Appreciation Velocity — Tennessee Cities
Cities of Tennessee ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Countys)
#1 · Van Buren, TN
+646.5%
#2 · Union, TN
+391.6%
#3 · Lauderdale, TN
+381.3%
#4 · Campbell, TN
+378.4%
#5 · Dyer, TN
+331.0%
#6 · Lincoln, TN
+327.2%
#7 · Overton, TN
+282.0%
#8 · Houston, TN
+275.7%
#9 · Perry, TN
+262.5%
#10 · Morgan, TN
+253.2%
County ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | County | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Buren, TN | TN | +298.1% | +127.5% | +178.6% | +646.5% | $822.5K |
| 2 | Union, TN | TN | +136.9% | +130.0% | +212.1% | +391.6% | $594.1K |
| 3 | Lauderdale, TN | TN | +4.3% | — | +146.3% | +381.3% | $334.6K |
| 4 | Campbell, TN | TN | +68.1% | +132.0% | +68.6% | +378.4% | $459.3K |
| 5 | Dyer, TN | TN | +531.2% | +105.8% | +156.2% | +331.0% | $442.3K |
| 6 | Lincoln, TN | TN | +21.2% | +80.7% | +129.7% | +327.2% | $427.1K |
| 7 | Overton, TN | TN | +24.7% | +164.6% | +194.4% | +282.0% | $480.1K |
| 8 | Houston, TN | TN | +111.6% | +71.8% | +78.5% | +275.7% | $456.9K |
| 9 | Perry, TN | TN | -39.6% | -48.2% | +15.2% | +262.5% | $145K |
| 10 | Morgan, TN | TN | +2.7% | +10.7% | +110.5% | +253.2% | $248.3K |
| 11 | Jackson, TN | TN | -52.0% | -14.7% | +29.4% | +238.6% | $247K |
| 12 | Clay, TN | TN | -22.7% | +13.6% | +57.6% | +230.0% | $199.8K |
| 13 | Williamson, TN | TN | +6.9% | +82.4% | +70.6% | +220.3% | $1.62M |
| 14 | Lake, TN | TN | +229.8% | +26.3% | +103.4% | +213.3% | $156.7K |
| 15 | Humphreys, TN | TN | -39.2% | -33.3% | +60.3% | +213.3% | $249.8K |
| 16 | Giles, TN | TN | +22.7% | +54.2% | +48.9% | +199.9% | $369.9K |
| 17 | Marshall, TN | TN | -18.7% | +22.7% | +81.7% | +191.0% | $381.2K |
| 18 | Anderson, TN | TN | +10.2% | +43.3% | +47.9% | +190.5% | $378.3K |
| 19 | Coffee, TN | TN | -16.1% | +47.2% | +90.3% | +188.3% | $357.2K |
| 20 | Henderson, TN | TN | -33.6% | +104.9% | +31.3% | +186.2% | $265.1K |
| 21 | Lawrence, TN | TN | -16.2% | -2.4% | +63.5% | +181.2% | $299.4K |
| 22 | Crockett, TN | TN | +23.1% | +132.4% | +128.6% | +179.0% | $289.6K |
| 23 | Sequatchie, TN | TN | +129.4% | +45.6% | +97.5% | +175.9% | $452.8K |
| 24 | Sevier, TN | TN | -3.1% | -7.3% | +18.3% | +173.5% | $525.8K |
| 25 | Scott, TN | TN | +68.3% | +56.9% | -7.7% | +172.7% | $305.2K |
| 26 | Benton, TN | TN | +24.8% | +237.6% | +227.5% | +172.5% | $377.9K |
| 27 | Robertson, TN | TN | +13.9% | +48.6% | +81.1% | +171.0% | $516.2K |
| 28 | Knox, TN | TN | +0.8% | +55.3% | +82.7% | +170.2% | $543.2K |
| 29 | Henry, TN | TN | +14.0% | +57.5% | +135.2% | +161.6% | $340.9K |
| 30 | Davidson, TN | TN | -4.3% | +16.8% | +62.4% | +157.9% | $811.6K |
| 31 | Cumberland, TN | TN | -47.7% | +80.5% | +117.9% | +157.3% | $333.2K |
| 32 | Moore, TN | TN | +12.3% | +198.2% | +214.4% | +157.1% | $547K |
| 33 | Blount, TN | TN | +21.3% | +21.7% | +72.1% | +156.5% | $448.8K |
| 34 | Meigs, TN | TN | +70.2% | +124.5% | +109.5% | +153.3% | $369.5K |
| 35 | Cheatham, TN | TN | -0.4% | +32.5% | +82.2% | +153.0% | $494.2K |
| 36 | Hancock, TN | TN | -44.5% | +44.8% | +23.2% | +149.2% | $198K |
| 37 | Lewis, TN | TN | -37.5% | -31.9% | +31.7% | +134.3% | $210.3K |
| 38 | Bedford, TN | TN | -25.0% | +26.9% | +67.0% | +129.0% | $363.1K |
| 39 | Stewart, TN | TN | +15.1% | -32.5% | +19.2% | +129.0% | $301.5K |
| 40 | Dickson, TN | TN | -17.4% | +31.8% | +54.6% | +128.7% | $380.7K |
| 41 | Hickman, TN | TN | -27.7% | — | +94.0% | +127.6% | $300.9K |
| 42 | Bradley, TN | TN | +0.3% | +43.4% | +77.3% | +121.9% | $372.5K |
| 43 | Polk, TN | TN | +41.1% | +73.3% | +47.0% | +121.7% | $322.7K |
| 44 | Roane, TN | TN | +16.7% | +49.4% | +96.9% | +120.2% | $361.8K |
| 45 | White, TN | TN | -3.4% | +26.4% | +70.1% | +120.1% | $312.3K |
| 46 | Unicoi, TN | TN | -47.2% | +17.8% | -9.5% | +120.1% | $231K |
| 47 | Rutherford, TN | TN | -0.8% | +4.4% | +50.9% | +120.1% | $529.8K |
| 48 | Monroe, TN | TN | +13.4% | +26.8% | +75.4% | +119.7% | $314.2K |
| 49 | DeKalb, TN | TN | +50.1% | -10.2% | +35.6% | +119.4% | $301.4K |
| 50 | Washington, TN | TN | -1.6% | +24.3% | +54.2% | +118.5% | $389.3K |
| 51 | Rhea, TN | TN | +36.0% | +19.1% | +27.5% | +118.1% | $311.1K |
| 52 | Macon, TN | TN | -17.7% | -0.7% | +44.2% | +116.7% | $265.2K |
| 53 | Hardeman, TN | TN | -1.3% | +33.7% | +30.9% | +113.6% | $227.8K |
| 54 | Smith, TN | TN | -9.3% | +35.9% | +74.9% | +111.1% | $329.4K |
| 55 | Montgomery, TN | TN | -9.6% | +46.1% | +9.7% | +108.7% | $342K |
| 56 | Tipton, TN | TN | -1.4% | +14.0% | +27.4% | +107.8% | $290.7K |
| 57 | Madison, TN | TN | -4.8% | +20.6% | +39.6% | +105.6% | $299.5K |
| 58 | Greene, TN | TN | +4.8% | +26.2% | +55.5% | +104.4% | $290.9K |
| 59 | Warren, TN | TN | -40.3% | -37.8% | +30.5% | +101.8% | $213.5K |
| 60 | Maury, TN | TN | -31.6% | -8.2% | +30.3% | +100.9% | $422.8K |
| 61 | Trousdale, TN | TN | +3.2% | -3.9% | +5.9% | +100.6% | $305.9K |
| 62 | Bledsoe, TN | TN | +102.8% | +129.4% | +57.9% | +98.3% | $413.8K |
| 63 | Jefferson, TN | TN | -9.0% | +36.1% | +32.2% | +92.7% | $315.2K |
| 64 | Carroll, TN | TN | -38.2% | -1.9% | +14.3% | +90.4% | $161.8K |
| 65 | McMinn, TN | TN | -5.8% | +25.5% | +29.3% | +89.4% | $261.6K |
| 66 | Hardin, TN | TN | +4.1% | +21.6% | +24.8% | +89.0% | $289.3K |
| 67 | Haywood, TN | TN | -40.2% | +161.0% | +52.1% | +87.6% | $215K |
| 68 | Wayne, TN | TN | -46.9% | +54.2% | +42.5% | +84.7% | $235.2K |
| 69 | Weakley, TN | TN | -9.9% | +18.8% | +14.6% | +83.3% | $176.5K |
| 70 | Putnam, TN | TN | -23.2% | -23.1% | +33.0% | +78.5% | $286.4K |
| 71 | Gibson, TN | TN | -4.6% | +44.8% | +44.2% | +77.5% | $232.6K |
| 72 | Claiborne, TN | TN | +8.0% | -5.5% | +10.7% | +72.0% | $223K |
| 73 | Hamilton, TN | TN | -6.0% | +14.7% | +43.3% | +70.7% | $446.7K |
| 74 | Loudon, TN | TN | -8.7% | -2.1% | +81.8% | +70.7% | $417K |
| 75 | Cocke, TN | TN | -31.2% | -8.6% | +13.7% | +64.5% | $199.6K |
| 76 | Chester, TN | TN | -5.1% | +10.7% | +23.4% | +62.1% | $260.7K |
| 77 | Sullivan, TN | TN | -1.9% | +6.5% | +49.3% | +60.2% | $264.7K |
| 78 | Carter, TN | TN | -2.7% | -26.9% | +26.5% | +59.7% | $253.4K |
| 79 | Obion, TN | TN | -12.9% | -16.1% | +2.9% | +58.3% | $147.4K |
| 80 | Grainger, TN | TN | -32.1% | +35.1% | +38.0% | +58.2% | $257.3K |
| 81 | Hawkins, TN | TN | -18.1% | +1.9% | +32.4% | +56.9% | $213.5K |
| 82 | Decatur, TN | TN | +12.1% | -41.1% | +88.3% | +54.2% | $234.5K |
| 83 | Grundy, TN | TN | -25.9% | -20.1% | -35.6% | +50.7% | $161.2K |
| 84 | Fayette, TN | TN | -7.0% | +11.1% | +35.4% | +49.9% | $412K |
| 85 | Fentress, TN | TN | -15.6% | -9.8% | +16.2% | +49.9% | $205.3K |
| 86 | Sumner, TN | TN | -24.9% | -14.3% | +65.7% | +46.9% | $506K |
| 87 | Johnson, TN | TN | -42.3% | -52.8% | -33.2% | +44.0% | $177.5K |
| 88 | Wilson, TN | TN | -15.3% | -7.9% | +45.2% | +39.4% | $521.6K |
| 89 | Franklin, TN | TN | -2.9% | +29.6% | +46.9% | +38.5% | $386.5K |
| 90 | Marion, TN | TN | -22.6% | -22.1% | +28.6% | +29.6% | $239.4K |
| 91 | Shelby, TN | TN | +5.4% | -16.9% | +3.9% | +29.2% | $305.9K |
| 92 | Hamblen, TN | TN | -18.0% | -9.7% | +6.5% | +28.0% | $233.9K |
| 93 | Pickett, TN | TN | -13.0% | +188.2% | +7.0% | +23.3% | $205.3K |
| 94 | Cannon, TN | TN | -25.8% | +11.3% | +44.6% | +6.5% | $235K |
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.