Appreciation Velocity — Virginia Cities
Cities of Virginia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Bracey, VA
+822.5%
#2 · Broad Run, VA
+769.6%
#3 · Gum Spring, VA
+686.4%
#4 · Roseland, VA
+685.2%
#5 · Hillsboro, VA
+641.2%
#6 · Glade Hill, VA
+565.1%
#7 · Mathews, VA
+546.0%
#8 · Gretna, VA
+521.1%
#9 · Tappahannock, VA
+514.4%
#10 · Fancy Gap, VA
+474.4%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bracey, VA | VA | +372.0% | +376.5% | +629.7% | +822.5% | $1.25M |
| 2 | Broad Run, VA | VA | +98.6% | +436.9% | +503.5% | +769.6% | $2M |
| 3 | Gum Spring, VA | VA | +98.6% | — | +278.7% | +686.4% | $1.27M |
| 4 | Roseland, VA | VA | +35.7% | +165.0% | +65.6% | +685.2% | $530K |
| 5 | Hillsboro, VA | VA | +166.7% | +45.7% | +190.1% | +641.2% | $1.8M |
| 6 | Glade Hill, VA | VA | +271.4% | +3,656.2% | +390.4% | +565.1% | $986K |
| 7 | Mathews, VA | VA | +359.5% | +381.8% | +417.3% | +546.0% | $1.9M |
| 8 | Gretna, VA | VA | -15.7% | +198.4% | -6.6% | +521.1% | $298.4K |
| 9 | Tappahannock, VA | VA | +213.2% | +368.7% | +633.3% | +514.4% | $1.12M |
| 10 | Fancy Gap, VA | VA | +379.6% | +742.4% | +243.1% | +474.4% | $695K |
| 11 | Crewe, VA | VA | +65.4% | — | +246.1% | +462.5% | $408K |
| 12 | Afton, VA | VA | +78.6% | +209.3% | +231.1% | +445.9% | $1.25M |
| 13 | Big Island, VA | VA | -48.5% | -15.6% | +36.0% | +400.0% | $175K |
| 14 | Woodlawn, VA | VA | +36.4% | +91.0% | +119.6% | +399.3% | $458.5K |
| 15 | Goodview, VA | VA | +83.3% | +331.0% | +280.2% | +386.8% | $962.5K |
| 16 | Charles City, VA | VA | +187.5% | +548.7% | +204.3% | +371.3% | $805K |
| 17 | Bowling Green, VA | VA | -6.3% | -72.6% | +24.5% | +366.7% | $350K |
| 18 | Hot Springs, VA | VA | -31.6% | — | -58.1% | +331.3% | $345K |
| 19 | Bentonville, VA | VA | +22.1% | +37.3% | +68.8% | +314.4% | $530K |
| 20 | Prospect, VA | VA | -42.8% | — | -39.6% | +311.3% | $160K |
| 21 | Sutherland, VA | VA | +46.9% | -32.3% | +71.4% | +294.5% | $470K |
| 22 | Chatham, VA | VA | +44.7% | +134.3% | +13.8% | +289.1% | $214K |
| 23 | Rochelle, VA | VA | — | +17.6% | +89.7% | +279.2% | $700K |
| 24 | Floyd, VA | VA | +98.1% | — | +111.7% | +271.1% | $590K |
| 25 | Maurertown, VA | VA | +81.3% | -10.4% | +71.1% | +257.0% | $485K |
| 26 | Rockville, VA | VA | +590.3% | +317.1% | +842.8% | +255.6% | $2.5M |
| 27 | Pulaski, VA | VA | +46.5% | +11.2% | +185.4% | +254.0% | $355K |
| 28 | Buckingham, VA | VA | +30.3% | +72.1% | +228.7% | +250.4% | $385.4K |
| 29 | Rixeyville, VA | VA | -8.4% | +49.0% | +58.4% | +249.7% | $678K |
| 30 | Franklin, VA | VA | +101.0% | +81.6% | +228.1% | +242.6% | $370K |
| 31 | Mount Jackson, VA | VA | +55.8% | +92.7% | +214.6% | +238.5% | $497.3K |
| 32 | Bumpass, VA | VA | +99.2% | +331.7% | +155.7% | +237.3% | $674.3K |
| 33 | Nokesville, VA | VA | +29.5% | +113.6% | +180.8% | +233.5% | $1.35M |
| 34 | Forest, VA | VA | +57.6% | +75.8% | +97.3% | +232.4% | $796.6K |
| 35 | Draper, VA | VA | +49.4% | +331.8% | +192.8% | +230.2% | $475K |
| 36 | Bluemont, VA | VA | +112.1% | +102.7% | +511.3% | +229.0% | $1.67M |
| 37 | Lovettsville, VA | VA | +79.9% | +136.0% | +258.9% | +218.0% | $1.6M |
| 38 | Boyce, VA | VA | +43.6% | +102.6% | +193.3% | +214.2% | $970K |
| 39 | Max Meadows, VA | VA | +26.7% | +128.2% | +73.8% | +207.9% | $320K |
| 40 | Cape Charles, VA | VA | +39.8% | -10.5% | +78.1% | +205.9% | $841K |
| 41 | Spotsylvania, VA | VA | +32.3% | +44.1% | +97.6% | +202.7% | $708.1K |
| 42 | Bedford, VA | VA | +65.9% | +54.5% | +123.9% | +202.1% | $475.9K |
| 43 | Amelia Court House, VA | VA | +49.5% | +92.3% | +89.4% | +199.9% | $527.5K |
| 44 | Clear Brook, VA | VA | -56.0% | +127.1% | -28.4% | +195.8% | $318K |
| 45 | Aroda, VA | VA | — | +47.6% | +111.5% | +195.8% | $349K |
| 46 | Oak Hill, VA | VA | +59.8% | +39.2% | +92.9% | +194.4% | $1.73M |
| 47 | Strasburg, VA | VA | +61.3% | +37.0% | +72.5% | +193.6% | $426.8K |
| 48 | Unionville, VA | VA | -5.6% | -31.8% | +32.0% | +191.5% | $365K |
| 49 | West Point, VA | VA | +0.2% | +199.5% | +26.1% | +182.6% | $302K |
| 50 | Disputanta, VA | VA | +0.7% | +42.8% | +84.6% | +181.1% | $358K |
| 51 | Orange, VA | VA | -25.3% | -9.6% | +62.8% | +179.4% | $471.1K |
| 52 | Dublin, VA | VA | -25.5% | +101.5% | +133.2% | +178.6% | $319K |
| 53 | Shenandoah, VA | VA | +21.6% | +36.3% | +87.5% | +175.5% | $350K |
| 54 | Oakton, VA | VA | +37.8% | +114.5% | +79.6% | +175.4% | $1.57M |
| 55 | Cumberland, VA | VA | +22.0% | +8.1% | +130.2% | +172.1% | $295K |
| 56 | Front Royal, VA | VA | +53.1% | +94.1% | +119.2% | +169.0% | $584.8K |
| 57 | Radford, VA | VA | +7.1% | +26.4% | +97.3% | +168.9% | $386.2K |
| 58 | Colonial Beach, VA | VA | +17.0% | +20.0% | +11.5% | +163.2% | $332.8K |
| 59 | Woodstock, VA | VA | +48.7% | +75.3% | +51.0% | +158.4% | $358K |
| 60 | Henrico, VA | VA | +7.4% | +32.1% | +147.5% | +157.1% | $633.4K |
| 61 | North Chesterfield, VA | VA | +23.9% | +37.8% | +60.7% | +156.2% | $435.3K |
| 62 | Hayes, VA | VA | +46.5% | +33.4% | +117.6% | +154.2% | $524.5K |
| 63 | Dinwiddie, VA | VA | +2.7% | +17.2% | +103.6% | +153.7% | $262.5K |
| 64 | Hiwassee, VA | VA | +21.7% | -19.3% | +83.4% | +152.8% | $355K |
| 65 | Nellysford, VA | VA | +109.4% | +300.8% | +200.3% | +151.5% | $616.3K |
| 66 | Daleville, VA | VA | +73.1% | — | +102.0% | +151.4% | $648K |
| 67 | Sandston, VA | VA | +3.2% | +32.7% | +82.5% | +146.8% | $314K |
| 68 | Hague, VA | VA | +116.8% | +161.7% | +307.4% | +144.3% | $1M |
| 69 | Hopewell, VA | VA | +18.1% | +112.7% | +85.3% | +142.9% | $311K |
| 70 | Dunnsville, VA | VA | +19.2% | +114.1% | +55.7% | +142.8% | $310K |
| 71 | Deerfield, VA | VA | — | — | — | +142.4% | $369.7K |
| 72 | Timberville, VA | VA | -18.8% | +69.4% | +92.7% | +142.4% | $420K |
| 73 | Galax, VA | VA | +138.1% | — | +105.1% | +141.8% | $291.5K |
| 74 | Farmville, VA | VA | +22.3% | — | +21.7% | +140.9% | $338K |
| 75 | Boones Mill, VA | VA | +123.5% | +185.3% | +137.3% | +139.8% | $464K |
| 76 | Gainesville, VA | VA | +44.7% | +58.3% | +60.9% | +139.8% | $994.3K |
| 77 | Mechanicsville, VA | VA | +11.1% | +81.0% | +47.3% | +139.2% | $612.3K |
| 78 | Carrollton, VA | VA | +22.0% | +104.3% | +108.5% | +138.5% | $566.3K |
| 79 | Wakefield, VA | VA | +137.1% | +978.2% | +78.4% | +137.8% | $636.1K |
| 80 | Reva, VA | VA | -16.8% | +138.7% | +15.3% | +137.7% | $400K |
| 81 | Waynesboro, VA | VA | +2.2% | +56.4% | +47.9% | +137.1% | $397.5K |
| 82 | Grottoes, VA | VA | +3.9% | +64.0% | +79.7% | +137.0% | $390K |
| 83 | Edinburg, VA | VA | +31.7% | +49.5% | +34.7% | +136.0% | $346.8K |
| 84 | Staunton, VA | VA | +11.5% | +25.4% | +112.0% | +135.9% | $374.8K |
| 85 | Providence Forge, VA | VA | -38.3% | +23.4% | +114.2% | +133.6% | $434.8K |
| 86 | Moneta, VA | VA | +140.7% | +39.1% | +147.8% | +133.2% | $868.8K |
| 87 | Triangle, VA | VA | +1.8% | +32.2% | +2.0% | +131.8% | $551.5K |
| 88 | Dayton, VA | VA | +9.3% | +628.5% | +193.5% | +131.6% | $509.9K |
| 89 | Luray, VA | VA | -20.3% | +32.5% | +53.4% | +126.9% | $323.3K |
| 90 | Ashland, VA | VA | +7.9% | +82.4% | +87.8% | +126.5% | $575.4K |
| 91 | Manakin Sabot, VA | VA | -1.9% | -27.0% | -15.3% | +125.5% | $846.7K |
| 92 | Portsmouth, VA | VA | -7.2% | +4.8% | +47.8% | +125.4% | $314K |
| 93 | Appomattox, VA | VA | +6.9% | +64.6% | +82.6% | +123.7% | $268.8K |
| 94 | Colonial Heights, VA | VA | +8.4% | +132.4% | +102.9% | +122.8% | $334.1K |
| 95 | Goode, VA | VA | -25.0% | — | -13.5% | +122.5% | $456.2K |
| 96 | Montpelier, VA | VA | +2.6% | +255.5% | +188.2% | +119.8% | $581K |
| 97 | Kilmarnock, VA | VA | +144.4% | +136.7% | +237.5% | +118.6% | $1.1M |
| 98 | Culpeper, VA | VA | +32.9% | +35.6% | +63.1% | +117.3% | $556.4K |
| 99 | Jonesville, VA | VA | +22.7% | +141.3% | -0.2% | +116.5% | $144K |
| 100 | Blackstone, VA | VA | +11.2% | +73.8% | -38.4% | +116.5% | $223.1K |
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.