Appreciation Velocity — New York Cities
Cities of New York ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Chazy, NY
+4,329.0%
#2 · Millbrook, NY
+779.4%
#3 · Lake Placid, NY
+773.6%
#4 · Charlton, NY
+746.4%
#5 · Clifton Springs, NY
+707.7%
#6 · Hewlett, NY
+585.2%
#7 · Mayville, NY
+514.1%
#8 · Stony Creek, NY
+444.9%
#9 · Bovina Center, NY
+419.1%
#10 · Claverack, NY
+417.8%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chazy, NY | NY | +4,329.0% | — | +17.3% | +96.2% | $221.5K |
| 2 | Millbrook, NY | NY | +779.4% | +1,085.1% | +465.1% | +1,606.9% | $5.78M |
| 3 | Lake Placid, NY | NY | +773.6% | +134.6% | +486.7% | +3,638.2% | $2.84M |
| 4 | Charlton, NY | NY | +746.4% | -30.0% | +25.8% | +157.6% | $592.5K |
| 5 | Clifton Springs, NY | NY | +707.7% | — | +331.1% | +161.8% | $315K |
| 6 | Hewlett, NY | NY | +585.2% | +1,111.6% | +1,004.8% | +1,364.5% | $6M |
| 7 | Mayville, NY | NY | +514.1% | — | +70.8% | +21.5% | $466.7K |
| 8 | Stony Creek, NY | NY | +444.9% | +3.7% | +421.5% | +2,328.6% | $850K |
| 9 | Bovina Center, NY | NY | +419.1% | +373.5% | +476.2% | +408.2% | $1.7M |
| 10 | Claverack, NY | NY | +417.8% | — | +358.0% | — | $2.18M |
| 11 | Wellesley Island, NY | NY | +410.0% | -8.2% | +55.5% | — | $510K |
| 12 | Laurens, NY | NY | +400.0% | -43.6% | +44.8% | +64.2% | $225K |
| 13 | Stuyvesant, NY | NY | +377.8% | +165.9% | +69.2% | +403.4% | $795K |
| 14 | Camden, NY | NY | +363.2% | +44.0% | +120.0% | +200.0% | $315K |
| 15 | Clintondale, NY | NY | +362.2% | — | +139.1% | +89.7% | $550K |
| 16 | Redwood, NY | NY | +338.6% | +207.6% | +293.3% | +279.9% | $482.5K |
| 17 | Palisades, NY | NY | +326.0% | +258.7% | — | — | $3.24M |
| 18 | Godeffroy, NY | NY | +320.0% | — | — | — | $315K |
| 19 | Guilderland, NY | NY | +303.7% | +565.8% | +554.7% | +545.7% | $1.74M |
| 20 | Stormville, NY | NY | +298.4% | +135.9% | +174.9% | +182.0% | $970K |
| 21 | Angelica, NY | NY | +262.5% | +332.1% | +496.8% | +280.5% | $390K |
| 22 | Garrison, NY | NY | +248.2% | +450.2% | +899.4% | +413.3% | $2.9M |
| 23 | Copake, NY | NY | +225.3% | +83.7% | +71.8% | — | $810K |
| 24 | Hoosick, NY | NY | +218.2% | — | +578.6% | — | $420K |
| 25 | Oriskany Falls, NY | NY | +218.1% | +279.6% | +305.6% | +373.7% | $540K |
| 26 | Monticello, NY | NY | +207.5% | +255.5% | +480.3% | +1,055.5% | $925K |
| 27 | Andover, NY | NY | +200.0% | +133.8% | +7.0% | +1,528.6% | $114K |
| 28 | Greenfield Center, NY | NY | +198.6% | — | +153.5% | +280.6% | $1.14M |
| 29 | Rushville, NY | NY | +187.2% | -0.4% | +1.6% | — | $500K |
| 30 | Greene, NY | NY | +185.2% | +30.5% | +41.9% | +3.0% | $175.3K |
| 31 | Thiells, NY | NY | +177.6% | +20.7% | — | +144.2% | $830K |
| 32 | Brookhaven, NY | NY | +164.6% | +356.5% | +374.0% | +1,168.3% | $2.6M |
| 33 | Gilboa, NY | NY | +164.5% | +661.8% | +458.0% | +560.7% | $647.5K |
| 34 | Morristown, NY | NY | +160.9% | +196.5% | +306.6% | +313.9% | $424K |
| 35 | Stone Ridge, NY | NY | +158.3% | +300.4% | +417.2% | +296.7% | $1.88M |
| 36 | Caroga Lake, NY | NY | +158.2% | — | +243.6% | +617.7% | $374.4K |
| 37 | Ulster Park, NY | NY | +150.0% | -59.1% | -66.7% | +8.3% | $325K |
| 38 | Saratoga, NY | NY | +147.8% | +220.5% | +59.4% | +36.6% | $665K |
| 39 | Naples, NY | NY | +146.3% | -62.3% | +165.3% | +504.8% | $375K |
| 40 | Saint Johnsville, NY | NY | +145.9% | +86.3% | — | — | $225K |
| 41 | Tappan, NY | NY | +144.9% | — | — | — | $1.25M |
| 42 | Windsor, NY | NY | +142.7% | +32.9% | +207.2% | +485.1% | $498.5K |
| 43 | Cochecton, NY | NY | +142.1% | — | +639.6% | +569.9% | $625K |
| 44 | Hamlin, NY | NY | +141.4% | +320.1% | +249.4% | +470.1% | $700K |
| 45 | New Baltimore, NY | NY | +138.6% | +277.8% | +204.2% | +338.7% | $680K |
| 46 | Bolivar, NY | NY | +137.4% | +54.1% | +37.3% | +121.3% | $135K |
| 47 | Copenhagen, NY | NY | +136.7% | +228.3% | +129.9% | +339.0% | $405K |
| 48 | Henderson, NY | NY | +131.9% | +179.0% | +195.0% | +848.5% | $474.3K |
| 49 | Deposit, NY | NY | +126.7% | +658.8% | +199.5% | — | $607K |
| 50 | Purchase, NY | NY | +126.4% | +24.7% | — | +36.1% | $3.54M |
| 51 | Ellenville, NY | NY | +122.2% | +189.8% | +238.2% | +661.6% | $582.5K |
| 52 | Whitestone, NY | NY | +120.7% | +195.6% | +257.1% | +310.4% | $2.7M |
| 53 | Pelham, NY | NY | +120.3% | -45.2% | -24.0% | -7.1% | $531K |
| 54 | Theresa, NY | NY | +117.9% | +57.1% | +155.8% | +68.1% | $408.5K |
| 55 | Elizaville, NY | NY | +117.2% | — | +129.2% | — | $392.5K |
| 56 | Rosedale, NY | NY | +116.9% | +179.8% | +193.9% | +382.6% | $1.6M |
| 57 | Bridgehampton, NY | NY | +116.8% | +96.5% | +154.6% | +773.3% | $10.3M |
| 58 | Akron, NY | NY | +114.9% | +84.9% | +93.0% | +141.6% | $380.7K |
| 59 | Massena, NY | NY | +112.6% | +257.6% | +116.1% | +163.2% | $305.3K |
| 60 | Lido Beach, NY | NY | +110.6% | -2.1% | +11.9% | +65.6% | $995K |
| 61 | Pulaski, NY | NY | +108.4% | +220.1% | +150.8% | +179.2% | $317.5K |
| 62 | Yorkville, NY | NY | +106.8% | +190.4% | +110.1% | +203.8% | $395K |
| 63 | Jay, NY | NY | +104.5% | +143.0% | +224.7% | +297.6% | $422K |
| 64 | Skaneateles, NY | NY | +103.1% | +292.8% | +151.6% | +629.2% | $2.76M |
| 65 | Trumansburg, NY | NY | +102.1% | +240.0% | +26.5% | +313.4% | $595K |
| 66 | Centre Island, NY | NY | +101.8% | +156.8% | +143.5% | -55.0% | $2.83M |
| 67 | Pine Bush, NY | NY | +100.9% | +160.9% | +206.2% | +265.0% | $750K |
| 68 | Forestport, NY | NY | +100.7% | — | +62.0% | +512.1% | $355K |
| 69 | Clarence Center, NY | NY | +100.0% | — | +88.7% | +74.4% | $575.1K |
| 70 | Halesite, NY | NY | +95.2% | — | — | — | $1.7M |
| 71 | Batavia, NY | NY | +94.8% | +235.2% | +97.8% | +264.0% | $317.7K |
| 72 | Accord, NY | NY | +93.6% | +106.4% | +178.5% | +183.9% | $1.75M |
| 73 | Edinburg, NY | NY | +93.3% | — | +297.7% | +355.3% | $432.5K |
| 74 | Amsterdam, NY | NY | +90.6% | +148.8% | +221.1% | +286.9% | $349.7K |
| 75 | Farmingdale, NY | NY | +85.7% | +148.1% | +119.3% | +269.1% | $1.2M |
| 76 | Chester, NY | NY | +85.7% | +45.2% | +113.1% | +223.8% | $822K |
| 77 | Cooperstown, NY | NY | +83.3% | +357.0% | +157.0% | +142.5% | $850K |
| 78 | Locust Valley, NY | NY | +83.3% | +255.2% | +364.2% | +173.1% | $4.54M |
| 79 | West Islip, NY | NY | +81.5% | +81.5% | +350.6% | +325.3% | $1.8M |
| 80 | Centerport, NY | NY | +79.1% | +203.3% | +164.4% | +197.6% | $1.66M |
| 81 | Gouverneur, NY | NY | +78.5% | +42.7% | +1.3% | +131.6% | $256K |
| 82 | Bergen, NY | NY | +77.7% | +58.4% | +48.6% | +8.4% | $175K |
| 83 | Castorland, NY | NY | +77.2% | +5.0% | -6.9% | +121.1% | $210K |
| 84 | Brownville, NY | NY | +75.1% | +103.9% | +216.2% | +243.8% | $803.9K |
| 85 | Lake Grove, NY | NY | +74.5% | +92.5% | +183.0% | +176.1% | $1.2M |
| 86 | Champlain, NY | NY | +73.9% | +10,000.0% | +96.4% | +77.0% | $430K |
| 87 | Syosset, NY | NY | +73.6% | +149.8% | +168.6% | +204.2% | $2.21M |
| 88 | Baldwin Harbor, NY | NY | +72.5% | — | +232.6% | +337.4% | $1.4M |
| 89 | Oyster Bay, NY | NY | +72.1% | +220.6% | +255.7% | +889.4% | $2.34M |
| 90 | Bedford Stuyvesant, NY | NY | +71.2% | +73.8% | — | — | $2.65M |
| 91 | Redfield, NY | NY | +71.0% | +211.8% | +76.4% | — | $265K |
| 92 | Collins, NY | NY | +69.7% | — | +168.7% | — | $320K |
| 93 | Oakdale, NY | NY | +69.6% | +67.6% | +204.5% | +307.6% | $1.16M |
| 94 | Hilton, NY | NY | +69.2% | +108.4% | +139.4% | +126.1% | $412.7K |
| 95 | Stillwater, NY | NY | +67.8% | -5.1% | +145.4% | +81.0% | $499.9K |
| 96 | Jefferson, NY | NY | +67.3% | +42.0% | +52.5% | +112.8% | $230K |
| 97 | Kingston, NY | NY | +67.0% | +55.0% | +207.7% | +476.9% | $741.3K |
| 98 | Irvington, NY | NY | +66.0% | +83.6% | +28.3% | — | $2.69M |
| 99 | Highland, NY | NY | +65.8% | +65.6% | +122.7% | +185.6% | $613.7K |
| 100 | Fort Edward, NY | NY | +64.4% | +480.0% | +177.9% | +312.9% | $435K |
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.