Appreciation Velocity — Maryland Cities
Cities of Maryland ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 21912
+4,083.3%
#2 · ZIP 20860
+753.2%
#3 · ZIP 21678
+614.8%
#4 · ZIP 20632
+522.2%
#5 · ZIP 21822
+490.0%
#6 · ZIP 21780
+331.0%
#7 · ZIP 21051
+320.0%
#8 · ZIP 21216
+315.6%
#9 · ZIP 21530
+234.0%
#10 · ZIP 20842
+230.2%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 21912 | MD | +2,615.4% | +650.8% | +4,083.3% | +1,352.9% | $7.25M |
| 2 | ZIP 20860 | MD | +446.9% | +539.2% | +753.2% | — | $2.68M |
| 3 | ZIP 21678 | MD | +315.1% | +108.6% | +614.8% | +814.8% | $1.45M |
| 4 | ZIP 20632 | MD | +147.8% | +122.2% | +522.2% | — | $1.4M |
| 5 | ZIP 21822 | MD | +2.6% | +90.1% | +490.0% | +397.7% | $800K |
| 6 | ZIP 21780 | MD | +20.5% | +116.0% | +331.0% | +87.1% | $804.6K |
| 7 | ZIP 21051 | MD | — | — | +320.0% | — | $840K |
| 8 | ZIP 21216 | MD | +112.3% | +130.2% | +315.6% | +803.3% | $347.8K |
| 9 | ZIP 21530 | MD | +126.1% | +50.6% | +234.0% | — | $325K |
| 10 | ZIP 20842 | MD | +6.7% | +61.1% | +230.2% | +191.3% | $1.85M |
| 11 | ZIP 21863 | MD | +57.0% | +182.2% | +228.9% | +505.0% | $720K |
| 12 | ZIP 20744 | MD | +150.7% | +179.5% | +215.6% | +377.4% | $1.2M |
| 13 | ZIP 21903 | MD | +186.2% | +130.3% | +198.7% | +298.7% | $805K |
| 14 | ZIP 21727 | MD | +81.6% | +45.1% | +188.1% | +155.9% | $650K |
| 15 | ZIP 21154 | MD | -1.7% | +62.8% | +187.0% | +50.7% | $1.15M |
| 16 | ZIP 21665 | MD | +24.1% | +725.2% | +180.3% | +234.6% | $2.13M |
| 17 | ZIP 21034 | MD | +107.1% | +121.1% | +176.9% | +465.4% | $523K |
| 18 | ZIP 20764 | MD | -9.9% | +53.0% | +147.8% | +140.8% | $704.6K |
| 19 | ZIP 21160 | MD | +8.7% | +124.6% | +139.6% | — | $589.9K |
| 20 | ZIP 21210 | MD | +53.4% | +95.8% | +138.9% | +301.1% | $1.58M |
| 21 | ZIP 21158 | MD | -46.0% | -30.0% | +136.9% | +0.9% | $314K |
| 22 | ZIP 20751 | MD | +151.4% | +150.4% | +135.5% | +111.9% | $995K |
| 23 | ZIP 21840 | MD | -61.6% | +478.5% | +132.5% | — | $269K |
| 24 | ZIP 21093 | MD | +60.7% | +84.9% | +130.3% | +192.3% | $993.3K |
| 25 | ZIP 21629 | MD | +70.2% | +56.7% | +129.7% | +208.6% | $557.5K |
| 26 | ZIP 20693 | MD | — | +132.5% | +129.5% | +153.1% | $759K |
| 27 | ZIP 21557 | MD | +240.6% | +173.7% | +126.8% | +59.4% | $272.5K |
| 28 | ZIP 21054 | MD | +87.5% | +76.6% | +122.8% | +150.2% | $1.12M |
| 29 | ZIP 21222 | MD | +31.1% | +49.5% | +122.8% | +138.6% | $330K |
| 30 | ZIP 21719 | MD | +591.2% | +95.2% | +121.4% | +325.0% | $470K |
| 31 | ZIP 21853 | MD | +94.4% | +144.7% | +118.7% | +232.7% | $425.3K |
| 32 | ZIP 21783 | MD | +74.9% | +23.3% | +118.2% | +159.6% | $485K |
| 33 | ZIP 21042 | MD | +59.2% | -0.3% | +118.0% | +203.1% | $1.54M |
| 34 | ZIP 21769 | MD | +18.2% | +22.2% | +117.3% | +115.0% | $786.5K |
| 35 | ZIP 21131 | MD | +46.1% | +86.3% | +116.9% | +128.0% | $1.39M |
| 36 | ZIP 21722 | MD | +176.4% | +131.6% | +114.8% | +236.0% | $643.4K |
| 37 | ZIP 21851 | MD | +37.3% | +43.1% | +114.3% | +118.0% | $285K |
| 38 | ZIP 21639 | MD | -33.6% | +47.6% | +112.8% | +139.2% | $452.5K |
| 39 | ZIP 20710 | MD | — | +8.0% | +111.2% | +68.7% | $341.9K |
| 40 | ZIP 21750 | MD | +72.9% | +9.3% | +108.9% | +77.0% | $219K |
| 41 | ZIP 21132 | MD | -15.2% | +23.8% | +107.2% | +148.8% | $535K |
| 42 | ZIP 21030 | MD | +25.7% | +29.5% | +105.6% | +42.2% | $797K |
| 43 | ZIP 21651 | MD | +864.5% | +49.7% | +103.2% | +92.9% | $287K |
| 44 | ZIP 20736 | MD | +52.0% | +73.9% | +102.4% | +115.3% | $922.5K |
| 45 | ZIP 21212 | MD | +13.7% | +39.4% | +100.5% | +95.0% | $504K |
| 46 | ZIP 21207 | MD | +1.0% | +25.0% | +99.1% | +92.3% | $330.7K |
| 47 | ZIP 21218 | MD | +9.8% | +20.2% | +98.4% | +182.1% | $327.5K |
| 48 | ZIP 21713 | MD | -3.9% | +41.6% | +96.5% | +57.7% | $487.5K |
| 49 | ZIP 21529 | MD | -36.2% | -39.7% | +96.1% | — | $207.5K |
| 50 | ZIP 21133 | MD | -3.6% | +17.8% | +95.1% | +76.8% | $407.5K |
| 51 | ZIP 20837 | MD | +6.9% | +19.3% | +94.2% | +130.7% | $1.11M |
| 52 | ZIP 21217 | MD | +21.3% | +66.1% | +92.0% | +185.1% | $223.8K |
| 53 | ZIP 21146 | MD | +4.0% | +48.4% | +91.5% | +108.9% | $1M |
| 54 | ZIP 20895 | MD | +31.8% | +0.9% | +87.6% | +72.9% | $1.07M |
| 55 | ZIP 20851 | MD | +13.4% | +58.4% | +87.4% | +81.4% | $710K |
| 56 | ZIP 20912 | MD | +22.7% | +70.4% | +87.2% | +140.9% | $868.3K |
| 57 | ZIP 21740 | MD | +40.3% | +35.4% | +87.1% | +229.4% | $450.3K |
| 58 | ZIP 21638 | MD | +16.8% | +50.0% | +85.3% | +43.1% | $732.5K |
| 59 | ZIP 21128 | MD | -2.8% | +35.5% | +84.8% | +42.1% | $532.5K |
| 60 | ZIP 21541 | MD | +2.7% | +31.2% | +83.5% | +143.3% | $749.4K |
| 61 | ZIP 21561 | MD | +2.2% | +28.6% | +83.4% | +112.3% | $882.5K |
| 62 | ZIP 21040 | MD | +1.5% | +54.0% | +82.2% | +140.1% | $276.3K |
| 63 | ZIP 20785 | MD | +30.2% | +59.6% | +80.4% | +157.4% | $518.8K |
| 64 | ZIP 21136 | MD | +11.7% | +42.1% | +80.2% | +73.4% | $723.4K |
| 65 | ZIP 20777 | MD | -6.3% | +2.3% | +80.0% | +146.7% | $1.85M |
| 66 | ZIP 21797 | MD | +31.5% | +52.6% | +78.6% | +151.0% | $1.2M |
| 67 | ZIP 21562 | MD | +101.8% | +147.2% | +78.5% | +176.7% | $110K |
| 68 | ZIP 21085 | MD | -4.2% | -54.0% | +77.9% | +85.9% | $455.5K |
| 69 | ZIP 21817 | MD | +31.5% | +52.7% | +77.2% | +120.8% | $227.7K |
| 70 | ZIP 21754 | MD | +21.8% | +97.0% | +76.9% | +44.0% | $1.01M |
| 71 | ZIP 20723 | MD | +50.2% | +41.7% | +76.3% | +62.9% | $744.7K |
| 72 | ZIP 21758 | MD | -54.9% | -22.5% | +74.9% | +3.1% | $308.8K |
| 73 | ZIP 21047 | MD | -12.7% | +23.9% | +73.8% | +99.9% | $665K |
| 74 | ZIP 21122 | MD | -5.0% | +11.7% | +73.4% | +40.5% | $572.7K |
| 75 | ZIP 21801 | MD | +88.2% | +110.7% | +73.3% | +324.0% | $737.5K |
| 76 | ZIP 21120 | MD | +14.3% | +49.3% | +73.3% | +69.9% | $831K |
| 77 | ZIP 20664 | MD | +11.8% | +41.4% | +72.8% | +122.2% | $511.5K |
| 78 | ZIP 20616 | MD | +8.8% | +7.6% | +71.9% | +36.3% | $490K |
| 79 | ZIP 20781 | MD | -11.7% | -15.9% | +70.3% | +20.9% | $395K |
| 80 | ZIP 21014 | MD | +25.9% | +42.5% | +68.6% | +92.4% | $526.8K |
| 81 | ZIP 21220 | MD | +24.0% | +3.6% | +66.6% | +113.6% | $500.7K |
| 82 | ZIP 20637 | MD | +19.8% | +9.9% | +66.0% | +67.4% | $607.5K |
| 83 | ZIP 20678 | MD | +23.7% | +26.0% | +65.8% | +92.1% | $599.9K |
| 84 | ZIP 21239 | MD | -1.8% | +16.1% | +65.7% | +100.0% | $273K |
| 85 | ZIP 20640 | MD | +1.9% | +19.3% | +65.4% | +124.9% | $366.7K |
| 86 | ZIP 20772 | MD | +9.0% | +17.7% | +65.4% | +92.6% | $609K |
| 87 | ZIP 21623 | MD | +48.8% | -37.5% | +62.2% | -61.8% | $343.5K |
| 88 | ZIP 21211 | MD | +22.1% | +39.5% | +61.4% | +71.9% | $389.4K |
| 89 | ZIP 20714 | MD | +28.0% | +52.3% | +61.3% | +101.2% | $512K |
| 90 | ZIP 21227 | MD | +12.2% | +48.8% | +60.8% | +107.7% | $380K |
| 91 | ZIP 21223 | MD | -18.0% | +10.5% | +60.6% | +232.8% | $103.5K |
| 92 | ZIP 20759 | MD | -12.1% | +0.9% | +58.5% | +42.3% | $985K |
| 93 | ZIP 21046 | MD | +52.6% | +31.2% | +58.4% | +84.0% | $645.5K |
| 94 | ZIP 20901 | MD | +4.4% | +7.3% | +58.1% | +42.8% | $631.3K |
| 95 | ZIP 21716 | MD | +47.8% | -6.0% | +58.0% | +174.0% | $604.2K |
| 96 | ZIP 20841 | MD | +44.6% | -2.0% | +56.6% | +152.7% | $985K |
| 97 | ZIP 21221 | MD | -5.0% | +12.8% | +56.2% | +100.1% | $328.8K |
| 98 | ZIP 20653 | MD | -11.7% | +9.5% | +56.0% | +71.4% | $367K |
| 99 | ZIP 20866 | MD | +26.2% | +42.3% | +54.9% | +49.0% | $642.5K |
| 100 | ZIP 21237 | MD | +18.9% | +15.3% | +54.8% | +50.6% | $365K |
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.