Appreciation Velocity — Charleston, SC
Home-price appreciation in Charleston, SC plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Charleston · 1Y appreciation
-16.9%
Charleston · 3Y appreciation
-9.6%
Charleston · 5Y appreciation
+28.7%
Charleston · 10Y appreciation
+102.8%
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 29403
-21.3%
#2 · ZIP 29401
-37.2%
#3 · ZIP 29407
-54.0%
Zip ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
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.