Appreciation Velocity — North Carolina Cities
Cities of North Carolina ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 27539
+1,642.1%
#2 · ZIP 28660
+1,042.9%
#3 · ZIP 28905
+1,003.5%
#4 · ZIP 28213
+951.2%
#5 · ZIP 28736
+924.2%
#6 · ZIP 27917
+902.6%
#7 · ZIP 29709
+686.5%
#8 · ZIP 27020
+599.3%
#9 · ZIP 28704
+582.6%
#10 · ZIP 28617
+579.2%
Zip ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 27539 | NC | +2,279.7% | +2,090.1% | +1,975.0% | +1,642.1% | $15.37M |
| 2 | ZIP 28660 | NC | +273.1% | +217.6% | +383.8% | +1,042.9% | $720K |
| 3 | ZIP 28905 | NC | +521.3% | +424.6% | +632.0% | +1,003.5% | $1.37M |
| 4 | ZIP 28213 | NC | +49.5% | +378.2% | +630.6% | +951.2% | $1.67M |
| 5 | ZIP 28736 | NC | +34.2% | +282.2% | +620.9% | +924.2% | $1.83M |
| 6 | ZIP 27917 | NC | +583.0% | +575.8% | +520.7% | +902.6% | $1.71M |
| 7 | ZIP 29709 | NC | +157.3% | +164.2% | +429.4% | +686.5% | $485K |
| 8 | ZIP 27020 | NC | — | -26.9% | +287.8% | +599.3% | $479K |
| 9 | ZIP 28704 | NC | +137.1% | +133.2% | +256.7% | +582.6% | $2.14M |
| 10 | ZIP 28617 | NC | +169.8% | +366.6% | +150.4% | +579.2% | $1.02M |
| 11 | ZIP 27865 | NC | +37.5% | +73.1% | -77.5% | +578.3% | $195K |
| 12 | ZIP 28531 | NC | +50.9% | +86.8% | +234.2% | +575.3% | $760K |
| 13 | ZIP 28777 | NC | +208.4% | +148.0% | +199.9% | +556.9% | $667.8K |
| 14 | ZIP 27239 | NC | -28.6% | +20.6% | +69.8% | +543.3% | $260.5K |
| 15 | ZIP 27043 | NC | +30.2% | +96.4% | +190.8% | +490.0% | $628.3K |
| 16 | ZIP 27809 | NC | +3.5% | +22.8% | +222.2% | +487.5% | $351.5K |
| 17 | ZIP 28670 | NC | +179.3% | +41.3% | +65.8% | +475.9% | $546.5K |
| 18 | ZIP 29685 | NC | +79.0% | +36.5% | +114.7% | +452.5% | $1.76M |
| 19 | ZIP 27520 | NC | +108.8% | +116.8% | +122.4% | +443.7% | $899K |
| 20 | ZIP 28425 | NC | +15.2% | +201.4% | +345.4% | +437.5% | $584.4K |
| 21 | ZIP 28163 | NC | +80.5% | +56.4% | +160.1% | +429.8% | $585K |
| 22 | ZIP 27573 | NC | +237.9% | +296.5% | +280.3% | +414.9% | $610K |
| 23 | ZIP 27973 | NC | +16.9% | +90.6% | +176.0% | +404.7% | $617.9K |
| 24 | ZIP 27609 | NC | -12.0% | -13.2% | +166.2% | +403.2% | $1.22M |
| 25 | ZIP 28103 | NC | +27.4% | +60.2% | +54.1% | +388.3% | $504.4K |
| 26 | ZIP 27956 | NC | +463.6% | +148.0% | — | +384.4% | $620K |
| 27 | ZIP 27880 | NC | +349.0% | +372.3% | +742.6% | +379.3% | $1.1M |
| 28 | ZIP 28665 | NC | +22.2% | +195.8% | +96.9% | +371.1% | $329K |
| 29 | ZIP 28747 | NC | +8.8% | +114.9% | +128.3% | +360.8% | $797.5K |
| 30 | ZIP 27864 | NC | -48.7% | -6.1% | +1.1% | +360.7% | $120K |
| 31 | ZIP 27562 | NC | +92.9% | +85.7% | +118.1% | +344.0% | $1.52M |
| 32 | ZIP 28212 | NC | +33.8% | +52.7% | +40.7% | +339.5% | $458.1K |
| 33 | ZIP 28129 | NC | +94.2% | +92.1% | +383.0% | +337.2% | $810K |
| 34 | ZIP 28170 | NC | +57.5% | +72.3% | +148.6% | +330.5% | $356.6K |
| 35 | ZIP 28501 | NC | -26.8% | -24.0% | +49.6% | +329.3% | $124.5K |
| 36 | ZIP 28702 | NC | +43.5% | -13.5% | +34.3% | +324.1% | $236.8K |
| 37 | ZIP 28203 | NC | +145.9% | +137.7% | +149.8% | +323.7% | $1.86M |
| 38 | ZIP 28150 | NC | +48.2% | +80.0% | +106.5% | +321.2% | $344.7K |
| 39 | ZIP 28461 | NC | +24.3% | +113.2% | +217.6% | +319.1% | $1.01M |
| 40 | ZIP 27837 | NC | -7.5% | +51.1% | +111.8% | +318.1% | $409K |
| 41 | ZIP 28557 | NC | -9.4% | +50.3% | +247.0% | +315.3% | $711.8K |
| 42 | ZIP 27013 | NC | +30.3% | -57.1% | +79.4% | +312.5% | $460.4K |
| 43 | ZIP 28018 | NC | +12.5% | -7.3% | +48.6% | +309.8% | $337.2K |
| 44 | ZIP 28080 | NC | +94.2% | +60.7% | +81.7% | +308.9% | $735K |
| 45 | ZIP 28717 | NC | +0.7% | +10.9% | +31.9% | +307.2% | $1.22M |
| 46 | ZIP 27537 | NC | -3.3% | +75.3% | +69.9% | +302.0% | $300K |
| 47 | ZIP 27299 | NC | -5.2% | +73.7% | +148.9% | +301.6% | $247K |
| 48 | ZIP 28456 | NC | +75.7% | +25.8% | +104.4% | +301.2% | $325K |
| 49 | ZIP 27810 | NC | +133.7% | +88.6% | +120.8% | +300.8% | $317.3K |
| 50 | ZIP 27701 | NC | -40.9% | +34.1% | +181.7% | +292.3% | $822.2K |
| 51 | ZIP 28211 | NC | +0.6% | +36.6% | +150.6% | +289.4% | $1.78M |
| 52 | ZIP 28605 | NC | +45.1% | +89.9% | +157.5% | +288.7% | $1.14M |
| 53 | ZIP 28270 | NC | +53.4% | +41.2% | +173.8% | +288.3% | $1.51M |
| 54 | ZIP 27808 | NC | +137.6% | +69.8% | +90.9% | +286.4% | $399.5K |
| 55 | ZIP 28748 | NC | +26.6% | +22.8% | +115.9% | +285.8% | $515.1K |
| 56 | ZIP 27053 | NC | — | -26.2% | +44.1% | +284.0% | $230K |
| 57 | ZIP 27312 | NC | +9.4% | +29.8% | +200.2% | +272.6% | $868.1K |
| 58 | ZIP 28705 | NC | +19.2% | +56.0% | +75.0% | +265.4% | $358.5K |
| 59 | ZIP 27705 | NC | +76.2% | +51.8% | +166.0% | +264.1% | $852K |
| 60 | ZIP 28527 | NC | -35.5% | +43.8% | +47.8% | +263.3% | $163.5K |
| 61 | ZIP 28305 | NC | +98.3% | +117.0% | +228.5% | +262.0% | $640.6K |
| 62 | ZIP 27589 | NC | +67.2% | +74.6% | +128.0% | +260.0% | $270K |
| 63 | ZIP 28694 | NC | +24.5% | +110.9% | +112.2% | +257.0% | $557.2K |
| 64 | ZIP 28741 | NC | +52.9% | +126.9% | +217.6% | +257.0% | $2.17M |
| 65 | ZIP 27807 | NC | +20.5% | +72.0% | +140.4% | +255.2% | $437.5K |
| 66 | ZIP 27320 | NC | +58.6% | +72.7% | +107.8% | +251.6% | $355.7K |
| 67 | ZIP 28609 | NC | +175.6% | +74.9% | +302.7% | +250.9% | $740K |
| 68 | ZIP 28020 | NC | -9.3% | +3.7% | +19.3% | +250.5% | $245K |
| 69 | ZIP 28374 | NC | +10.5% | +77.4% | +225.5% | +250.3% | $879.5K |
| 70 | ZIP 28571 | NC | +32.8% | +52.7% | +85.9% | +249.4% | $379.8K |
| 71 | ZIP 28124 | NC | -15.9% | -7.0% | +59.1% | +248.0% | $405K |
| 72 | ZIP 27214 | NC | +10.1% | +41.5% | +10.8% | +242.5% | $513K |
| 73 | ZIP 28551 | NC | +30.3% | +59.7% | -43.1% | +242.2% | $310.3K |
| 74 | ZIP 28678 | NC | +80.5% | +112.7% | +270.7% | +240.7% | $417.3K |
| 75 | ZIP 28001 | NC | -20.5% | +33.6% | +81.7% | +240.5% | $292K |
| 76 | ZIP 27597 | NC | +40.8% | +36.8% | -49.6% | +239.3% | $575.4K |
| 77 | ZIP 28782 | NC | -15.9% | +9.2% | +33.1% | +237.3% | $449.4K |
| 78 | ZIP 28466 | NC | +29.5% | +67.9% | +17.6% | +236.6% | $312.1K |
| 79 | ZIP 28685 | NC | +66.4% | +195.8% | +93.7% | +235.8% | $446.7K |
| 80 | ZIP 27317 | NC | +7.3% | +122.8% | +161.7% | +235.7% | $375K |
| 81 | ZIP 28349 | NC | +22.0% | -10.6% | +192.6% | +230.3% | $270K |
| 82 | ZIP 28465 | NC | -0.5% | +19.9% | +112.2% | +229.3% | $710.5K |
| 83 | ZIP 27834 | NC | +55.6% | +7.5% | +60.1% | +227.5% | $395.5K |
| 84 | ZIP 28457 | NC | +27.8% | +37.6% | +147.7% | +223.1% | $461.4K |
| 85 | ZIP 27949 | NC | +40.9% | +94.3% | +135.0% | +220.1% | $1.44M |
| 86 | ZIP 27607 | NC | -4.6% | -6.7% | +43.9% | +218.5% | $1.13M |
| 87 | ZIP 28746 | NC | +177.0% | +34.3% | +77.7% | +218.3% | $478.5K |
| 88 | ZIP 28752 | NC | +35.5% | +69.3% | +58.4% | +216.1% | $345.9K |
| 89 | ZIP 28607 | NC | +17.2% | +38.6% | +97.0% | +214.0% | $789.8K |
| 90 | ZIP 28173 | NC | +113.7% | +193.7% | +230.0% | +213.0% | $2.01M |
| 91 | ZIP 27889 | NC | +43.7% | +72.8% | +144.2% | +212.6% | $361.9K |
| 92 | ZIP 28443 | NC | +13.4% | +40.6% | +78.5% | +212.3% | $686.7K |
| 93 | ZIP 28580 | NC | +78.8% | +115.8% | +182.1% | +211.7% | $326.7K |
| 94 | ZIP 28761 | NC | +52.1% | +52.6% | +102.2% | +210.8% | $524.1K |
| 95 | ZIP 27511 | NC | +36.6% | +44.9% | +109.2% | +209.5% | $746.7K |
| 96 | ZIP 28428 | NC | +3.0% | +6.5% | +71.3% | +208.3% | $699K |
| 97 | ZIP 28396 | NC | -14.5% | +48.4% | +65.5% | +207.5% | $164K |
| 98 | ZIP 28365 | NC | +141.9% | -7.2% | +77.6% | +206.7% | $207K |
| 99 | ZIP 28518 | NC | -24.1% | +12.9% | +92.9% | +204.2% | $238.6K |
| 100 | ZIP 28208 | NC | +8.1% | -13.2% | +35.4% | +203.6% | $518.8K |
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.