Appreciation Velocity — North Carolina Cities
Cities of North Carolina ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 28615
+5,987.0%
#2 · ZIP 27539
+2,090.1%
#3 · ZIP 27917
+575.8%
#4 · ZIP 28905
+424.6%
#5 · ZIP 28213
+378.2%
#6 · ZIP 27880
+372.3%
#7 · ZIP 28617
+366.6%
#8 · ZIP 28450
+296.6%
#9 · ZIP 27573
+296.5%
#10 · ZIP 28736
+282.2%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 28615 | NC | +127.3% | +5,987.0% | +1,268.6% | +107.8% | $727.4K |
| 2 | ZIP 27539 | NC | +2,279.7% | +2,090.1% | +1,975.0% | +1,642.1% | $15.37M |
| 3 | ZIP 27917 | NC | +583.0% | +575.8% | +520.7% | +902.6% | $1.71M |
| 4 | ZIP 28905 | NC | +521.3% | +424.6% | +632.0% | +1,003.5% | $1.37M |
| 5 | ZIP 28213 | NC | +49.5% | +378.2% | +630.6% | +951.2% | $1.67M |
| 6 | ZIP 27880 | NC | +349.0% | +372.3% | +742.6% | +379.3% | $1.1M |
| 7 | ZIP 28617 | NC | +169.8% | +366.6% | +150.4% | +579.2% | $1.02M |
| 8 | ZIP 28450 | NC | +722.4% | +296.6% | +237.5% | — | $567.5K |
| 9 | ZIP 27573 | NC | +237.9% | +296.5% | +280.3% | +414.9% | $610K |
| 10 | ZIP 28736 | NC | +34.2% | +282.2% | +620.9% | +924.2% | $1.83M |
| 11 | ZIP 28660 | NC | +273.1% | +217.6% | +383.8% | +1,042.9% | $720K |
| 12 | ZIP 28425 | NC | +15.2% | +201.4% | +345.4% | +437.5% | $584.4K |
| 13 | ZIP 28665 | NC | +22.2% | +195.8% | +96.9% | +371.1% | $329K |
| 14 | ZIP 28685 | NC | +66.4% | +195.8% | +93.7% | +235.8% | $446.7K |
| 15 | ZIP 28530 | NC | +9.3% | +194.5% | +195.0% | +191.9% | $351.8K |
| 16 | ZIP 28173 | NC | +113.7% | +193.7% | +230.0% | +213.0% | $2.01M |
| 17 | ZIP 27508 | NC | — | +187.5% | +885.0% | — | $1.15M |
| 18 | ZIP 29709 | NC | +157.3% | +164.2% | +429.4% | +686.5% | $485K |
| 19 | ZIP 28452 | NC | — | +159.7% | +2.2% | — | $187K |
| 20 | ZIP 27956 | NC | +463.6% | +148.0% | — | +384.4% | $620K |
| 21 | ZIP 28777 | NC | +208.4% | +148.0% | +199.9% | +556.9% | $667.8K |
| 22 | ZIP 28458 | NC | — | +142.2% | +150.1% | — | $265K |
| 23 | ZIP 28785 | NC | +31.9% | +139.5% | +136.4% | +114.2% | $446.6K |
| 24 | ZIP 28478 | NC | +75.1% | +138.3% | +216.7% | +174.9% | $368.8K |
| 25 | ZIP 28203 | NC | +145.9% | +137.7% | +149.8% | +323.7% | $1.86M |
| 26 | ZIP 28704 | NC | +137.1% | +133.2% | +256.7% | +582.6% | $2.14M |
| 27 | ZIP 28741 | NC | +52.9% | +126.9% | +217.6% | +257.0% | $2.17M |
| 28 | ZIP 27317 | NC | +7.3% | +122.8% | +161.7% | +235.7% | $375K |
| 29 | ZIP 27926 | NC | +56.9% | +117.6% | +112.6% | +92.0% | $455K |
| 30 | ZIP 28305 | NC | +98.3% | +117.0% | +228.5% | +262.0% | $640.6K |
| 31 | ZIP 27520 | NC | +108.8% | +116.8% | +122.4% | +443.7% | $899K |
| 32 | ZIP 27605 | NC | +8.2% | +115.9% | +80.9% | +194.1% | $1.13M |
| 33 | ZIP 28580 | NC | +78.8% | +115.8% | +182.1% | +211.7% | $326.7K |
| 34 | ZIP 28747 | NC | +8.8% | +114.9% | +128.3% | +360.8% | $797.5K |
| 35 | ZIP 27052 | NC | +2.6% | +113.7% | +48.4% | +73.3% | $240.5K |
| 36 | ZIP 28461 | NC | +24.3% | +113.2% | +217.6% | +319.1% | $1.01M |
| 37 | ZIP 28454 | NC | +29.8% | +113.1% | +107.9% | +183.2% | $388.7K |
| 38 | ZIP 27817 | NC | +36.0% | +113.1% | +91.9% | +128.3% | $468.4K |
| 39 | ZIP 28678 | NC | +80.5% | +112.7% | +270.7% | +240.7% | $417.3K |
| 40 | ZIP 28694 | NC | +24.5% | +110.9% | +112.2% | +257.0% | $557.2K |
| 41 | ZIP 28637 | NC | -21.5% | +110.8% | -12.6% | +63.9% | $195K |
| 42 | ZIP 27009 | NC | +23.7% | +108.1% | +361.9% | — | $646.7K |
| 43 | ZIP 28582 | NC | +20.8% | +102.0% | +161.6% | +48.5% | $442.3K |
| 44 | ZIP 27983 | NC | +329.2% | +100.6% | +141.3% | +95.8% | $279K |
| 45 | ZIP 28384 | NC | +55.5% | +99.9% | +144.3% | +197.5% | $235K |
| 46 | ZIP 28334 | NC | +40.8% | +97.1% | +114.2% | +173.8% | $415.2K |
| 47 | ZIP 27947 | NC | +26.3% | +96.9% | -58.9% | +201.4% | $289.9K |
| 48 | ZIP 27043 | NC | +30.2% | +96.4% | +190.8% | +490.0% | $628.3K |
| 49 | ZIP 27401 | NC | +73.6% | +96.3% | +96.9% | +149.6% | $388.3K |
| 50 | ZIP 27949 | NC | +40.9% | +94.3% | +135.0% | +220.1% | $1.44M |
| 51 | ZIP 27942 | NC | — | +93.2% | +432.2% | — | $212K |
| 52 | ZIP 28129 | NC | +94.2% | +92.1% | +383.0% | +337.2% | $810K |
| 53 | ZIP 28516 | NC | +13.6% | +91.1% | +66.8% | +58.9% | $507.9K |
| 54 | ZIP 27973 | NC | +16.9% | +90.6% | +176.0% | +404.7% | $617.9K |
| 55 | ZIP 28605 | NC | +45.1% | +89.9% | +157.5% | +288.7% | $1.14M |
| 56 | ZIP 27810 | NC | +133.7% | +88.6% | +120.8% | +300.8% | $317.3K |
| 57 | ZIP 28531 | NC | +50.9% | +86.8% | +234.2% | +575.3% | $760K |
| 58 | ZIP 28681 | NC | +58.3% | +86.1% | +125.1% | +142.1% | $455K |
| 59 | ZIP 27562 | NC | +92.9% | +85.7% | +118.1% | +344.0% | $1.52M |
| 60 | ZIP 28708 | NC | +10.6% | +83.7% | +12.2% | — | $195K |
| 61 | ZIP 28127 | NC | +51.4% | +82.8% | +141.3% | +168.9% | $426.2K |
| 62 | ZIP 28756 | NC | +110.1% | +82.2% | +109.0% | +159.9% | $717.1K |
| 63 | ZIP 28594 | NC | +17.9% | +81.5% | +176.4% | +188.9% | $1.13M |
| 64 | ZIP 28150 | NC | +48.2% | +80.0% | +106.5% | +321.2% | $344.7K |
| 65 | ZIP 28618 | NC | +12.1% | +79.9% | -31.2% | +129.6% | $490K |
| 66 | ZIP 27822 | NC | -3.5% | +79.0% | +143.0% | +117.6% | $256.9K |
| 67 | ZIP 28787 | NC | +32.8% | +78.5% | +66.0% | +191.5% | $685.9K |
| 68 | ZIP 27278 | NC | +46.6% | +78.5% | +103.1% | +121.4% | $757K |
| 69 | ZIP 28374 | NC | +10.5% | +77.4% | +225.5% | +250.3% | $879.5K |
| 70 | ZIP 28642 | NC | +68.7% | +76.8% | +122.5% | +193.1% | $263.5K |
| 71 | ZIP 27537 | NC | -3.3% | +75.3% | +69.9% | +302.0% | $300K |
| 72 | ZIP 28609 | NC | +175.6% | +74.9% | +302.7% | +250.9% | $740K |
| 73 | ZIP 27589 | NC | +67.2% | +74.6% | +128.0% | +260.0% | $270K |
| 74 | ZIP 27707 | NC | -19.4% | +74.4% | +93.3% | +180.1% | $700.1K |
| 75 | ZIP 27299 | NC | -5.2% | +73.7% | +148.9% | +301.6% | $247K |
| 76 | ZIP 28373 | NC | -40.7% | +73.3% | +53.2% | +122.3% | $332.5K |
| 77 | ZIP 27865 | NC | +37.5% | +73.1% | -77.5% | +578.3% | $195K |
| 78 | ZIP 27889 | NC | +43.7% | +72.8% | +144.2% | +212.6% | $361.9K |
| 79 | ZIP 27320 | NC | +58.6% | +72.7% | +107.8% | +251.6% | $355.7K |
| 80 | ZIP 28170 | NC | +57.5% | +72.3% | +148.6% | +330.5% | $356.6K |
| 81 | ZIP 27807 | NC | +20.5% | +72.0% | +140.4% | +255.2% | $437.5K |
| 82 | ZIP 28420 | NC | -48.8% | +71.9% | +61.1% | +29.7% | $175.5K |
| 83 | ZIP 27939 | NC | +2.0% | +71.5% | +115.5% | +196.5% | $511.8K |
| 84 | ZIP 28071 | NC | +58.9% | +70.2% | +110.2% | +167.7% | $439.6K |
| 85 | ZIP 28909 | NC | -0.4% | +70.1% | +269.7% | +186.2% | $415K |
| 86 | ZIP 27808 | NC | +137.6% | +69.8% | +90.9% | +286.4% | $399.5K |
| 87 | ZIP 28752 | NC | +35.5% | +69.3% | +58.4% | +216.1% | $345.9K |
| 88 | ZIP 28772 | NC | +153.7% | +68.7% | +484.7% | +96.1% | $651K |
| 89 | ZIP 28466 | NC | +29.5% | +67.9% | +17.6% | +236.6% | $312.1K |
| 90 | ZIP 27828 | NC | +107.3% | +67.4% | +149.9% | +166.0% | $340K |
| 91 | ZIP 28033 | NC | +94.3% | +67.0% | +205.9% | +126.8% | $488.7K |
| 92 | ZIP 28655 | NC | +20.4% | +66.4% | +128.6% | +106.4% | $361.8K |
| 93 | ZIP 27943 | NC | -38.7% | +66.3% | +23.5% | +66.7% | $650K |
| 94 | ZIP 28532 | NC | +25.3% | +65.9% | +107.8% | +163.8% | $345.8K |
| 95 | ZIP 28773 | NC | +54.3% | +64.4% | +124.5% | +173.5% | $653.5K |
| 96 | ZIP 27205 | NC | +23.6% | +63.7% | +95.7% | +169.6% | $371.5K |
| 97 | ZIP 27870 | NC | +4.4% | +62.3% | +98.5% | +175.7% | $260.4K |
| 98 | ZIP 27203 | NC | +11.6% | +61.8% | +94.2% | +51.5% | $241.1K |
| 99 | ZIP 28634 | NC | -14.9% | +61.2% | +8.2% | +149.8% | $248K |
| 100 | ZIP 28692 | NC | -45.5% | +60.9% | +36.9% | +138.1% | $472.5K |
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.