Appreciation Velocity — Pennsylvania Cities
Cities of Pennsylvania ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Laurys Station, PA
+4,777.6%
#2 · Brackney, PA
+1,496.7%
#3 · Berwick, PA
+1,436.7%
#4 · Conneaut Lake, PA
+978.4%
#5 · Weatherly, PA
+918.8%
#6 · Reynoldsville, PA
+773.6%
#7 · Ringtown, PA
+600.0%
#8 · Grantville, PA
+599.4%
#9 · Mc Kees Rocks, PA
+590.0%
#10 · Shamokin Dam, PA
+459.5%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurys Station, PA | PA | +4,777.6% | +799.6% | — | — | $4.25M |
| 2 | Brackney, PA | PA | +1,496.7% | — | +12.9% | — | $479K |
| 3 | Berwick, PA | PA | +1,436.7% | +1,937.7% | +1,757.6% | +2,836.5% | $3.33M |
| 4 | Conneaut Lake, PA | PA | +978.4% | — | +511.0% | +413.2% | $1.55M |
| 5 | Weatherly, PA | PA | +918.8% | +676.2% | +2,067.7% | +4,164.6% | $2.45M |
| 6 | Reynoldsville, PA | PA | +773.6% | — | +630.5% | — | $515K |
| 7 | Ringtown, PA | PA | +600.0% | +75.0% | +257.4% | +320.0% | $210K |
| 8 | Grantville, PA | PA | +599.4% | — | +1,229.3% | +878.9% | $1.46M |
| 9 | Mc Kees Rocks, PA | PA | +590.0% | +109.2% | — | — | $598.4K |
| 10 | Shamokin Dam, PA | PA | +459.5% | +39.8% | +41.3% | — | $279.8K |
| 11 | Jamestown, PA | PA | +410.5% | +427.5% | +269.2% | +101.4% | $451K |
| 12 | Gettysburg, PA | PA | +382.5% | +880.0% | +634.6% | +917.7% | $1.78M |
| 13 | Shermans Dale, PA | PA | +295.7% | +232.1% | +33.6% | +128.5% | $465K |
| 14 | Waterford, PA | PA | +291.2% | — | +421.5% | +492.5% | $1M |
| 15 | Sarver, PA | PA | +268.3% | +352.8% | +338.1% | +446.2% | $1.43M |
| 16 | Atlasburg, PA | PA | +257.1% | — | — | — | $200K |
| 17 | Fredericksburg, PA | PA | +248.8% | — | +35.7% | +1,696.5% | $357.5K |
| 18 | Coal Center, PA | PA | +241.1% | — | +52.6% | +94.4% | $350K |
| 19 | West Decatur, PA | PA | +239.6% | — | — | — | $225K |
| 20 | Wellsville, PA | PA | +228.6% | — | +523.3% | — | $849K |
| 21 | Wattsburg, PA | PA | +226.0% | — | +146.7% | +131.3% | $185K |
| 22 | Jefferson Township, PA | PA | +217.5% | +55.0% | +151.4% | +274.9% | $500K |
| 23 | Lenhartsville, PA | PA | +212.9% | +5.1% | — | — | $675K |
| 24 | Grindstone, PA | PA | +210.7% | — | +347.7% | +111.6% | $424.9K |
| 25 | Orefield, PA | PA | +204.5% | +94.4% | — | — | $750K |
| 26 | Finleyville, PA | PA | +184.4% | +281.3% | +337.2% | +856.0% | $1.24M |
| 27 | Imler, PA | PA | +143.1% | +23.0% | — | — | $255.3K |
| 28 | Tarentum, PA | PA | +143.0% | +80.3% | +196.4% | +306.6% | $393K |
| 29 | Saegertown, PA | PA | +141.8% | +112.2% | +148.8% | — | $277.5K |
| 30 | Sharon, PA | PA | +137.8% | +167.2% | +157.8% | +157.0% | $191.5K |
| 31 | Hadley, PA | PA | +134.2% | — | +286.9% | — | $386.5K |
| 32 | Wynnewood, PA | PA | +132.0% | +98.6% | +211.5% | +232.0% | $1.88M |
| 33 | Oakmont, PA | PA | +131.4% | +277.9% | +206.2% | +506.0% | $959.4K |
| 34 | Hazle Township, PA | PA | +129.4% | +90.7% | +87.7% | +146.5% | $365K |
| 35 | Highspire, PA | PA | +126.7% | +284.3% | +232.7% | +490.9% | $448.6K |
| 36 | Fort Loudon, PA | PA | +124.8% | +17.8% | -3.1% | — | $157K |
| 37 | Liverpool, PA | PA | +124.1% | — | +161.4% | +111.2% | $390K |
| 38 | Pulaski, PA | PA | +123.5% | — | +153.2% | — | $245K |
| 39 | Summerville, PA | PA | +122.1% | -52.1% | — | — | $75.5K |
| 40 | Felton, PA | PA | +118.9% | -54.8% | +102.5% | +244.0% | $520K |
| 41 | Saltsburg, PA | PA | +107.9% | +823.4% | +73.8% | +57.6% | $295.5K |
| 42 | Charleroi, PA | PA | +107.0% | +299.6% | +200.6% | +270.8% | $250.8K |
| 43 | Orrtanna, PA | PA | +106.0% | +47.2% | +83.9% | +184.4% | $460K |
| 44 | Elizabethtown, PA | PA | +105.7% | +471.5% | +200.6% | +376.0% | $768.2K |
| 45 | Marietta, PA | PA | +105.4% | +56.2% | +196.5% | +295.4% | $635K |
| 46 | Tamaqua, PA | PA | +104.0% | +368.8% | +452.7% | +385.9% | $426.2K |
| 47 | Chester Springs, PA | PA | +103.4% | — | +144.4% | +311.0% | $1.37M |
| 48 | Shickshinny, PA | PA | +100.9% | +125.4% | +184.5% | — | $440K |
| 49 | Indiana, PA | PA | +100.6% | +42.5% | +122.9% | +132.5% | $317.3K |
| 50 | Champion, PA | PA | +97.8% | +99.5% | +56.7% | +316.1% | $690K |
| 51 | Sterling, PA | PA | +97.4% | -5.7% | +15.3% | — | $565K |
| 52 | Polk, PA | PA | +95.8% | — | +271.1% | — | $141K |
| 53 | Shohola, PA | PA | +95.5% | -8.9% | +149.9% | +43.8% | $389K |
| 54 | Milton, PA | PA | +94.3% | +33.0% | +39.4% | +152.8% | $305.9K |
| 55 | Union City, PA | PA | +94.0% | — | +199.4% | +161.6% | $310K |
| 56 | Walnutport, PA | PA | +91.7% | — | +233.5% | +253.0% | $642.5K |
| 57 | Herndon, PA | PA | +90.1% | — | +1,084.8% | +1,900.0% | $1M |
| 58 | Sellersville, PA | PA | +88.6% | +111.8% | +240.4% | +420.0% | $1.12M |
| 59 | Saint Thomas, PA | PA | +88.5% | — | +137.9% | +235.6% | $468K |
| 60 | Everett, PA | PA | +86.1% | +457.5% | +311.2% | +904.0% | $755.5K |
| 61 | Newtown Square, PA | PA | +85.4% | +49.9% | +135.6% | +194.2% | $1.5M |
| 62 | DuBois, PA | PA | +85.3% | +248.7% | +257.1% | +451.5% | $517K |
| 63 | West Newton, PA | PA | +84.1% | — | +67.4% | +208.9% | $190K |
| 64 | Harborcreek, PA | PA | +82.8% | +121.2% | +177.2% | +266.9% | $459K |
| 65 | Airville, PA | PA | +82.7% | +157.3% | +185.5% | +335.8% | $475K |
| 66 | Industry, PA | PA | +81.8% | +41.2% | +35.2% | +126.4% | $240K |
| 67 | Moosic, PA | PA | +81.1% | +27.1% | +91.4% | +71.4% | $395K |
| 68 | State College, PA | PA | +80.9% | +109.4% | +165.0% | +175.1% | $848.8K |
| 69 | Lansford, PA | PA | +79.6% | -2.2% | +189.3% | +516.9% | $155K |
| 70 | Loysville, PA | PA | +78.9% | +123.2% | +162.7% | — | $424K |
| 71 | Jenkins Township, PA | PA | +78.9% | +124.3% | +82.2% | — | $240K |
| 72 | Wellsboro, PA | PA | +78.1% | +120.9% | +158.3% | +87.3% | $438K |
| 73 | Spring City, PA | PA | +77.4% | -23.1% | -48.0% | +180.0% | $704.3K |
| 74 | Bloomsburg, PA | PA | +75.1% | +163.5% | +158.9% | +189.3% | $566.4K |
| 75 | Canton, PA | PA | +74.7% | -10.7% | — | +529.8% | $200.9K |
| 76 | Shippensburg, PA | PA | +74.4% | +39.5% | +153.3% | +142.7% | $379K |
| 77 | Washington Crossing, PA | PA | +72.0% | +130.4% | +84.0% | +208.9% | $1.37M |
| 78 | Honey Brook, PA | PA | +71.3% | +48.8% | +78.8% | +103.9% | $517K |
| 79 | Fairview, PA | PA | +70.9% | +56.1% | +107.9% | +136.3% | $599.5K |
| 80 | Carlisle, PA | PA | +70.4% | +44.3% | +62.3% | +113.9% | $459K |
| 81 | East Pittsburgh, PA | PA | +70.0% | — | +228.7% | +70.0% | $212.5K |
| 82 | Biglerville, PA | PA | +69.9% | +10.1% | +18.5% | +51.5% | $185K |
| 83 | Brookhaven, PA | PA | +68.9% | +126.6% | +158.0% | +140.3% | $425.8K |
| 84 | New Oxford, PA | PA | +68.1% | -40.6% | +112.0% | +226.8% | $352.1K |
| 85 | Burgettstown, PA | PA | +67.6% | — | +325.0% | +270.9% | $398K |
| 86 | Auburn, PA | PA | +67.3% | +5.4% | +63.5% | +140.1% | $275K |
| 87 | Clymer, PA | PA | +67.1% | -42.6% | +70.8% | +52.3% | $160K |
| 88 | Greentown, PA | PA | +66.3% | +1.0% | +27.9% | +137.7% | $366.5K |
| 89 | Hazleton, PA | PA | +66.1% | +69.1% | +51.0% | +392.5% | $329.8K |
| 90 | Carbondale, PA | PA | +66.0% | +191.7% | +118.6% | +296.2% | $211.5K |
| 91 | Millerstown, PA | PA | +64.7% | +42.6% | +155.2% | +145.7% | $385K |
| 92 | Mont Clare, PA | PA | +64.4% | +71.2% | +96.0% | +163.6% | $342.5K |
| 93 | Oxford, PA | PA | +64.1% | +57.1% | -33.2% | +173.5% | $651.3K |
| 94 | Flinton, PA | PA | +63.1% | — | +1,047.2% | +271.4% | $260K |
| 95 | Scott Township, PA | PA | +61.8% | +128.6% | +34.8% | +14.3% | $270K |
| 96 | Trappe, PA | PA | +61.5% | — | +24.3% | +169.0% | $565K |
| 97 | Curwensville, PA | PA | +61.3% | — | +117.4% | — | $249.9K |
| 98 | Langhorne, PA | PA | +59.7% | +38.3% | +97.0% | +150.0% | $627.5K |
| 99 | Fayetteville, PA | PA | +59.7% | +1,194.3% | +122.6% | +207.5% | $388.3K |
| 100 | Gap, PA | PA | +59.1% | +157.5% | -29.4% | +191.0% | $515K |
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.