Appreciation Velocity — Michigan Cities
Cities of Michigan ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Maple City, MI
+7,000.0%
#2 · Breckenridge, MI
+1,251.4%
#3 · Belding, MI
+812.6%
#4 · Barton City, MI
+776.8%
#5 · Deerfield, MI
+769.7%
#6 · Carleton Vlg, MI
+769.0%
#7 · Leroy, MI
+755.6%
#8 · Armada, MI
+746.3%
#9 · Morrice, MI
+710.8%
#10 · Hemlock, MI
+700.0%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple City, MI | MI | -23.0% | — | +2.2% | +7,000.0% | $355K |
| 2 | Breckenridge, MI | MI | +91.2% | +208.2% | +125.9% | +1,251.4% | $250K |
| 3 | Belding, MI | MI | +170.8% | +318.6% | +324.4% | +812.6% | $721.9K |
| 4 | Barton City, MI | MI | +16.2% | +57.2% | +614.0% | +776.8% | $249.9K |
| 5 | Deerfield, MI | MI | +234.6% | +196.2% | +236.1% | +769.7% | $736.7K |
| 6 | Carleton Vlg, MI | MI | +16.2% | +2.8% | +160.7% | +769.0% | $365K |
| 7 | Leroy, MI | MI | -57.3% | -67.9% | -59.9% | +755.6% | $77K |
| 8 | Armada, MI | MI | +129.3% | +111.1% | +350.2% | +746.3% | $457K |
| 9 | Morrice, MI | MI | +533.1% | — | +298.2% | +710.8% | $975K |
| 10 | Hemlock, MI | MI | -15.5% | -5.5% | +14.6% | +700.0% | $185K |
| 11 | Burr Oak, MI | MI | +8.0% | — | +275.4% | +675.8% | $513.8K |
| 12 | Birch Run, MI | MI | +231.4% | +252.8% | +388.9% | +672.6% | $690K |
| 13 | Maple Rapids, MI | MI | — | — | — | +669.2% | $250K |
| 14 | Newaygo, MI | MI | +113.6% | +103.5% | +345.4% | +548.8% | $642.6K |
| 15 | Mears, MI | MI | -9.0% | +164.2% | +289.0% | +547.3% | $479K |
| 16 | Lennon, MI | MI | — | — | -8.3% | +545.3% | $288K |
| 17 | Chase, MI | MI | +158.8% | +271.3% | +214.0% | +532.7% | $407.5K |
| 18 | Webberville, MI | MI | +177.1% | +299.0% | +425.9% | +484.1% | $455.8K |
| 19 | West Olive, MI | MI | +31.7% | +25.5% | +258.7% | +469.9% | $733.7K |
| 20 | Manchester, MI | MI | +186.7% | +243.2% | +546.6% | +461.9% | $730.9K |
| 21 | Addison, MI | MI | +68.7% | +130.5% | +139.9% | +455.1% | $499.9K |
| 22 | Brown City, MI | MI | +58.9% | — | +149.8% | +446.7% | $360K |
| 23 | Luther, MI | MI | +53.9% | +74.1% | +104.9% | +437.3% | $198K |
| 24 | Bitely, MI | MI | +35.0% | +28.1% | +297.3% | +435.4% | $258.3K |
| 25 | White Pigeon, MI | MI | +28.6% | +0.9% | +132.6% | +417.3% | $374.5K |
| 26 | Newport, MI | MI | +42.9% | — | +349.8% | +390.3% | $495K |
| 27 | New Era, MI | MI | +182.4% | — | — | +385.3% | $440K |
| 28 | Cedar, MI | MI | -30.2% | +44.3% | -8.9% | +371.2% | $415K |
| 29 | Munising, MI | MI | -39.8% | +24.9% | +34.0% | +368.4% | $149.9K |
| 30 | Irons, MI | MI | +29.9% | +50.1% | +72.0% | +362.1% | $234.5K |
| 31 | Douglas, MI | MI | +53.5% | +95.0% | +98.6% | +362.0% | $875K |
| 32 | Washington Township, MI | MI | +143.9% | +279.6% | +137.3% | +352.7% | $1.16M |
| 33 | South Haven, MI | MI | +0.6% | +62.4% | +105.5% | +348.5% | $588.2K |
| 34 | Freeport, MI | MI | +116.2% | — | +241.5% | +337.5% | $700K |
| 35 | Commerce Township, MI | MI | +68.6% | +52.1% | +220.1% | +335.2% | $768.7K |
| 36 | Coleman, MI | MI | +174.9% | +269.2% | +153.5% | +333.6% | $406.1K |
| 37 | Nashville, MI | MI | +110.2% | +62.3% | +244.6% | +330.1% | $348.9K |
| 38 | Lake City, MI | MI | +19.0% | +45.3% | +81.9% | +326.9% | $303.5K |
| 39 | Wellston, MI | MI | +198.7% | +52.3% | +164.9% | +325.1% | $304.5K |
| 40 | Mayville, MI | MI | -27.6% | — | +76.8% | +315.5% | $300K |
| 41 | Beaverton, MI | MI | +70.1% | +167.8% | +176.9% | +315.3% | $337.5K |
| 42 | Goodrich, MI | MI | +34.5% | +465.2% | +106.0% | +306.8% | $650K |
| 43 | Kimball, MI | MI | -14.1% | — | +84.1% | +305.5% | $250K |
| 44 | Custer, MI | MI | +83.5% | — | +1,662.9% | +302.8% | $290K |
| 45 | Marion, MI | MI | +12.1% | — | +81.9% | +300.0% | $280K |
| 46 | Kent City, MI | MI | +1.5% | +61.1% | +231.5% | +299.1% | $399.4K |
| 47 | Farwell, MI | MI | +132.5% | — | +178.3% | +293.4% | $283K |
| 48 | Buckley, MI | MI | +144.8% | +248.0% | +348.6% | +293.2% | $622K |
| 49 | Copemish, MI | MI | — | — | +330.6% | +286.6% | $559K |
| 50 | Atlanta, MI | MI | +15.6% | +63.8% | +104.1% | +285.7% | $225K |
| 51 | Elsie, MI | MI | +10,000.0% | -8.3% | +80.3% | +276.9% | $275K |
| 52 | Millington, MI | MI | +7.8% | -27.9% | +50.3% | +276.6% | $296.3K |
| 53 | Tawas City, MI | MI | +24.3% | +8.0% | +41.5% | +274.0% | $256.7K |
| 54 | Atlas, MI | MI | +55.0% | +82.9% | +519.4% | +273.6% | $639.8K |
| 55 | West Bloomfield, MI | MI | -16.2% | +57.7% | +107.0% | +270.0% | $560.8K |
| 56 | Climax, MI | MI | +239.2% | +187.8% | +406.6% | +269.6% | $474.9K |
| 57 | New Buffalo, MI | MI | +12.8% | +69.1% | +85.3% | +269.5% | $913.3K |
| 58 | Oak Park, MI | MI | +21.9% | +49.5% | +143.1% | +269.0% | $285K |
| 59 | Lachine, MI | MI | +18.2% | +900.0% | +88.1% | +259.7% | $250K |
| 60 | Muskegon, MI | MI | +35.5% | +66.2% | +163.0% | +259.1% | $350K |
| 61 | Empire, MI | MI | +238.3% | — | +368.8% | +254.2% | $509K |
| 62 | Ortonville, MI | MI | +56.4% | — | +43.3% | +253.1% | $407K |
| 63 | Haslett, MI | MI | +60.2% | +177.7% | +174.3% | +249.8% | $592K |
| 64 | Corunna, MI | MI | -1.5% | +147.0% | +70.5% | +246.4% | $207.5K |
| 65 | Fowler, MI | MI | -3.7% | — | +0.9% | +243.0% | $168.5K |
| 66 | Harrisville, MI | MI | — | +214.1% | +68.1% | +235.7% | $245K |
| 67 | Dorr, MI | MI | +26.9% | — | +261.7% | +235.5% | $525K |
| 68 | Gaines, MI | MI | +259.1% | +241.4% | +175.0% | +234.3% | $546.1K |
| 69 | Durand, MI | MI | +54.6% | — | +81.6% | +234.3% | $267.5K |
| 70 | Hillsdale, MI | MI | -9.6% | +1.5% | +127.1% | +229.6% | $277.5K |
| 71 | Springport, MI | MI | +2.3% | +40.3% | +132.9% | +226.6% | $231.5K |
| 72 | Pittsford, MI | MI | +285.3% | +151.7% | +61.9% | +225.3% | $481.4K |
| 73 | Fenton, MI | MI | +13.4% | +54.8% | +145.6% | +225.0% | $598.5K |
| 74 | Greenville, MI | MI | +48.9% | +260.6% | +101.4% | +223.5% | $382.2K |
| 75 | Bangor, MI | MI | +12.5% | +165.3% | +23.3% | +222.1% | $337.8K |
| 76 | Hastings, MI | MI | +24.3% | +26.3% | +81.1% | +221.7% | $335.4K |
| 77 | Ionia, MI | MI | +47.5% | +133.1% | +125.1% | +219.5% | $264.8K |
| 78 | Carson City, MI | MI | -48.9% | +48.4% | +75.4% | +218.3% | $210K |
| 79 | Potterville, MI | MI | +101.3% | +304.8% | +220.9% | +215.1% | $495.5K |
| 80 | Marysville, MI | MI | +22.2% | +3.7% | +74.3% | +213.7% | $329.9K |
| 81 | Mundy Township, MI | MI | +23.1% | +122.8% | +84.7% | +213.5% | $326K |
| 82 | Center Line, MI | MI | -8.1% | +69.1% | -32.3% | +208.5% | $186K |
| 83 | Interlochen, MI | MI | -0.4% | +260.6% | +55.0% | +207.8% | $377.5K |
| 84 | Hazel Park, MI | MI | +11.1% | +49.0% | +86.3% | +207.6% | $214.4K |
| 85 | Lake Ann, MI | MI | — | — | +106.1% | +207.3% | $460K |
| 86 | Almont Vlg, MI | MI | — | +16.1% | +43.1% | +205.8% | $286.2K |
| 87 | Rockford, MI | MI | -4.5% | +6.9% | +121.8% | +203.6% | $615.2K |
| 88 | Coopersville, MI | MI | +3.3% | — | +63.2% | +203.1% | $415K |
| 89 | Gobles, MI | MI | +55.6% | +262.4% | +182.3% | +202.0% | $308K |
| 90 | Rothbury, MI | MI | +113.3% | +33.3% | +344.4% | +201.6% | $360K |
| 91 | Washington, MI | MI | -44.4% | — | +118.7% | +200.8% | $547.5K |
| 92 | Clare, MI | MI | -37.2% | — | -12.7% | +198.0% | $197K |
| 93 | Lapeer, MI | MI | +27.3% | +42.8% | +90.2% | +196.4% | $395K |
| 94 | Bruce Township, MI | MI | +63.5% | +435.6% | +37.2% | +195.9% | $776.7K |
| 95 | Manistee, MI | MI | +18.9% | -2.2% | +40.1% | +194.9% | $288K |
| 96 | Cadillac, MI | MI | +13.4% | +70.6% | +24.1% | +194.1% | $204.4K |
| 97 | Howard City, MI | MI | +5.8% | +3.8% | +46.4% | +191.0% | $260.6K |
| 98 | Vanderbilt, MI | MI | +74.3% | +38.9% | +34.0% | +191.0% | $323K |
| 99 | Alden, MI | MI | -0.6% | +105.8% | +88.3% | +186.9% | $425K |
| 100 | Romulus, MI | MI | -32.6% | +25.1% | +58.8% | +186.7% | $190K |
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.