Appreciation Velocity — Tennessee Cities
Cities of Tennessee ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Saltillo, TN
+946.4%
#2 · Cumberland City, TN
+868.8%
#3 · Palmersville, TN
+783.9%
#4 · Kingston Springs, TN
+557.9%
#5 · Whitleyville, TN
+526.0%
#6 · Rockford, TN
+483.2%
#7 · Caryville, TN
+458.0%
#8 · Quebeck, TN
+457.5%
#9 · Hillsboro, TN
+406.7%
#10 · Arlington, TN
+403.4%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltillo, TN | TN | +2,998.0% | +989.7% | +946.4% | +1,069.5% | $790K |
| 2 | Cumberland City, TN | TN | +356.2% | -1.5% | +868.8% | — | $775K |
| 3 | Palmersville, TN | TN | — | — | +783.9% | — | $335.9K |
| 4 | Kingston Springs, TN | TN | +153.9% | +282.8% | +557.9% | +759.9% | $2.05M |
| 5 | Whitleyville, TN | TN | -84.7% | +20.0% | +526.0% | +816.6% | $383.5K |
| 6 | Rockford, TN | TN | +488.4% | +311.6% | +483.2% | +1,643.1% | $1.9M |
| 7 | Caryville, TN | TN | +124.7% | — | +458.0% | +1,179.7% | $1.06M |
| 8 | Quebeck, TN | TN | -18.6% | +129.9% | +457.5% | +1,400.0% | $315K |
| 9 | Hillsboro, TN | TN | -30.6% | +185.0% | +406.7% | +228.4% | $380K |
| 10 | Arlington, TN | TN | +290.3% | +370.2% | +403.4% | +723.7% | $1.98M |
| 11 | Watauga, TN | TN | — | +31.8% | +400.0% | +220.8% | $425K |
| 12 | Walland, TN | TN | +245.3% | +345.9% | +367.2% | +452.2% | $900K |
| 13 | Mosheim, TN | TN | +102.8% | +142.8% | +350.0% | +85.2% | $517.5K |
| 14 | Petersburg, TN | TN | -9.7% | +68.0% | +344.8% | +289.3% | $386.3K |
| 15 | Nunnelly, TN | TN | -1.1% | — | +343.4% | +458.4% | $439.3K |
| 16 | Wartburg, TN | TN | +174.9% | +201.6% | +330.2% | +580.9% | $573K |
| 17 | Lyles, TN | TN | +10.3% | +523.1% | +314.8% | +121.1% | $280.4K |
| 18 | Andersonville, TN | TN | +107.6% | +382.8% | +304.6% | +520.9% | $1.28M |
| 19 | Franklin, TN | TN | +137.8% | +218.8% | +299.8% | +464.5% | $3.39M |
| 20 | Fayetteville, TN | TN | +113.8% | +121.4% | +297.1% | +424.2% | $560.7K |
| 21 | Auburntown, TN | TN | +122.3% | — | +296.2% | — | $1.55M |
| 22 | Puryear, TN | TN | +25.3% | — | +292.2% | +471.4% | $570K |
| 23 | Huntland, TN | TN | +110.1% | +112.9% | +289.9% | +160.7% | $216.4K |
| 24 | Spencer, TN | TN | +680.7% | +662.2% | +276.4% | +702.5% | $990.1K |
| 25 | Robbins, TN | TN | +253.2% | +518.4% | +268.6% | — | $432K |
| 26 | Evensville, TN | TN | +198.4% | +174.9% | +252.9% | +147.6% | $389K |
| 27 | Mansfield, TN | TN | +1.8% | — | +250.2% | — | $249K |
| 28 | Camden, TN | TN | +132.5% | +210.8% | +249.1% | +205.4% | $407.5K |
| 29 | Ramer, TN | TN | +7.1% | — | +239.9% | +304.3% | $430K |
| 30 | Newbern, TN | TN | -13.5% | -13.3% | +237.4% | +103.1% | $208K |
| 31 | South Pittsburg, TN | TN | +65.9% | +67.0% | +222.3% | +76.5% | $264.6K |
| 32 | Belfast, TN | TN | -56.9% | -17.5% | +221.1% | — | $361.1K |
| 33 | Decaturville, TN | TN | +40.9% | — | +220.9% | +350.7% | $398.9K |
| 34 | Grimsley, TN | TN | +13.4% | +1,575.7% | +215.7% | +222.5% | $351.9K |
| 35 | New Market, TN | TN | +135.6% | +630.9% | +214.3% | +407.4% | $767.2K |
| 36 | Ridgely, TN | TN | -6.6% | — | +200.8% | +254.9% | $177.5K |
| 37 | Ten Mile, TN | TN | +113.1% | +180.9% | +198.8% | +206.4% | $658.8K |
| 38 | Alpine, TN | TN | +221.0% | +344.4% | +196.3% | +1,191.7% | $775K |
| 39 | Graysville, TN | TN | +205.1% | +429.4% | +189.8% | +294.2% | $450K |
| 40 | Madisonville, TN | TN | +42.4% | +33.3% | +189.5% | +218.6% | $381.4K |
| 41 | Heiskell, TN | TN | +39.4% | +30.0% | +188.0% | +262.7% | $531.3K |
| 42 | Georgetown, TN | TN | +183.9% | — | +184.7% | — | $1.12M |
| 43 | Lynchburg, TN | TN | +21.8% | — | +183.5% | +56.7% | $564K |
| 44 | Greenfield, TN | TN | -15.8% | +77.9% | +182.5% | +416.7% | $155K |
| 45 | Ethridge, TN | TN | +16.2% | — | +181.8% | +71.2% | $339K |
| 46 | Fairfield Glade, TN | TN | +45.6% | +184.2% | +181.8% | +173.1% | $474.3K |
| 47 | Maynardville, TN | TN | +119.7% | +105.7% | +181.5% | +390.4% | $580.7K |
| 48 | Oneida, TN | TN | +67.4% | +126.4% | +177.4% | +197.6% | $354.2K |
| 49 | Buchanan, TN | TN | -40.3% | +67.2% | +177.2% | +5.4% | $410K |
| 50 | Watertown, TN | TN | +26.7% | +33.2% | +169.9% | +214.8% | $546.5K |
| 51 | Joelton, TN | TN | +29.2% | +34.3% | +168.4% | +269.3% | $611.1K |
| 52 | Signal Mountain, TN | TN | +63.5% | +15.9% | +166.6% | +117.1% | $999.5K |
| 53 | Farragut, TN | TN | +69.6% | +64.3% | +164.2% | — | $1.02M |
| 54 | Humboldt, TN | TN | +96.6% | +272.4% | +158.2% | +231.6% | $491.7K |
| 55 | Lewisburg, TN | TN | -44.5% | +52.1% | +157.1% | +268.0% | $454.2K |
| 56 | Lawrenceburg, TN | TN | -46.2% | +89.7% | +153.5% | +373.7% | $460K |
| 57 | Cunningham, TN | TN | +41.3% | +424.4% | +147.5% | +150.9% | $589.9K |
| 58 | Westmoreland, TN | TN | +51.3% | +22.1% | +145.1% | +141.7% | $358.3K |
| 59 | Greenbrier, TN | TN | +51.5% | +166.6% | +144.4% | +248.6% | $742.5K |
| 60 | Sewanee, TN | TN | -82.6% | -74.1% | +141.4% | — | $140K |
| 61 | Kingston, TN | TN | +20.0% | +19.1% | +140.9% | +261.9% | $509.6K |
| 62 | Smyrna, TN | TN | +69.8% | +55.3% | +140.7% | +298.4% | $839K |
| 63 | Jonesborough, TN | TN | +66.3% | +103.8% | +136.1% | +332.0% | $627.5K |
| 64 | Waverly, TN | TN | -35.0% | -30.9% | +129.6% | +242.2% | $274.8K |
| 65 | Whiteville, TN | TN | +7.2% | +191.3% | +121.0% | +198.7% | $224.3K |
| 66 | Paris, TN | TN | +13.9% | +100.7% | +119.6% | +214.4% | $333.3K |
| 67 | Tullahoma, TN | TN | -18.1% | +59.2% | +116.3% | +263.3% | $388.1K |
| 68 | Goodlettsville, TN | TN | -25.2% | +76.5% | +112.9% | +179.7% | $622.9K |
| 69 | Goodspring, TN | TN | — | +294.6% | +112.7% | — | $435K |
| 70 | Mohawk, TN | TN | +505.8% | -13.9% | +112.6% | -27.9% | $315K |
| 71 | Bells, TN | TN | +31.7% | +152.5% | +110.2% | +120.4% | $255K |
| 72 | Jacksboro, TN | TN | +195.7% | +291.4% | +109.8% | +434.9% | $639.7K |
| 73 | Ripley, TN | TN | +40.4% | — | +109.7% | +390.9% | $335K |
| 74 | Loudon, TN | TN | -6.6% | +22.6% | +106.9% | +36.4% | $403.4K |
| 75 | Celina, TN | TN | +34.9% | +17.8% | +106.8% | +199.1% | $235K |
| 76 | Centerville, TN | TN | -50.2% | +27.0% | +105.4% | +51.9% | $231.7K |
| 77 | La Follette, TN | TN | +80.6% | +47.8% | +104.6% | +229.3% | $450.8K |
| 78 | Crossville, TN | TN | -55.1% | +48.8% | +104.2% | +158.0% | $318.4K |
| 79 | Dyersburg, TN | TN | +85.7% | +56.9% | +101.8% | +239.3% | $350.4K |
| 80 | Greenback, TN | TN | +42.8% | +455.7% | +100.9% | +114.5% | $400.1K |
| 81 | Castalian Springs, TN | TN | +22.9% | +95.7% | +98.9% | +29.1% | $561.1K |
| 82 | Alcoa, TN | TN | +9.8% | +69.3% | +98.6% | +65.4% | $430.1K |
| 83 | Harriman, TN | TN | -26.6% | +40.1% | +97.5% | +286.8% | $280.4K |
| 84 | Bon Aqua, TN | TN | +7.0% | +794.9% | +96.3% | +630.5% | $447.5K |
| 85 | Atoka, TN | TN | +35.0% | +44.5% | +94.7% | +152.2% | $452.6K |
| 86 | Baxter, TN | TN | -15.1% | +17.0% | +94.7% | +142.4% | $316.9K |
| 87 | Alexandria, TN | TN | +28.2% | +25.0% | +93.2% | +587.4% | $275K |
| 88 | Corryton, TN | TN | -51.1% | +39.0% | +92.9% | +121.2% | $344.4K |
| 89 | Church Hill, TN | TN | +32.6% | +43.7% | +92.6% | +124.0% | $267.3K |
| 90 | Cosby, TN | TN | +79.9% | +59.7% | +92.5% | +260.1% | $367.5K |
| 91 | Brentwood, TN | TN | +0.2% | +97.2% | +91.8% | +186.7% | $1.93M |
| 92 | Lascassas, TN | TN | -32.1% | +13.0% | +91.7% | +84.8% | $550K |
| 93 | Minor Hill, TN | TN | — | -42.6% | +91.1% | +62.8% | $177.5K |
| 94 | Smithville, TN | TN | +52.8% | +3.1% | +91.1% | +131.3% | $328.5K |
| 95 | Bluff City, TN | TN | +28.7% | +78.2% | +90.6% | +88.7% | $334.4K |
| 96 | Oliver Springs, TN | TN | -8.3% | +26.9% | +89.6% | +81.8% | $228.5K |
| 97 | Rutledge, TN | TN | -18.7% | +82.0% | +89.4% | +136.1% | $272.1K |
| 98 | Monterey, TN | TN | -9.0% | -22.8% | +89.4% | +134.9% | $290.5K |
| 99 | Elizabethton, TN | TN | +25.8% | +111.6% | +89.3% | +155.4% | $322.5K |
| 100 | Knoxville, TN | TN | -0.6% | +56.1% | +89.2% | +169.8% | $553K |
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.