Appreciation Velocity — New York Cities
Cities of New York ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Hewlett, NY
+1,004.8%
#2 · Garrison, NY
+899.4%
#3 · Cochecton, NY
+639.6%
#4 · Hoosick, NY
+578.6%
#5 · Guilderland, NY
+554.7%
#6 · Angelica, NY
+496.8%
#7 · Lake Placid, NY
+486.7%
#8 · Monticello, NY
+480.3%
#9 · Bovina Center, NY
+476.2%
#10 · Millbrook, NY
+465.1%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hewlett, NY | NY | +585.2% | +1,111.6% | +1,004.8% | +1,364.5% | $6M |
| 2 | Garrison, NY | NY | +248.2% | +450.2% | +899.4% | +413.3% | $2.9M |
| 3 | Cochecton, NY | NY | +142.1% | — | +639.6% | +569.9% | $625K |
| 4 | Hoosick, NY | NY | +218.2% | — | +578.6% | — | $420K |
| 5 | Guilderland, NY | NY | +303.7% | +565.8% | +554.7% | +545.7% | $1.74M |
| 6 | Angelica, NY | NY | +262.5% | +332.1% | +496.8% | +280.5% | $390K |
| 7 | Lake Placid, NY | NY | +773.6% | +134.6% | +486.7% | +3,638.2% | $2.84M |
| 8 | Monticello, NY | NY | +207.5% | +255.5% | +480.3% | +1,055.5% | $925K |
| 9 | Bovina Center, NY | NY | +419.1% | +373.5% | +476.2% | +408.2% | $1.7M |
| 10 | Millbrook, NY | NY | +779.4% | +1,085.1% | +465.1% | +1,606.9% | $5.78M |
| 11 | Gilboa, NY | NY | +164.5% | +661.8% | +458.0% | +560.7% | $647.5K |
| 12 | Amawalk, NY | NY | +7.5% | +118.8% | +447.1% | +830.0% | $930K |
| 13 | Stony Creek, NY | NY | +444.9% | +3.7% | +421.5% | +2,328.6% | $850K |
| 14 | Stone Ridge, NY | NY | +158.3% | +300.4% | +417.2% | +296.7% | $1.88M |
| 15 | Brookhaven, NY | NY | +164.6% | +356.5% | +374.0% | +1,168.3% | $2.6M |
| 16 | Locust Valley, NY | NY | +83.3% | +255.2% | +364.2% | +173.1% | $4.54M |
| 17 | Claverack, NY | NY | +417.8% | — | +358.0% | — | $2.18M |
| 18 | West Islip, NY | NY | +81.5% | +81.5% | +350.6% | +325.3% | $1.8M |
| 19 | Clifton Springs, NY | NY | +707.7% | — | +331.1% | +161.8% | $315K |
| 20 | Parish, NY | NY | +27.3% | +154.5% | +319.7% | +66.2% | $370K |
| 21 | Athol, NY | NY | — | +132.7% | +319.1% | — | $471.3K |
| 22 | Otselic, NY | NY | — | — | +312.5% | — | $99K |
| 23 | Morristown, NY | NY | +160.9% | +196.5% | +306.6% | +313.9% | $424K |
| 24 | Oriskany Falls, NY | NY | +218.1% | +279.6% | +305.6% | +373.7% | $540K |
| 25 | Knox, NY | NY | -20.6% | +77.1% | +304.8% | — | $850K |
| 26 | Shelter Island, NY | NY | +51.1% | +60.2% | +299.7% | +1,068.6% | $3.5M |
| 27 | Pound Ridge, NY | NY | -23.0% | +129.1% | +299.4% | +359.8% | $3M |
| 28 | Edinburg, NY | NY | +93.3% | — | +297.7% | +355.3% | $432.5K |
| 29 | Montrose, NY | NY | — | — | +294.5% | +246.9% | $718K |
| 30 | Redwood, NY | NY | +338.6% | +207.6% | +293.3% | +279.9% | $482.5K |
| 31 | Cincinnatus, NY | NY | +39.5% | — | +285.4% | +227.9% | $330.5K |
| 32 | West Sayville, NY | NY | +47.7% | — | +283.2% | +117.8% | $718.5K |
| 33 | Hoosick Falls, NY | NY | +31.9% | +73.3% | +268.5% | +490.0% | $393.8K |
| 34 | Porter Corners, NY | NY | +22.0% | — | +260.6% | +99.2% | $500K |
| 35 | Whitestone, NY | NY | +120.7% | +195.6% | +257.1% | +310.4% | $2.7M |
| 36 | Oyster Bay, NY | NY | +72.1% | +220.6% | +255.7% | +889.4% | $2.34M |
| 37 | Hamlin, NY | NY | +141.4% | +320.1% | +249.4% | +470.1% | $700K |
| 38 | Rye Brook, NY | NY | +45.7% | +83.3% | +244.2% | +46.8% | $1.94M |
| 39 | Caroga Lake, NY | NY | +158.2% | — | +243.6% | +617.7% | $374.4K |
| 40 | Ellenville, NY | NY | +122.2% | +189.8% | +238.2% | +661.6% | $582.5K |
| 41 | Baldwin Harbor, NY | NY | +72.5% | — | +232.6% | +337.4% | $1.4M |
| 42 | Holley, NY | NY | -25.5% | +100.7% | +228.0% | +341.8% | $275K |
| 43 | Endwell, NY | NY | +9.7% | +151.8% | +227.9% | +199.5% | $365K |
| 44 | Jay, NY | NY | +104.5% | +143.0% | +224.7% | +297.6% | $422K |
| 45 | Wainscott, NY | NY | +60.5% | +87.6% | +223.6% | — | $11.3M |
| 46 | Amsterdam, NY | NY | +90.6% | +148.8% | +221.1% | +286.9% | $349.7K |
| 47 | Brownville, NY | NY | +75.1% | +103.9% | +216.2% | +243.8% | $803.9K |
| 48 | Liberty, NY | NY | -2.2% | +206.5% | +215.2% | +464.2% | $306.5K |
| 49 | Remsenburg, NY | NY | +25.4% | +180.6% | +211.3% | +32.9% | $4.35M |
| 50 | Mohegan Lake, NY | NY | +51.9% | +149.3% | +209.9% | +323.8% | $831.7K |
| 51 | Averill Park, NY | NY | +54.1% | +91.5% | +209.7% | +72.4% | $571.1K |
| 52 | Kingston, NY | NY | +67.0% | +55.0% | +207.7% | +476.9% | $741.3K |
| 53 | Windsor, NY | NY | +142.7% | +32.9% | +207.2% | +485.1% | $498.5K |
| 54 | Pine Bush, NY | NY | +100.9% | +160.9% | +206.2% | +265.0% | $750K |
| 55 | Oakdale, NY | NY | +69.6% | +67.6% | +204.5% | +307.6% | $1.16M |
| 56 | New Baltimore, NY | NY | +138.6% | +277.8% | +204.2% | +338.7% | $680K |
| 57 | Laurelton, NY | NY | — | +18.3% | +200.0% | — | $750K |
| 58 | Waddington, NY | NY | +58.6% | +400.0% | +199.6% | +94.7% | $370K |
| 59 | Deposit, NY | NY | +126.7% | +658.8% | +199.5% | — | $607K |
| 60 | Henderson, NY | NY | +131.9% | +179.0% | +195.0% | +848.5% | $474.3K |
| 61 | Rosedale, NY | NY | +116.9% | +179.8% | +193.9% | +382.6% | $1.6M |
| 62 | Worcester, NY | NY | +56.5% | — | +190.0% | +542.0% | $425K |
| 63 | Yorktown Heights, NY | NY | +56.0% | +124.1% | +187.9% | +238.4% | $1.04M |
| 64 | Woodridge, NY | NY | +21.4% | +8.9% | +185.7% | +264.3% | $255K |
| 65 | Lake Grove, NY | NY | +74.5% | +92.5% | +183.0% | +176.1% | $1.2M |
| 66 | Accord, NY | NY | +93.6% | +106.4% | +178.5% | +183.9% | $1.75M |
| 67 | Fort Edward, NY | NY | +64.4% | +480.0% | +177.9% | +312.9% | $435K |
| 68 | Marion, NY | NY | — | +493.7% | +176.8% | +183.0% | $415K |
| 69 | Marcy, NY | NY | +34.9% | +15.6% | +174.9% | +58.6% | $445K |
| 70 | Stormville, NY | NY | +298.4% | +135.9% | +174.9% | +182.0% | $970K |
| 71 | Owego, NY | NY | +12.2% | +14.4% | +172.9% | +68.6% | $272.6K |
| 72 | Greenvale, NY | NY | — | — | +169.8% | +47.3% | $1.14M |
| 73 | Collins, NY | NY | +69.7% | — | +168.7% | — | $320K |
| 74 | Syosset, NY | NY | +73.6% | +149.8% | +168.6% | +204.2% | $2.21M |
| 75 | Goshen, NY | NY | +57.6% | +210.9% | +167.8% | +299.6% | $869K |
| 76 | Naples, NY | NY | +146.3% | -62.3% | +165.3% | +504.8% | $375K |
| 77 | Chatham, NY | NY | -15.3% | -51.2% | +164.8% | +229.8% | $723K |
| 78 | Centerport, NY | NY | +79.1% | +203.3% | +164.4% | +197.6% | $1.66M |
| 79 | Port Washington, NY | NY | +30.5% | +47.9% | +162.7% | +199.8% | $1.46M |
| 80 | Portageville, NY | NY | — | — | +160.9% | +372.4% | $420K |
| 81 | Saratoga Springs, NY | NY | +33.9% | +82.2% | +159.7% | +195.3% | $1M |
| 82 | Argyle, NY | NY | +62.0% | +70.1% | +159.2% | +134.1% | $392.4K |
| 83 | Lake George, NY | NY | -7.4% | -38.7% | +158.6% | +296.3% | $570K |
| 84 | Massapequa Park, NY | NY | +58.4% | +21.4% | +158.4% | +168.0% | $1.23M |
| 85 | East Greenbush, NY | NY | +58.0% | -3.5% | +157.4% | +110.6% | $435K |
| 86 | Cooperstown, NY | NY | +83.3% | +357.0% | +157.0% | +142.5% | $850K |
| 87 | Wynantskill, NY | NY | -7.8% | +57.9% | +156.6% | +139.0% | $385K |
| 88 | Theresa, NY | NY | +117.9% | +57.1% | +155.8% | +68.1% | $408.5K |
| 89 | Cheektowaga, NY | NY | +9.8% | +58.6% | +155.3% | +206.0% | $295.5K |
| 90 | Harriman, NY | NY | +25.8% | +53.4% | +155.2% | +155.2% | $427.5K |
| 91 | Bridgehampton, NY | NY | +116.8% | +96.5% | +154.6% | +773.3% | $10.3M |
| 92 | Wallkill, NY | NY | +26.9% | +88.1% | +154.4% | +337.5% | $650.2K |
| 93 | Olean, NY | NY | +22.8% | +64.3% | +153.9% | +198.6% | $209.6K |
| 94 | Greenfield Center, NY | NY | +198.6% | — | +153.5% | +280.6% | $1.14M |
| 95 | Skaneateles, NY | NY | +103.1% | +292.8% | +151.6% | +629.2% | $2.76M |
| 96 | Setauket, NY | NY | +25.0% | -5.2% | +151.0% | +178.7% | $1.38M |
| 97 | Pulaski, NY | NY | +108.4% | +220.1% | +150.8% | +179.2% | $317.5K |
| 98 | Westhampton Beach, NY | NY | +28.6% | +246.4% | +149.3% | +228.5% | $4.64M |
| 99 | Sanborn, NY | NY | +64.3% | -8.6% | +147.0% | +215.5% | $630.9K |
| 100 | Clarence, NY | NY | +23.7% | +155.4% | +145.6% | +229.1% | $973.3K |
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.