Appreciation Velocity — Maryland Cities
Cities of Maryland ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Warwick, MD
+3,287.9%
#2 · Deale, MD
+1,321.4%
#3 · Sandy Spring, MD
+937.4%
#4 · Street, MD
+860.4%
#5 · Rock Hall, MD
+553.8%
#6 · Snow Hill, MD
+502.5%
#7 · Clear Spring, MD
+336.5%
#8 · Fort Washington, MD
+272.0%
#9 · Ellerslie, MD
+270.5%
#10 · Church Hill, MD
+243.5%
City ranking — 3Y 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 | Deale, MD | MD | +151.4% | +1,321.4% | +167.6% | +132.1% | $995K |
| 3 | Sandy Spring, MD | MD | +446.9% | +937.4% | +851.8% | — | $2.68M |
| 4 | Street, MD | MD | -1.7% | +860.4% | +163.5% | +50.7% | $1.15M |
| 5 | Rock Hall, MD | MD | +76.9% | +553.8% | -20.6% | +275.6% | $721.6K |
| 6 | Snow Hill, MD | MD | +57.0% | +502.5% | +188.5% | +505.0% | $720K |
| 7 | Clear Spring, MD | MD | +176.4% | +336.5% | +126.5% | +545.0% | $643.4K |
| 8 | Fort Washington, MD | MD | +150.7% | +272.0% | +220.6% | +363.7% | $1.2M |
| 9 | Ellerslie, MD | MD | -36.2% | +270.5% | +118.3% | — | $207.5K |
| 10 | Church Hill, MD | MD | +48.8% | +243.5% | +55.1% | -61.8% | $343.5K |
| 11 | Emmitsburg, MD | MD | +81.6% | +242.1% | +196.0% | +155.9% | $650K |
| 12 | Darlington, MD | MD | +107.1% | +230.5% | +212.1% | +465.4% | $523K |
| 13 | Princess Anne, MD | MD | +94.4% | +219.4% | +129.3% | +567.4% | $425.3K |
| 14 | Springdale, MD | MD | -13.7% | +215.0% | +40.8% | +80.0% | $630K |
| 15 | Fallston, MD | MD | -12.7% | +181.1% | +79.1% | +106.9% | $665K |
| 16 | Perryville, MD | MD | +186.2% | +174.4% | +209.5% | +296.2% | $805K |
| 17 | Olney, MD | MD | +23.8% | +151.5% | +59.8% | +112.5% | $829.8K |
| 18 | Saint Michaels, MD | MD | -9.0% | +146.5% | +60.9% | +80.5% | $800K |
| 19 | Davidsonville, MD | MD | -15.6% | +132.0% | -36.8% | -4.1% | $580K |
| 20 | Gambrills, MD | MD | +87.5% | +131.6% | +120.0% | +150.2% | $1.12M |
| 21 | Crownsville, MD | MD | +69.4% | +127.2% | +6.5% | +93.6% | $899.9K |
| 22 | North Beach, MD | MD | +28.0% | +126.2% | +83.6% | +99.3% | $512K |
| 23 | Hampstead, MD | MD | +34.7% | +124.4% | +18.4% | +99.0% | $459.9K |
| 24 | Hurlock, MD | MD | +12.6% | +123.3% | +52.2% | +92.2% | $274.8K |
| 25 | Takoma Park, MD | MD | +2.2% | +120.4% | +87.5% | +137.0% | $868.3K |
| 26 | North Bethesda, MD | MD | +132.6% | +119.5% | +28.3% | +130.7% | $1.49M |
| 27 | Parkton, MD | MD | +14.3% | +106.1% | +56.9% | +75.9% | $831K |
| 28 | Brooklyn, MD | MD | +7.3% | +101.3% | +111.5% | +96.0% | $238.3K |
| 29 | Owings Mills, MD | MD | -27.3% | +100.1% | -49.7% | +74.1% | $556.3K |
| 30 | Upperco, MD | MD | +52.5% | +100.1% | -35.4% | +282.4% | $650K |
| 31 | Shady Side, MD | MD | -9.9% | +100.0% | +145.1% | +129.2% | $704.6K |
| 32 | Phoenix, MD | MD | +46.1% | +99.9% | +105.9% | +128.0% | $1.39M |
| 33 | Sabillasville, MD | MD | +20.5% | +93.9% | +302.3% | +87.1% | $804.6K |
| 34 | Baltimore, MD | MD | +6.8% | +92.2% | +47.3% | +56.6% | $299K |
| 35 | Woodstock, MD | MD | -49.7% | +91.9% | +22.6% | +43.4% | $500K |
| 36 | Grasonville, MD | MD | +16.8% | +90.6% | +66.5% | +43.4% | $732.5K |
| 37 | Kingsville, MD | MD | +23.6% | +90.5% | +60.9% | +122.7% | $495.3K |
| 38 | Halethorpe, MD | MD | +11.1% | +87.4% | +43.6% | +123.7% | $380K |
| 39 | Edgewood, MD | MD | +1.5% | +84.2% | +89.0% | +148.8% | $276.3K |
| 40 | Reisterstown, MD | MD | +11.7% | +83.5% | +87.4% | +91.9% | $723.4K |
| 41 | Denton, MD | MD | +70.2% | +83.1% | +133.7% | +215.3% | $557.5K |
| 42 | Damascus, MD | MD | +4.8% | +82.6% | +53.9% | +71.8% | $511.3K |
| 43 | Lutherville Timonium, MD | MD | +60.7% | +76.3% | +129.5% | +190.7% | $993.3K |
| 44 | Hagerstown, MD | MD | +35.2% | +75.5% | +57.6% | +146.7% | $448.1K |
| 45 | Forest Hill, MD | MD | -1.9% | +75.3% | +2.1% | +64.4% | $469.2K |
| 46 | Dundalk, MD | MD | +33.0% | +72.8% | +131.0% | +146.7% | $330K |
| 47 | Pocomoke City, MD | MD | +37.3% | +72.5% | +114.2% | +118.0% | $285K |
| 48 | Swanton, MD | MD | +2.2% | +72.3% | +103.3% | +112.3% | $882.5K |
| 49 | Boyds, MD | MD | +44.6% | +70.8% | +63.2% | +138.5% | $985K |
| 50 | Mardela Springs, MD | MD | +79.1% | +69.4% | +11.6% | +783.3% | $265K |
| 51 | Newburg, MD | MD | +11.8% | +68.8% | +72.2% | +122.2% | $511.5K |
| 52 | Severna Park, MD | MD | +4.0% | +66.0% | +96.0% | +108.9% | $1M |
| 53 | Ijamsville, MD | MD | +21.8% | +64.1% | +78.5% | +44.0% | $1.01M |
| 54 | Ridgely, MD | MD | -36.2% | +58.1% | +10.4% | -9.1% | $270K |
| 55 | Welcome, MD | MD | — | +56.5% | +121.6% | +153.1% | $759K |
| 56 | Churchton, MD | MD | -11.5% | +55.3% | -32.5% | +75.6% | $390K |
| 57 | Boonsboro, MD | MD | -3.9% | +55.3% | +93.6% | +57.7% | $487.5K |
| 58 | Essex, MD | MD | -6.0% | +52.8% | +40.5% | +99.6% | $328.8K |
| 59 | Woodbine, MD | MD | +31.5% | +51.1% | +116.3% | +122.6% | $1.2M |
| 60 | Sparrows Point, MD | MD | -9.6% | +51.0% | +5.8% | -1.1% | $430K |
| 61 | Crofton, MD | MD | +7.6% | +50.5% | -6.3% | +97.9% | $512.5K |
| 62 | Catonsville, MD | MD | +2.8% | +48.7% | +67.8% | +64.3% | $483.1K |
| 63 | Cumberland, MD | MD | -20.3% | +47.9% | +18.2% | +77.6% | $125.9K |
| 64 | White Hall, MD | MD | +1.5% | +47.3% | +73.5% | +109.5% | $593.8K |
| 65 | Crisfield, MD | MD | +31.5% | +47.2% | +72.7% | +121.2% | $227.7K |
| 66 | Manchester, MD | MD | -23.0% | +46.6% | +60.0% | +58.9% | $555.3K |
| 67 | Middletown, MD | MD | +18.2% | +46.5% | +117.3% | +115.0% | $786.5K |
| 68 | Chester, MD | MD | -36.3% | +45.8% | -25.2% | +34.1% | $448.3K |
| 69 | Smithsburg, MD | MD | +74.9% | +42.3% | +179.8% | +159.6% | $485K |
| 70 | Rosedale, MD | MD | +21.2% | +42.3% | +60.2% | +50.6% | $365K |
| 71 | Chestertown, MD | MD | +9.1% | +41.9% | +68.2% | +92.8% | $422.5K |
| 72 | Prince Frederick, MD | MD | +23.7% | +40.8% | +60.2% | +92.7% | $599.9K |
| 73 | Greensboro, MD | MD | -33.6% | +39.2% | +119.9% | +139.2% | $452.5K |
| 74 | Owings, MD | MD | +52.0% | +39.1% | +76.3% | +109.0% | $922.5K |
| 75 | Cheverly, MD | MD | +38.2% | +37.2% | +2.9% | +69.2% | $583.3K |
| 76 | Accokeek, MD | MD | -11.2% | +35.4% | -4.5% | +46.9% | $479.9K |
| 77 | Kensington, MD | MD | +31.8% | +34.4% | +89.3% | +72.9% | $1.07M |
| 78 | Brentwood, MD | MD | -23.4% | +34.3% | +32.9% | +48.5% | $407.5K |
| 79 | Cambridge, MD | MD | -14.2% | +33.7% | -5.9% | +70.2% | $267K |
| 80 | Columbia, MD | MD | +8.9% | +33.5% | +34.9% | +76.6% | $527.4K |
| 81 | Chesapeake Beach, MD | MD | +20.6% | +31.2% | +27.1% | +86.0% | $506.4K |
| 82 | Derwood, MD | MD | +28.8% | +30.8% | +82.5% | +106.8% | $961.3K |
| 83 | College Park, MD | MD | -2.5% | +29.3% | +38.1% | +93.0% | $394.2K |
| 84 | Bel Air, MD | MD | +11.0% | +28.2% | +49.8% | +27.1% | $488.9K |
| 85 | Upper Marlboro, MD | MD | +11.8% | +27.7% | +45.8% | +96.1% | $581.3K |
| 86 | Eden, MD | MD | +2.6% | +27.6% | +1,390.3% | +397.7% | $800K |
| 87 | Lexington Park, MD | MD | -11.7% | +26.4% | +53.7% | +66.1% | $367K |
| 88 | Lavale, MD | MD | -63.1% | +26.2% | — | -28.2% | $140K |
| 89 | Elkton, MD | MD | -33.2% | +26.1% | +15.1% | +26.7% | $284.4K |
| 90 | Poolesville, MD | MD | +6.9% | +26.0% | +92.9% | +150.3% | $1.11M |
| 91 | Suitland, MD | MD | +6.4% | +24.8% | +29.1% | +103.2% | $352.9K |
| 92 | Salisbury, MD | MD | +25.2% | +23.8% | +11.8% | +184.4% | $426.1K |
| 93 | Aberdeen, MD | MD | -11.4% | +19.5% | +21.2% | +30.9% | $313.8K |
| 94 | Indian Head, MD | MD | +1.9% | +19.2% | +67.7% | +128.0% | $366.7K |
| 95 | Randallstown, MD | MD | -3.6% | +18.5% | +100.9% | +76.1% | $407.5K |
| 96 | District Heights, MD | MD | -16.8% | +17.9% | +16.2% | +74.9% | $285.2K |
| 97 | Glen Burnie, MD | MD | -0.5% | +15.4% | +27.0% | +41.6% | $397.8K |
| 98 | Nottingham, MD | MD | +20.5% | +14.9% | +49.4% | +111.7% | $386.7K |
| 99 | Edgewater, MD | MD | -6.3% | +14.7% | +29.8% | +52.9% | $706.4K |
| 100 | Adamstown, MD | MD | +16.7% | +13.9% | +28.5% | +97.8% | $717.5K |
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.