Appreciation Velocity — Maryland Cities
Cities of Maryland ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Warwick, MD
+2,615.4%
#2 · Millington, MD
+864.5%
#3 · Cascade, MD
+591.2%
#4 · Sandy Spring, MD
+446.9%
#5 · Worton, MD
+302.7%
#6 · Rawlings, MD
+240.6%
#7 · Perryville, MD
+186.2%
#8 · Clear Spring, MD
+176.4%
#9 · Deale, MD
+151.4%
#10 · Fort Washington, MD
+150.7%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick, MD | MD | +2,615.4% | +3,287.9% | +5,206.2% | +1,352.9% | $7.25M |
| 2 | Millington, MD | MD | +864.5% | — | +22.7% | +68.8% | $287K |
| 3 | Cascade, MD | MD | +591.2% | — | +121.4% | +325.0% | $470K |
| 4 | Sandy Spring, MD | MD | +446.9% | +937.4% | +851.8% | — | $2.68M |
| 5 | Worton, MD | MD | +302.7% | — | +606.6% | +683.8% | $1.45M |
| 6 | Rawlings, MD | MD | +240.6% | — | +359.1% | +59.4% | $272.5K |
| 7 | Perryville, MD | MD | +186.2% | +174.4% | +209.5% | +296.2% | $805K |
| 8 | Clear Spring, MD | MD | +176.4% | +336.5% | +126.5% | +545.0% | $643.4K |
| 9 | Deale, MD | MD | +151.4% | +1,321.4% | +167.6% | +132.1% | $995K |
| 10 | Fort Washington, MD | MD | +150.7% | +272.0% | +220.6% | +363.7% | $1.2M |
| 11 | Faulkner, MD | MD | +147.8% | — | — | — | $1.4M |
| 12 | North Bethesda, MD | MD | +132.6% | +119.5% | +28.3% | +130.7% | $1.49M |
| 13 | Deal Island, MD | MD | +132.1% | -65.1% | -41.4% | — | $85K |
| 14 | Flintstone, MD | MD | +126.1% | — | +263.9% | — | $325K |
| 15 | Darlington, MD | MD | +107.1% | +230.5% | +212.1% | +465.4% | $523K |
| 16 | Westernport, MD | MD | +101.8% | +8.4% | +103.8% | +209.9% | $110K |
| 17 | Princess Anne, MD | MD | +94.4% | +219.4% | +129.3% | +567.4% | $425.3K |
| 18 | Gambrills, MD | MD | +87.5% | +131.6% | +120.0% | +150.2% | $1.12M |
| 19 | Emmitsburg, MD | MD | +81.6% | +242.1% | +196.0% | +155.9% | $650K |
| 20 | Mardela Springs, MD | MD | +79.1% | +69.4% | +11.6% | +783.3% | $265K |
| 21 | Rock Hall, MD | MD | +76.9% | +553.8% | -20.6% | +275.6% | $721.6K |
| 22 | Smithsburg, MD | MD | +74.9% | +42.3% | +179.8% | +159.6% | $485K |
| 23 | Hancock, MD | MD | +72.9% | — | +101.7% | +74.7% | $219K |
| 24 | Denton, MD | MD | +70.2% | +83.1% | +133.7% | +215.3% | $557.5K |
| 25 | Crownsville, MD | MD | +69.4% | +127.2% | +6.5% | +93.6% | $899.9K |
| 26 | Finksburg, MD | MD | +65.3% | — | +182.1% | +205.5% | $974.5K |
| 27 | Lutherville Timonium, MD | MD | +60.7% | +76.3% | +129.5% | +190.7% | $993.3K |
| 28 | Snow Hill, MD | MD | +57.0% | +502.5% | +188.5% | +505.0% | $720K |
| 29 | Upperco, MD | MD | +52.5% | +100.1% | -35.4% | +282.4% | $650K |
| 30 | Owings, MD | MD | +52.0% | +39.1% | +76.3% | +109.0% | $922.5K |
| 31 | Conowingo, MD | MD | +51.2% | — | -0.3% | +80.6% | $314.9K |
| 32 | Church Hill, MD | MD | +48.8% | +243.5% | +55.1% | -61.8% | $343.5K |
| 33 | Phoenix, MD | MD | +46.1% | +99.9% | +105.9% | +128.0% | $1.39M |
| 34 | Boyds, MD | MD | +44.6% | +70.8% | +63.2% | +138.5% | $985K |
| 35 | Riverdale, MD | MD | +44.0% | -7.7% | +9.9% | -50.8% | $413.2K |
| 36 | North Potomac, MD | MD | +40.4% | +10.7% | +39.9% | -3.0% | $930K |
| 37 | Ellicott City, MD | MD | +40.1% | +12.1% | +85.4% | +114.1% | $1.05M |
| 38 | Brunswick, MD | MD | +39.9% | +10.4% | +58.4% | +174.0% | $604.2K |
| 39 | Cheverly, MD | MD | +38.2% | +37.2% | +2.9% | +69.2% | $583.3K |
| 40 | Germantown, MD | MD | +37.8% | — | +49.8% | +91.7% | $521.5K |
| 41 | Pocomoke City, MD | MD | +37.3% | +72.5% | +114.2% | +118.0% | $285K |
| 42 | Hagerstown, MD | MD | +35.2% | +75.5% | +57.6% | +146.7% | $448.1K |
| 43 | Hampstead, MD | MD | +34.7% | +124.4% | +18.4% | +99.0% | $459.9K |
| 44 | Dundalk, MD | MD | +33.0% | +72.8% | +131.0% | +146.7% | $330K |
| 45 | Kensington, MD | MD | +31.8% | +34.4% | +89.3% | +72.9% | $1.07M |
| 46 | Crisfield, MD | MD | +31.5% | +47.2% | +72.7% | +121.2% | $227.7K |
| 47 | Woodbine, MD | MD | +31.5% | +51.1% | +116.3% | +122.6% | $1.2M |
| 48 | Millersville, MD | MD | +31.2% | +0.5% | +25.2% | +27.1% | $524.6K |
| 49 | Derwood, MD | MD | +28.8% | +30.8% | +82.5% | +106.8% | $961.3K |
| 50 | North Beach, MD | MD | +28.0% | +126.2% | +83.6% | +99.3% | $512K |
| 51 | Burtonsville, MD | MD | +26.2% | — | +72.7% | +49.0% | $642.5K |
| 52 | Salisbury, MD | MD | +25.2% | +23.8% | +11.8% | +184.4% | $426.1K |
| 53 | Sherwood, MD | MD | +24.1% | — | +213.6% | — | $2.13M |
| 54 | Olney, MD | MD | +23.8% | +151.5% | +59.8% | +112.5% | $829.8K |
| 55 | Prince Frederick, MD | MD | +23.7% | +40.8% | +60.2% | +92.7% | $599.9K |
| 56 | Kingsville, MD | MD | +23.6% | +90.5% | +60.9% | +122.7% | $495.3K |
| 57 | Darnestown, MD | MD | +22.8% | — | +66.4% | +136.3% | $1.41M |
| 58 | Glen Arm, MD | MD | +22.4% | — | +80.1% | +127.5% | $853.3K |
| 59 | Ijamsville, MD | MD | +21.8% | +64.1% | +78.5% | +44.0% | $1.01M |
| 60 | Rosedale, MD | MD | +21.2% | +42.3% | +60.2% | +50.6% | $365K |
| 61 | Chesapeake Beach, MD | MD | +20.6% | +31.2% | +27.1% | +86.0% | $506.4K |
| 62 | Sabillasville, MD | MD | +20.5% | +93.9% | +302.3% | +87.1% | $804.6K |
| 63 | Nottingham, MD | MD | +20.5% | +14.9% | +49.4% | +111.7% | $386.7K |
| 64 | Sykesville, MD | MD | +20.4% | -20.3% | +72.4% | +66.8% | $636.3K |
| 65 | Cockeysville, MD | MD | +20.0% | +12.7% | +108.8% | +26.3% | $797K |
| 66 | Monrovia, MD | MD | +19.8% | -7.7% | +96.2% | +123.1% | $834.5K |
| 67 | Hughesville, MD | MD | +19.8% | +13.5% | +80.6% | +53.1% | $607.5K |
| 68 | California, MD | MD | +19.0% | -45.2% | +31.1% | +91.2% | $440.3K |
| 69 | Middletown, MD | MD | +18.2% | +46.5% | +117.3% | +115.0% | $786.5K |
| 70 | Laurel, MD | MD | +17.5% | -73.4% | -2.0% | +23.1% | $556.7K |
| 71 | Hyattsville, MD | MD | +16.9% | -73.5% | -3.5% | +108.1% | $440.6K |
| 72 | Grasonville, MD | MD | +16.8% | +90.6% | +66.5% | +43.4% | $732.5K |
| 73 | Adamstown, MD | MD | +16.7% | +13.9% | +28.5% | +97.8% | $717.5K |
| 74 | Parkton, MD | MD | +14.3% | +106.1% | +56.9% | +75.9% | $831K |
| 75 | Clinton, MD | MD | +12.8% | -15.4% | -2.8% | +136.0% | $490.1K |
| 76 | Hurlock, MD | MD | +12.6% | +123.3% | +52.2% | +92.2% | $274.8K |
| 77 | Newburg, MD | MD | +11.8% | +68.8% | +72.2% | +122.2% | $511.5K |
| 78 | Upper Marlboro, MD | MD | +11.8% | +27.7% | +45.8% | +96.1% | $581.3K |
| 79 | Reisterstown, MD | MD | +11.7% | +83.5% | +87.4% | +91.9% | $723.4K |
| 80 | Stevensville, MD | MD | +11.2% | +13.2% | +58.6% | +69.2% | $731.6K |
| 81 | Glenwood, MD | MD | +11.1% | — | -19.8% | +114.3% | $600K |
| 82 | Halethorpe, MD | MD | +11.1% | +87.4% | +43.6% | +123.7% | $380K |
| 83 | Bel Air, MD | MD | +11.0% | +28.2% | +49.8% | +27.1% | $488.9K |
| 84 | Clarksburg, MD | MD | +9.7% | -18.6% | -21.7% | +31.4% | $623.6K |
| 85 | Chestertown, MD | MD | +9.1% | +41.9% | +68.2% | +92.8% | $422.5K |
| 86 | Columbia, MD | MD | +8.9% | +33.5% | +34.9% | +76.6% | $527.4K |
| 87 | Bryans Road, MD | MD | +8.8% | -12.9% | +76.3% | +36.3% | $490K |
| 88 | Whiteford, MD | MD | +8.7% | — | +125.5% | — | $589.9K |
| 89 | Linthicum Heights, MD | MD | +7.9% | -10.4% | +57.3% | +80.3% | $448K |
| 90 | Crofton, MD | MD | +7.6% | +50.5% | -6.3% | +97.9% | $512.5K |
| 91 | Brooklyn, MD | MD | +7.3% | +101.3% | +111.5% | +96.0% | $238.3K |
| 92 | Poolesville, MD | MD | +6.9% | +26.0% | +92.9% | +150.3% | $1.11M |
| 93 | Baltimore, MD | MD | +6.8% | +92.2% | +47.3% | +56.6% | $299K |
| 94 | Dickerson, MD | MD | +6.7% | — | +334.5% | — | $1.85M |
| 95 | Earleville, MD | MD | +6.5% | — | -20.8% | +81.4% | $267.5K |
| 96 | Suitland, MD | MD | +6.4% | +24.8% | +29.1% | +103.2% | $352.9K |
| 97 | Damascus, MD | MD | +4.8% | +82.6% | +53.9% | +71.8% | $511.3K |
| 98 | New Carrollton, MD | MD | +4.7% | -14.5% | +67.9% | +56.5% | $312.5K |
| 99 | Severn, MD | MD | +4.6% | +10.0% | +8.9% | +26.3% | $472.5K |
| 100 | White Plains, MD | MD | +4.1% | -58.9% | +41.4% | +63.2% | $534.8K |
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.