Appreciation Velocity — Pennsylvania Cities
Cities of Pennsylvania ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Amity, PA
+8,395.1%
#2 · Forks Township, PA
+3,150.0%
#3 · Berwick, PA
+1,937.7%
#4 · Fayetteville, PA
+1,194.3%
#5 · Gettysburg, PA
+880.0%
#6 · Saltsburg, PA
+823.4%
#7 · Laurys Station, PA
+799.6%
#8 · Weatherly, PA
+676.2%
#9 · Manor, PA
+493.0%
#10 · Elizabethtown, PA
+471.5%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amity, PA | PA | — | +8,395.1% | — | — | $2.12M |
| 2 | Forks Township, PA | PA | — | +3,150.0% | +829.6% | +1,037.2% | $3.25M |
| 3 | Berwick, PA | PA | +1,436.7% | +1,937.7% | +1,757.6% | +2,836.5% | $3.33M |
| 4 | Fayetteville, PA | PA | +59.7% | +1,194.3% | +122.6% | +207.5% | $388.3K |
| 5 | Gettysburg, PA | PA | +382.5% | +880.0% | +634.6% | +917.7% | $1.78M |
| 6 | Saltsburg, PA | PA | +107.9% | +823.4% | +73.8% | +57.6% | $295.5K |
| 7 | Laurys Station, PA | PA | +4,777.6% | +799.6% | — | — | $4.25M |
| 8 | Weatherly, PA | PA | +918.8% | +676.2% | +2,067.7% | +4,164.6% | $2.45M |
| 9 | Manor, PA | PA | +19.4% | +493.0% | +219.0% | +104.2% | $295K |
| 10 | Elizabethtown, PA | PA | +105.7% | +471.5% | +200.6% | +376.0% | $768.2K |
| 11 | Everett, PA | PA | +86.1% | +457.5% | +311.2% | +904.0% | $755.5K |
| 12 | Jamestown, PA | PA | +410.5% | +427.5% | +269.2% | +101.4% | $451K |
| 13 | Tamaqua, PA | PA | +104.0% | +368.8% | +452.7% | +385.9% | $426.2K |
| 14 | Sarver, PA | PA | +268.3% | +352.8% | +338.1% | +446.2% | $1.43M |
| 15 | Delmont, PA | PA | +23.1% | +351.5% | +103.8% | +186.4% | $383.8K |
| 16 | Carnegie, PA | PA | +11.9% | +341.8% | +138.3% | +166.8% | $396.3K |
| 17 | Dravosburg, PA | PA | -17.5% | +312.3% | +67.1% | — | $134K |
| 18 | Charleroi, PA | PA | +107.0% | +299.6% | +200.6% | +270.8% | $250.8K |
| 19 | Bentleyville, PA | PA | +55.2% | +295.3% | -8.7% | +0.3% | $170K |
| 20 | Highspire, PA | PA | +126.7% | +284.3% | +232.7% | +490.9% | $448.6K |
| 21 | Finleyville, PA | PA | +184.4% | +281.3% | +337.2% | +856.0% | $1.24M |
| 22 | Oakmont, PA | PA | +131.4% | +277.9% | +206.2% | +506.0% | $959.4K |
| 23 | Pittsfield, PA | PA | — | +253.9% | +166.4% | +155.6% | $345K |
| 24 | DuBois, PA | PA | +85.3% | +248.7% | +257.1% | +451.5% | $517K |
| 25 | Simpson, PA | PA | — | +240.4% | +23.8% | — | $160K |
| 26 | Shermans Dale, PA | PA | +295.7% | +232.1% | +33.6% | +128.5% | $465K |
| 27 | Rose Valley, PA | PA | — | +229.9% | +95.6% | +172.7% | $1.5M |
| 28 | Middleburg, PA | PA | +3.0% | +215.6% | +9.8% | — | $252.5K |
| 29 | Stahlstown, PA | PA | — | +196.3% | — | +7.6% | $142.2K |
| 30 | Sweet Valley, PA | PA | — | +195.8% | +382.6% | +239.3% | $605K |
| 31 | Swarthmore, PA | PA | -14.2% | +192.4% | +231.3% | +392.8% | $1.09M |
| 32 | Carbondale, PA | PA | +66.0% | +191.7% | +118.6% | +296.2% | $211.5K |
| 33 | Beaver Springs, PA | PA | — | +190.9% | -48.4% | — | $160K |
| 34 | Rural Valley, PA | PA | -40.5% | +175.0% | -38.9% | — | $110K |
| 35 | Jessup, PA | PA | +58.9% | +171.5% | +131.0% | +77.9% | $290K |
| 36 | Sharon, PA | PA | +137.8% | +167.2% | +157.8% | +157.0% | $191.5K |
| 37 | Effort, PA | PA | +53.0% | +165.7% | +72.3% | +188.0% | $355.3K |
| 38 | New Brighton, PA | PA | -2.4% | +165.2% | +27.2% | +72.5% | $152.5K |
| 39 | Bloomsburg, PA | PA | +75.1% | +163.5% | +158.9% | +189.3% | $566.4K |
| 40 | East Greenville, PA | PA | +51.0% | +160.7% | +54.7% | +163.1% | $365K |
| 41 | Gap, PA | PA | +59.1% | +157.5% | -29.4% | +191.0% | $515K |
| 42 | Airville, PA | PA | +82.7% | +157.3% | +185.5% | +335.8% | $475K |
| 43 | Hollidaysburg, PA | PA | +46.4% | +156.9% | +127.9% | +61.8% | $429.5K |
| 44 | Williamstown, PA | PA | -25.0% | +154.0% | -24.8% | — | $127K |
| 45 | Columbia, PA | PA | +14.0% | +152.6% | +125.3% | +167.9% | $350.1K |
| 46 | Oakdale, PA | PA | -31.4% | +146.2% | +3.2% | +23.3% | $252K |
| 47 | Freedom, PA | PA | +39.7% | +145.6% | -5.6% | +30.5% | $245.6K |
| 48 | Newtown, PA | PA | +8.6% | +142.8% | +74.8% | +96.6% | $1.24M |
| 49 | Tremont, PA | PA | -13.4% | +141.7% | +199.3% | +142.1% | $145K |
| 50 | Colmar, PA | PA | -32.3% | +138.6% | -36.4% | +13.5% | $420K |
| 51 | Sewickley, PA | PA | +31.7% | +136.0% | +101.0% | +118.2% | $929.4K |
| 52 | Shavertown, PA | PA | +25.0% | +135.6% | +95.8% | +63.5% | $402.5K |
| 53 | New Castle, PA | PA | -36.3% | +135.0% | +170.4% | +99.9% | $242K |
| 54 | Smithmill, PA | PA | — | +133.5% | -10.6% | — | $286K |
| 55 | Washington Crossing, PA | PA | +72.0% | +130.4% | +84.0% | +208.9% | $1.37M |
| 56 | Scott Township, PA | PA | +61.8% | +128.6% | +34.8% | +14.3% | $270K |
| 57 | Quarryville, PA | PA | +16.4% | +128.3% | +34.2% | +161.8% | $480K |
| 58 | Brookhaven, PA | PA | +68.9% | +126.6% | +158.0% | +140.3% | $425.8K |
| 59 | Shickshinny, PA | PA | +100.9% | +125.4% | +184.5% | — | $440K |
| 60 | Jenkins Township, PA | PA | +78.9% | +124.3% | +82.2% | — | $240K |
| 61 | Loysville, PA | PA | +78.9% | +123.2% | +162.7% | — | $424K |
| 62 | Harborcreek, PA | PA | +82.8% | +121.2% | +177.2% | +266.9% | $459K |
| 63 | Williams Twp, PA | PA | -10.2% | +121.2% | — | +34.2% | $510K |
| 64 | Wellsboro, PA | PA | +78.1% | +120.9% | +158.3% | +87.3% | $438K |
| 65 | Mars, PA | PA | +25.5% | +120.4% | +48.5% | +99.7% | $704.4K |
| 66 | Bristol, PA | PA | +12.9% | +119.3% | +94.7% | +246.0% | $460.6K |
| 67 | Middlebury Center, PA | PA | -0.4% | +118.2% | -21.0% | -2.6% | $229K |
| 68 | Garnet Valley, PA | PA | +13.6% | +115.8% | +55.2% | +65.7% | $790K |
| 69 | Saegertown, PA | PA | +141.8% | +112.2% | +148.8% | — | $277.5K |
| 70 | Sellersville, PA | PA | +88.6% | +111.8% | +240.4% | +420.0% | $1.12M |
| 71 | Mifflintown, PA | PA | -30.3% | +110.3% | -52.0% | +23.6% | $204K |
| 72 | Rome, PA | PA | +34.0% | +109.9% | -37.7% | +828.0% | $268K |
| 73 | State College, PA | PA | +80.9% | +109.4% | +165.0% | +175.1% | $848.8K |
| 74 | Mc Kees Rocks, PA | PA | +590.0% | +109.2% | — | — | $598.4K |
| 75 | Windsor, PA | PA | -16.8% | +108.8% | -3.0% | +230.1% | $240.1K |
| 76 | Cochranton, PA | PA | +26.7% | +105.5% | +104.5% | +133.9% | $255K |
| 77 | Rochester, PA | PA | +24.0% | +104.5% | +128.9% | +13.4% | $170.7K |
| 78 | Patton, PA | PA | -51.8% | +101.9% | +71.6% | — | $199.9K |
| 79 | Perkiomenville, PA | PA | -5.5% | +101.4% | -29.3% | +27.3% | $312K |
| 80 | Mount Bethel, PA | PA | +10.7% | +101.1% | +175.2% | +381.8% | $530K |
| 81 | Jim Thorpe, PA | PA | +46.4% | +101.0% | +72.1% | +154.9% | $361.2K |
| 82 | Abbottstown, PA | PA | -5.2% | +100.9% | +230.4% | +118.2% | $374.9K |
| 83 | Conshohocken, PA | PA | +13.3% | +100.4% | +84.1% | +123.7% | $711.9K |
| 84 | Champion, PA | PA | +97.8% | +99.5% | +56.7% | +316.1% | $690K |
| 85 | Scottdale, PA | PA | +5.3% | +98.6% | +52.4% | +68.9% | $237.5K |
| 86 | Wynnewood, PA | PA | +132.0% | +98.6% | +211.5% | +232.0% | $1.88M |
| 87 | Bethel Park, PA | PA | +3.0% | +98.5% | +69.3% | +79.7% | $311.3K |
| 88 | Glenolden, PA | PA | +3.8% | +96.4% | +139.0% | +163.8% | $275K |
| 89 | Stroudsburg, PA | PA | +17.6% | +94.8% | +102.4% | +168.2% | $489K |
| 90 | Orefield, PA | PA | +204.5% | +94.4% | — | — | $750K |
| 91 | Evans City, PA | PA | -11.5% | +93.3% | -11.5% | +15.0% | $299.7K |
| 92 | Saint Clair, PA | PA | +18.4% | +93.3% | +314.3% | — | $145K |
| 93 | Harmony, PA | PA | -24.8% | +93.1% | +18.2% | +44.2% | $400K |
| 94 | Hazle Township, PA | PA | +129.4% | +90.7% | +87.7% | +146.5% | $365K |
| 95 | Chester, PA | PA | -19.2% | +90.2% | -77.0% | +131.9% | $124.9K |
| 96 | Orwigsburg, PA | PA | -21.8% | +88.6% | -11.7% | +107.9% | $264K |
| 97 | Cranberry Township, PA | PA | +49.4% | +88.6% | +178.6% | +163.6% | $816.8K |
| 98 | Steelton, PA | PA | -8.8% | +85.3% | +88.1% | +9.8% | $147.5K |
| 99 | Aston, PA | PA | +23.0% | +84.3% | +94.3% | +112.1% | $423.1K |
| 100 | Fairless Hills, PA | PA | -7.1% | +84.1% | +78.6% | +10.8% | $445K |
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.