Appreciation Velocity — North Carolina Cities
Cities of North Carolina ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 27539
+1,975.0%
#2 · ZIP 28615
+1,268.6%
#3 · ZIP 27508
+885.0%
#4 · ZIP 27880
+742.6%
#5 · ZIP 28905
+632.0%
#6 · ZIP 28213
+630.6%
#7 · ZIP 28736
+620.9%
#8 · ZIP 27917
+520.7%
#9 · ZIP 28772
+484.7%
#10 · ZIP 27942
+432.2%
Zip ranking — 5Y 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 28615 | NC | +127.3% | +5,987.0% | +1,268.6% | +107.8% | $727.4K |
| 3 | ZIP 27508 | NC | — | +187.5% | +885.0% | — | $1.15M |
| 4 | ZIP 27880 | NC | +349.0% | +372.3% | +742.6% | +379.3% | $1.1M |
| 5 | ZIP 28905 | NC | +521.3% | +424.6% | +632.0% | +1,003.5% | $1.37M |
| 6 | ZIP 28213 | NC | +49.5% | +378.2% | +630.6% | +951.2% | $1.67M |
| 7 | ZIP 28736 | NC | +34.2% | +282.2% | +620.9% | +924.2% | $1.83M |
| 8 | ZIP 27917 | NC | +583.0% | +575.8% | +520.7% | +902.6% | $1.71M |
| 9 | ZIP 28772 | NC | +153.7% | +68.7% | +484.7% | +96.1% | $651K |
| 10 | ZIP 27942 | NC | — | +93.2% | +432.2% | — | $212K |
| 11 | ZIP 29709 | NC | +157.3% | +164.2% | +429.4% | +686.5% | $485K |
| 12 | ZIP 28660 | NC | +273.1% | +217.6% | +383.8% | +1,042.9% | $720K |
| 13 | ZIP 28129 | NC | +94.2% | +92.1% | +383.0% | +337.2% | $810K |
| 14 | ZIP 27009 | NC | +23.7% | +108.1% | +361.9% | — | $646.7K |
| 15 | ZIP 28425 | NC | +15.2% | +201.4% | +345.4% | +437.5% | $584.4K |
| 16 | ZIP 28609 | NC | +175.6% | +74.9% | +302.7% | +250.9% | $740K |
| 17 | ZIP 27019 | NC | +91.4% | +2.2% | +289.8% | +56.0% | $510K |
| 18 | ZIP 27020 | NC | — | -26.9% | +287.8% | +599.3% | $479K |
| 19 | ZIP 27573 | NC | +237.9% | +296.5% | +280.3% | +414.9% | $610K |
| 20 | ZIP 29714 | NC | +54.9% | +0.4% | +274.9% | — | $319.9K |
| 21 | ZIP 27978 | NC | +529.3% | +4.9% | +274.6% | — | $440.5K |
| 22 | ZIP 28678 | NC | +80.5% | +112.7% | +270.7% | +240.7% | $417.3K |
| 23 | ZIP 28909 | NC | -0.4% | +70.1% | +269.7% | +186.2% | $415K |
| 24 | ZIP 28704 | NC | +137.1% | +133.2% | +256.7% | +582.6% | $2.14M |
| 25 | ZIP 28557 | NC | -9.4% | +50.3% | +247.0% | +315.3% | $711.8K |
| 26 | ZIP 28442 | NC | -22.9% | -4.6% | +240.2% | +15.7% | $162K |
| 27 | ZIP 28450 | NC | +722.4% | +296.6% | +237.5% | — | $567.5K |
| 28 | ZIP 28531 | NC | +50.9% | +86.8% | +234.2% | +575.3% | $760K |
| 29 | ZIP 28173 | NC | +113.7% | +193.7% | +230.0% | +213.0% | $2.01M |
| 30 | ZIP 28305 | NC | +98.3% | +117.0% | +228.5% | +262.0% | $640.6K |
| 31 | ZIP 28374 | NC | +10.5% | +77.4% | +225.5% | +250.3% | $879.5K |
| 32 | ZIP 27809 | NC | +3.5% | +22.8% | +222.2% | +487.5% | $351.5K |
| 33 | ZIP 28741 | NC | +52.9% | +126.9% | +217.6% | +257.0% | $2.17M |
| 34 | ZIP 28461 | NC | +24.3% | +113.2% | +217.6% | +319.1% | $1.01M |
| 35 | ZIP 28478 | NC | +75.1% | +138.3% | +216.7% | +174.9% | $368.8K |
| 36 | ZIP 27923 | NC | +15.2% | +58.3% | +214.2% | +6.9% | $534.5K |
| 37 | ZIP 27964 | NC | — | +19.2% | +206.4% | — | $570K |
| 38 | ZIP 28033 | NC | +94.3% | +67.0% | +205.9% | +126.8% | $488.7K |
| 39 | ZIP 27312 | NC | +9.4% | +29.8% | +200.2% | +272.6% | $868.1K |
| 40 | ZIP 28777 | NC | +208.4% | +148.0% | +199.9% | +556.9% | $667.8K |
| 41 | ZIP 27106 | NC | +51.1% | +58.5% | +199.6% | +171.6% | $727.6K |
| 42 | ZIP 28530 | NC | +9.3% | +194.5% | +195.0% | +191.9% | $351.8K |
| 43 | ZIP 28349 | NC | +22.0% | -10.6% | +192.6% | +230.3% | $270K |
| 44 | ZIP 27043 | NC | +30.2% | +96.4% | +190.8% | +490.0% | $628.3K |
| 45 | ZIP 27966 | NC | +83.6% | +10.3% | +190.1% | +160.2% | $341.5K |
| 46 | ZIP 27921 | NC | +5.6% | +26.5% | +187.2% | +143.5% | $496.1K |
| 47 | ZIP 27523 | NC | +23.5% | +17.2% | +183.2% | +175.9% | $1.41M |
| 48 | ZIP 28580 | NC | +78.8% | +115.8% | +182.1% | +211.7% | $326.7K |
| 49 | ZIP 27701 | NC | -40.9% | +34.1% | +181.7% | +292.3% | $822.2K |
| 50 | ZIP 27025 | NC | -28.0% | -21.1% | +176.6% | +27.5% | $250.9K |
| 51 | ZIP 28594 | NC | +17.9% | +81.5% | +176.4% | +188.9% | $1.13M |
| 52 | ZIP 27973 | NC | +16.9% | +90.6% | +176.0% | +404.7% | $617.9K |
| 53 | ZIP 28270 | NC | +53.4% | +41.2% | +173.8% | +288.3% | $1.51M |
| 54 | ZIP 27574 | NC | +42.7% | +33.1% | +173.3% | +70.0% | $352K |
| 55 | ZIP 28771 | NC | -17.8% | +30.4% | +167.1% | +88.5% | $447.6K |
| 56 | ZIP 27609 | NC | -12.0% | -13.2% | +166.2% | +403.2% | $1.22M |
| 57 | ZIP 27705 | NC | +76.2% | +51.8% | +166.0% | +264.1% | $852K |
| 58 | ZIP 27959 | NC | +47.7% | +60.5% | +164.6% | +173.9% | $1.28M |
| 59 | ZIP 27317 | NC | +7.3% | +122.8% | +161.7% | +235.7% | $375K |
| 60 | ZIP 28582 | NC | +20.8% | +102.0% | +161.6% | +48.5% | $442.3K |
| 61 | ZIP 28163 | NC | +80.5% | +56.4% | +160.1% | +429.8% | $585K |
| 62 | ZIP 28675 | NC | +5.6% | +54.4% | +159.3% | +47.8% | $331.3K |
| 63 | ZIP 28605 | NC | +45.1% | +89.9% | +157.5% | +288.7% | $1.14M |
| 64 | ZIP 28646 | NC | +278.0% | +32.8% | +153.6% | — | $1.49M |
| 65 | ZIP 28211 | NC | +0.6% | +36.6% | +150.6% | +289.4% | $1.78M |
| 66 | ZIP 28617 | NC | +169.8% | +366.6% | +150.4% | +579.2% | $1.02M |
| 67 | ZIP 28458 | NC | — | +142.2% | +150.1% | — | $265K |
| 68 | ZIP 27828 | NC | +107.3% | +67.4% | +149.9% | +166.0% | $340K |
| 69 | ZIP 28203 | NC | +145.9% | +137.7% | +149.8% | +323.7% | $1.86M |
| 70 | ZIP 27299 | NC | -5.2% | +73.7% | +148.9% | +301.6% | $247K |
| 71 | ZIP 28170 | NC | +57.5% | +72.3% | +148.6% | +330.5% | $356.6K |
| 72 | ZIP 27048 | NC | +1.2% | -10.8% | +148.4% | +91.5% | $199.8K |
| 73 | ZIP 28457 | NC | +27.8% | +37.6% | +147.7% | +223.1% | $461.4K |
| 74 | ZIP 28384 | NC | +55.5% | +99.9% | +144.3% | +197.5% | $235K |
| 75 | ZIP 27889 | NC | +43.7% | +72.8% | +144.2% | +212.6% | $361.9K |
| 76 | ZIP 28679 | NC | +150.1% | +56.1% | +143.1% | +178.5% | $1M |
| 77 | ZIP 27822 | NC | -3.5% | +79.0% | +143.0% | +117.6% | $256.9K |
| 78 | ZIP 28127 | NC | +51.4% | +82.8% | +141.3% | +168.9% | $426.2K |
| 79 | ZIP 27983 | NC | +329.2% | +100.6% | +141.3% | +95.8% | $279K |
| 80 | ZIP 27840 | NC | — | -53.0% | +141.1% | +92.9% | $67.5K |
| 81 | ZIP 27614 | NC | +32.1% | +2.4% | +140.9% | +171.3% | $1.19M |
| 82 | ZIP 28036 | NC | +20.4% | +43.3% | +140.5% | +182.1% | $1.13M |
| 83 | ZIP 27807 | NC | +20.5% | +72.0% | +140.4% | +255.2% | $437.5K |
| 84 | ZIP 28216 | NC | -26.4% | -3.6% | +139.1% | +67.2% | $506.5K |
| 85 | ZIP 28785 | NC | +31.9% | +139.5% | +136.4% | +114.2% | $446.6K |
| 86 | ZIP 27949 | NC | +40.9% | +94.3% | +135.0% | +220.1% | $1.44M |
| 87 | ZIP 27407 | NC | +21.9% | +22.9% | +134.8% | +104.4% | $387.4K |
| 88 | ZIP 27316 | NC | -24.1% | +51.3% | +132.6% | +193.3% | $220K |
| 89 | ZIP 28645 | NC | +15.2% | -12.2% | +131.8% | +197.4% | $301.4K |
| 90 | ZIP 28146 | NC | -1.0% | +51.2% | +129.0% | +137.9% | $423.6K |
| 91 | ZIP 28655 | NC | +20.4% | +66.4% | +128.6% | +106.4% | $361.8K |
| 92 | ZIP 28747 | NC | +8.8% | +114.9% | +128.3% | +360.8% | $797.5K |
| 93 | ZIP 27589 | NC | +67.2% | +74.6% | +128.0% | +260.0% | $270K |
| 94 | ZIP 27830 | NC | -8.6% | +13.9% | +126.0% | — | $253.3K |
| 95 | ZIP 28681 | NC | +58.3% | +86.1% | +125.1% | +142.1% | $455K |
| 96 | ZIP 28773 | NC | +54.3% | +64.4% | +124.5% | +173.5% | $653.5K |
| 97 | ZIP 28642 | NC | +68.7% | +76.8% | +122.5% | +193.1% | $263.5K |
| 98 | ZIP 27520 | NC | +108.8% | +116.8% | +122.4% | +443.7% | $899K |
| 99 | ZIP 28207 | NC | +37.1% | +34.9% | +121.0% | +178.5% | $2.25M |
| 100 | ZIP 27810 | NC | +133.7% | +88.6% | +120.8% | +300.8% | $317.3K |
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.