Appreciation Velocity — Detroit, MI
Home-price appreciation in Detroit, MI plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Detroit · 1Y appreciation
-7.5%
Detroit · 3Y appreciation
-7.9%
Detroit · 5Y appreciation
+6.8%
Detroit · 10Y appreciation
+14.4%
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 48209
+203.2%
#2 · ZIP 48227
+79.4%
#3 · ZIP 48235
+77.7%
#4 · ZIP 48206
+67.8%
#5 · ZIP 48224
+65.6%
#6 · ZIP 48226
+13.8%
#7 · ZIP 48221
-6.1%
#8 · ZIP 48201
-7.8%
#9 · ZIP 48214
-26.1%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 48209 | MI | +85.6% | +125.4% | +203.2% | +20.0% | $228K |
| 2 | ZIP 48227 | MI | +29.7% | +46.2% | +79.4% | +179.1% | $124.5K |
| 3 | ZIP 48235 | MI | +11.4% | +26.8% | +77.7% | +125.2% | $114.8K |
| 4 | ZIP 48206 | MI | +15.3% | +35.1% | +67.8% | +258.9% | $212.7K |
| 5 | ZIP 48224 | MI | +5.5% | +2.8% | +65.6% | +60.4% | $102.3K |
| 6 | ZIP 48226 | MI | -50.2% | -26.1% | +13.8% | +48.2% | $313.5K |
| 7 | ZIP 48221 | MI | -37.6% | -42.4% | -6.1% | -13.5% | $104.4K |
| 8 | ZIP 48201 | MI | -10.8% | -15.0% | -7.8% | +24.3% | $420K |
| 9 | ZIP 48214 | MI | -48.2% | -38.6% | -26.1% | -27.5% | $116.9K |
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.