Appreciation Velocity — Tennessee Cities
Cities of Tennessee ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Grimsley, TN
+1,575.7%
#2 · Saltillo, TN
+989.7%
#3 · Bon Aqua, TN
+794.9%
#4 · Spencer, TN
+662.2%
#5 · New Market, TN
+630.9%
#6 · Lyles, TN
+523.1%
#7 · Robbins, TN
+518.4%
#8 · Cedar Grove, TN
+481.9%
#9 · Chuckey, TN
+470.0%
#10 · Greenback, TN
+455.7%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsley, TN | TN | +13.4% | +1,575.7% | +215.7% | +222.5% | $351.9K |
| 2 | Saltillo, TN | TN | +2,998.0% | +989.7% | +946.4% | +1,069.5% | $790K |
| 3 | Bon Aqua, TN | TN | +7.0% | +794.9% | +96.3% | +630.5% | $447.5K |
| 4 | Spencer, TN | TN | +680.7% | +662.2% | +276.4% | +702.5% | $990.1K |
| 5 | New Market, TN | TN | +135.6% | +630.9% | +214.3% | +407.4% | $767.2K |
| 6 | Lyles, TN | TN | +10.3% | +523.1% | +314.8% | +121.1% | $280.4K |
| 7 | Robbins, TN | TN | +253.2% | +518.4% | +268.6% | — | $432K |
| 8 | Cedar Grove, TN | TN | +181.7% | +481.9% | +36.3% | +5.0% | $209K |
| 9 | Chuckey, TN | TN | +22.0% | +470.0% | +77.7% | +178.1% | $380K |
| 10 | Greenback, TN | TN | +42.8% | +455.7% | +100.9% | +114.5% | $400.1K |
| 11 | Baneberry, TN | TN | +1,161.8% | +447.0% | +41.5% | — | $500K |
| 12 | Graysville, TN | TN | +205.1% | +429.4% | +189.8% | +294.2% | $450K |
| 13 | Cunningham, TN | TN | +41.3% | +424.4% | +147.5% | +150.9% | $589.9K |
| 14 | Gatlinburg, TN | TN | +19.9% | +404.4% | +48.6% | +322.8% | $766.7K |
| 15 | Lancing, TN | TN | +49.2% | +400.0% | +87.7% | +65.1% | $180K |
| 16 | Andersonville, TN | TN | +107.6% | +382.8% | +304.6% | +520.9% | $1.28M |
| 17 | Moscow, TN | TN | -18.4% | +372.7% | — | +126.1% | $260K |
| 18 | Arlington, TN | TN | +290.3% | +370.2% | +403.4% | +723.7% | $1.98M |
| 19 | Walland, TN | TN | +245.3% | +345.9% | +367.2% | +452.2% | $900K |
| 20 | Alpine, TN | TN | +221.0% | +344.4% | +196.3% | +1,191.7% | $775K |
| 21 | Rockford, TN | TN | +488.4% | +311.6% | +483.2% | +1,643.1% | $1.9M |
| 22 | Goodspring, TN | TN | — | +294.6% | +112.7% | — | $435K |
| 23 | Jacksboro, TN | TN | +195.7% | +291.4% | +109.8% | +434.9% | $639.7K |
| 24 | Kingston Springs, TN | TN | +153.9% | +282.8% | +557.9% | +759.9% | $2.05M |
| 25 | Humboldt, TN | TN | +96.6% | +272.4% | +158.2% | +231.6% | $491.7K |
| 26 | Brush Creek, TN | TN | -21.1% | +261.4% | +34.2% | — | $350K |
| 27 | Byrdstown, TN | TN | -15.2% | +237.3% | +76.4% | +4.9% | $208K |
| 28 | Jellico, TN | TN | +29.5% | +236.2% | -86.7% | +132.5% | $132.5K |
| 29 | Franklin, TN | TN | +137.8% | +218.8% | +299.8% | +464.5% | $3.39M |
| 30 | Washburn, TN | TN | -52.8% | +213.0% | +14.8% | -12.3% | $210.4K |
| 31 | Camden, TN | TN | +132.5% | +210.8% | +249.1% | +205.4% | $407.5K |
| 32 | McDonald, TN | TN | +42.2% | +202.1% | +2.6% | +94.9% | $838.3K |
| 33 | Wartburg, TN | TN | +174.9% | +201.6% | +330.2% | +580.9% | $573K |
| 34 | Mooresburg, TN | TN | -11.7% | +196.0% | +47.9% | +119.9% | $293K |
| 35 | Whiteville, TN | TN | +7.2% | +191.3% | +121.0% | +198.7% | $224.3K |
| 36 | Belvidere, TN | TN | +123.4% | +186.7% | +50.0% | — | $430K |
| 37 | Hillsboro, TN | TN | -30.6% | +185.0% | +406.7% | +228.4% | $380K |
| 38 | Fairfield Glade, TN | TN | +45.6% | +184.2% | +181.8% | +173.1% | $474.3K |
| 39 | Ten Mile, TN | TN | +113.1% | +180.9% | +198.8% | +206.4% | $658.8K |
| 40 | Covington, TN | TN | -17.4% | +178.1% | +14.2% | +81.0% | $242.5K |
| 41 | Evensville, TN | TN | +198.4% | +174.9% | +252.9% | +147.6% | $389K |
| 42 | Huntsville, TN | TN | +75.8% | +173.5% | -18.1% | +331.6% | $465K |
| 43 | Greenbrier, TN | TN | +51.5% | +166.6% | +144.4% | +248.6% | $742.5K |
| 44 | Brownsville, TN | TN | -41.0% | +161.0% | +62.9% | +152.3% | $215K |
| 45 | Waynesboro, TN | TN | +5.0% | +159.3% | +66.6% | +30.0% | $265.8K |
| 46 | Bells, TN | TN | +31.7% | +152.5% | +110.2% | +120.4% | $255K |
| 47 | Mosheim, TN | TN | +102.8% | +142.8% | +350.0% | +85.2% | $517.5K |
| 48 | Quebeck, TN | TN | -18.6% | +129.9% | +457.5% | +1,400.0% | $315K |
| 49 | Oneida, TN | TN | +67.4% | +126.4% | +177.4% | +197.6% | $354.2K |
| 50 | Thorn Hill, TN | TN | +119.2% | +126.1% | +43.2% | +320.1% | $425K |
| 51 | Pikeville, TN | TN | +46.3% | +122.3% | +27.0% | +190.4% | $458.5K |
| 52 | Fayetteville, TN | TN | +113.8% | +121.4% | +297.1% | +424.2% | $560.7K |
| 53 | Big Sandy, TN | TN | +7.6% | +121.0% | +88.8% | +256.7% | $318.8K |
| 54 | Sequatchie, TN | TN | -62.9% | +118.9% | -1.4% | — | $98.5K |
| 55 | Erin, TN | TN | +38.8% | +117.6% | +26.0% | +201.2% | $402.9K |
| 56 | Huntland, TN | TN | +110.1% | +112.9% | +289.9% | +160.7% | $216.4K |
| 57 | Elizabethton, TN | TN | +25.8% | +111.6% | +89.3% | +155.4% | $322.5K |
| 58 | Maynardville, TN | TN | +119.7% | +105.7% | +181.5% | +390.4% | $580.7K |
| 59 | Jonesborough, TN | TN | +66.3% | +103.8% | +136.1% | +332.0% | $627.5K |
| 60 | Paris, TN | TN | +13.9% | +100.7% | +119.6% | +214.4% | $333.3K |
| 61 | Pulaski, TN | TN | +20.0% | +100.0% | +80.9% | +391.6% | $451K |
| 62 | Brentwood, TN | TN | +0.2% | +97.2% | +91.8% | +186.7% | $1.93M |
| 63 | Soddy Daisy, TN | TN | +13.7% | +96.3% | +35.8% | +188.2% | $459.1K |
| 64 | Whitesburg, TN | TN | +31.7% | +96.2% | +19.7% | +80.4% | $255K |
| 65 | Castalian Springs, TN | TN | +22.9% | +95.7% | +98.9% | +29.1% | $561.1K |
| 66 | Selmer, TN | TN | +8.4% | +92.4% | +65.9% | +83.4% | $245.3K |
| 67 | Beech Bluff, TN | TN | +80.5% | +90.3% | +75.7% | +460.2% | $527K |
| 68 | Lawrenceburg, TN | TN | -46.2% | +89.7% | +153.5% | +373.7% | $460K |
| 69 | Carthage, TN | TN | -7.7% | +88.7% | +76.6% | +78.9% | $319.8K |
| 70 | Altamont, TN | TN | -39.1% | +87.1% | +17.2% | +37.7% | $155K |
| 71 | Collinwood, TN | TN | -48.7% | +82.4% | +7.0% | — | $173.3K |
| 72 | Rutledge, TN | TN | -18.7% | +82.0% | +89.4% | +136.1% | $272.1K |
| 73 | Bluff City, TN | TN | +28.7% | +78.2% | +90.6% | +88.7% | $334.4K |
| 74 | Greenfield, TN | TN | -15.8% | +77.9% | +182.5% | +416.7% | $155K |
| 75 | Goodlettsville, TN | TN | -25.2% | +76.5% | +112.9% | +179.7% | $622.9K |
| 76 | Decatur, TN | TN | +18.0% | +76.5% | +62.8% | +55.0% | $264K |
| 77 | Dunlap, TN | TN | +106.1% | +76.3% | +49.2% | +130.6% | $370.3K |
| 78 | Primm Springs, TN | TN | -1.5% | +75.6% | -22.1% | +236.3% | $1.09M |
| 79 | Bloomington Springs, TN | TN | -41.7% | +72.6% | +3.1% | +349.1% | $225K |
| 80 | Drummonds, TN | TN | -24.0% | +71.4% | +41.9% | +47.6% | $239.9K |
| 81 | Wartrace, TN | TN | +15.3% | +70.2% | +13.4% | +55.4% | $392.5K |
| 82 | Sneedville, TN | TN | -48.2% | +70.0% | +51.2% | +324.7% | $198K |
| 83 | Alcoa, TN | TN | +9.8% | +69.3% | +98.6% | +65.4% | $430.1K |
| 84 | Rutherford, TN | TN | +55.1% | +68.8% | — | +116.0% | $270K |
| 85 | Old Hickory, TN | TN | -5.0% | +68.0% | +79.5% | +94.1% | $508.4K |
| 86 | Petersburg, TN | TN | -9.7% | +68.0% | +344.8% | +289.3% | $386.3K |
| 87 | Buchanan, TN | TN | -40.3% | +67.2% | +177.2% | +5.4% | $410K |
| 88 | South Pittsburg, TN | TN | +65.9% | +67.0% | +222.3% | +76.5% | $264.6K |
| 89 | Burns, TN | TN | -36.5% | +65.3% | +17.7% | +52.8% | $357K |
| 90 | Chattanooga, TN | TN | +3.7% | +65.1% | +82.6% | +146.3% | $446.4K |
| 91 | Adamsville, TN | TN | -40.7% | +64.8% | +11.7% | +41.9% | $171.2K |
| 92 | Farragut, TN | TN | +69.6% | +64.3% | +164.2% | — | $1.02M |
| 93 | Townsend, TN | TN | +130.0% | +62.8% | +46.0% | +156.3% | $552.5K |
| 94 | Winchester, TN | TN | +13.3% | +62.4% | +88.5% | +78.7% | $516.9K |
| 95 | White Bluff, TN | TN | +37.0% | +60.7% | +36.2% | +176.7% | $419.5K |
| 96 | Cosby, TN | TN | +79.9% | +59.7% | +92.5% | +260.1% | $367.5K |
| 97 | Limestone, TN | TN | +38.1% | +59.6% | +12.7% | +140.6% | $298.5K |
| 98 | Benton, TN | TN | +9.9% | +59.2% | +46.8% | +242.4% | $302.4K |
| 99 | Tullahoma, TN | TN | -18.1% | +59.2% | +116.3% | +263.3% | $388.1K |
| 100 | Bolivar, TN | TN | +2.6% | +59.0% | +8.0% | +109.9% | $199.3K |
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.