | Murray, KY | KY | +6.2% | +82.3% | +62.9% | +65.3% | $320.2K |
| 89 | Crescent Springs, KY | KY | +13.9% | +17.0% | +62.7% | +73.0% | $299.2K |
| 90 | Radcliff, KY | KY | -69.1% | +10.7% | +62.2% | +116.7% | $228.2K |
| 91 | Fort Thomas, KY | KY | -9.5% | — | +62.0% | +81.6% | $464.7K |
| 92 | Virgie, KY | KY | -13.8% | +166.7% | +62.0% | +83.1% | $162K |
| 93 | Prospect, KY | KY | +16.0% | +88.6% | +59.4% | +161.6% | $980.4K |
| 94 | Georgetown, KY | KY | -7.5% | — | +59.3% | +84.8% | $364.5K |
| 95 | Bronston, KY | KY | +26.6% | +43.2% | +58.4% | +108.2% | $312.5K |
| 96 | Quincy, KY | KY | -17.7% | — | +58.0% | — | $79K |
| 97 | Scottsville, KY | KY | +26.0% | +85.3% | +58.0% | +104.3% | $309.7K |
| 98 | Shelbyville, KY | KY | -7.6% | +0.9% | +57.9% | +99.0% | $355.9K |
| 99 | Clay, KY | KY | — | — | +56.6% | — | $227K |
| 100 | Bloomfield, KY | KY | -27.5% | +45.9% | +56.4% | +61.1% | $276.3K |
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.