Appreciation Velocity — Rhode Island Cities
Cities of Rhode Island ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 02871
+214.7%
#2 · ZIP 02831
+201.1%
#3 · ZIP 02907
+178.3%
#4 · ZIP 02861
+165.6%
#5 · ZIP 02852
+161.2%
#6 · ZIP 02879
+147.2%
#7 · ZIP 02908
+146.4%
#8 · ZIP 02904
+137.3%
#9 · ZIP 02860
+134.0%
#10 · ZIP 02813
+131.2%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 02871 | RI | +92.2% | +94.4% | +214.7% | +339.3% | $2.06M |
| 2 | ZIP 02831 | RI | +20.4% | +42.1% | +201.1% | +230.7% | $702.2K |
| 3 | ZIP 02907 | RI | +33.9% | +80.8% | +178.3% | +140.0% | $629.7K |
| 4 | ZIP 02861 | RI | +38.3% | +53.9% | +165.6% | +258.4% | $580K |
| 5 | ZIP 02852 | RI | +77.4% | +79.0% | +161.2% | +172.1% | $1M |
| 6 | ZIP 02879 | RI | +32.5% | +71.2% | +147.2% | +153.7% | $1.06M |
| 7 | ZIP 02908 | RI | +4.4% | +56.6% | +146.4% | +261.3% | $563.3K |
| 8 | ZIP 02904 | RI | +28.7% | +42.2% | +137.3% | +173.1% | $521.2K |
| 9 | ZIP 02860 | RI | -2.1% | +38.8% | +134.0% | +189.4% | $531.8K |
| 10 | ZIP 02813 | RI | -17.4% | +60.2% | +131.2% | +108.2% | $646K |
| 11 | ZIP 02881 | RI | +8.6% | +35.3% | +112.7% | — | $869K |
| 12 | ZIP 02839 | RI | +9.5% | +52.9% | +112.1% | +174.3% | $480K |
| 13 | ZIP 02905 | RI | -11.1% | +35.2% | +105.7% | +140.5% | $521.7K |
| 14 | ZIP 02921 | RI | -18.3% | -4.3% | +103.9% | +184.6% | $700K |
| 15 | ZIP 02903 | RI | +23.5% | +37.8% | +101.7% | +113.3% | $826.3K |
| 16 | ZIP 02914 | RI | +1.6% | +48.0% | +100.9% | +203.3% | $508.3K |
| 17 | ZIP 02909 | RI | -16.8% | +37.5% | +98.1% | +210.6% | $447.1K |
| 18 | ZIP 02830 | RI | +0.4% | +40.7% | +94.7% | +248.1% | $505K |
| 19 | ZIP 02817 | RI | -8.8% | +58.3% | +83.9% | +157.4% | $637.3K |
| 20 | ZIP 02920 | RI | +13.7% | +41.0% | +78.4% | +162.7% | $526.8K |
| 21 | ZIP 02895 | RI | +7.7% | +10.4% | +74.3% | +240.4% | $421K |
| 22 | ZIP 02859 | RI | -10.3% | +10.1% | +74.1% | +134.8% | $425K |
| 23 | ZIP 02893 | RI | -2.2% | +29.7% | +71.3% | +114.0% | $420K |
| 24 | ZIP 02915 | RI | +8.8% | +20.0% | +69.2% | +127.0% | $460K |
| 25 | ZIP 02906 | RI | -12.5% | -14.9% | +63.0% | +95.4% | $895.1K |
| 26 | ZIP 02916 | RI | -14.8% | -1.8% | +61.1% | +66.4% | $431.3K |
| 27 | ZIP 02828 | RI | -14.9% | -7.2% | +59.7% | +127.3% | $500K |
| 28 | ZIP 02919 | RI | +25.8% | +15.9% | +57.7% | +154.4% | $491.7K |
| 29 | ZIP 02837 | RI | -74.1% | +22.1% | +57.5% | +187.9% | $820K |
| 30 | ZIP 02911 | RI | -4.1% | +2.8% | +56.9% | +120.0% | $397.2K |
| 31 | ZIP 02886 | RI | -3.3% | +18.3% | +56.2% | +143.5% | $462.2K |
| 32 | ZIP 02864 | RI | +8.1% | -41.9% | +53.2% | +120.8% | $588.8K |
| 33 | ZIP 02896 | RI | -20.1% | -18.0% | +51.5% | +48.9% | $400K |
| 34 | ZIP 02812 | RI | -27.9% | +116.8% | +51.2% | +142.8% | $477K |
| 35 | ZIP 02910 | RI | -11.9% | +7.1% | +48.5% | +152.5% | $392.5K |
| 36 | ZIP 02816 | RI | -23.1% | -2.7% | +46.4% | +112.2% | $343.1K |
| 37 | ZIP 02917 | RI | -27.8% | -25.7% | +44.7% | -12.9% | $342K |
| 38 | ZIP 02857 | RI | -1.4% | +17.9% | +44.0% | +69.4% | $577.7K |
| 39 | ZIP 02889 | RI | -8.1% | +1.8% | +35.0% | +120.6% | $431.5K |
| 40 | ZIP 02892 | RI | -27.9% | +35.8% | +34.8% | +301.8% | $562.5K |
| 41 | ZIP 02842 | RI | -42.4% | -40.8% | +32.4% | +65.4% | $869.3K |
| 42 | ZIP 02806 | RI | -20.1% | +28.3% | +32.3% | +121.2% | $942.5K |
| 43 | ZIP 02814 | RI | -37.5% | +9.5% | +28.8% | +33.6% | $319.5K |
| 44 | ZIP 02891 | RI | -70.6% | -18.5% | +26.6% | +68.4% | $548.5K |
| 45 | ZIP 02822 | RI | -51.9% | +111.9% | +24.4% | +67.4% | $481.4K |
| 46 | ZIP 02882 | RI | -45.0% | -48.2% | +20.8% | +107.7% | $763.6K |
| 47 | ZIP 02885 | RI | -17.7% | -27.4% | +13.8% | +166.8% | $410K |
| 48 | ZIP 02874 | RI | -30.8% | -26.4% | +11.6% | +50.8% | $618K |
| 49 | ZIP 02809 | RI | -68.8% | -43.8% | +10.4% | +49.4% | $466.5K |
| 50 | ZIP 02818 | RI | -21.7% | -32.6% | +9.3% | +74.5% | $566.9K |
| 51 | ZIP 02878 | RI | -37.2% | -38.2% | -1.7% | +35.0% | $346.8K |
| 52 | ZIP 02840 | RI | -15.6% | -5.2% | -7.7% | +17.4% | $1.19M |
| 53 | ZIP 02865 | RI | -53.4% | -25.6% | -11.5% | +20.4% | $360.4K |
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.