Appreciation Velocity — Virginia Cities
Cities of Virginia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Glade Hill, VA
+3,656.2%
#2 · Wicomico Church, VA
+1,155.5%
#3 · Wakefield, VA
+978.2%
#4 · Fancy Gap, VA
+742.4%
#5 · Dayton, VA
+628.5%
#6 · Charles City, VA
+548.7%
#7 · Nathalie, VA
+497.1%
#8 · Broad Run, VA
+436.9%
#9 · Mathews, VA
+381.8%
#10 · Bracey, VA
+376.5%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glade Hill, VA | VA | +271.4% | +3,656.2% | +390.4% | +565.1% | $986K |
| 2 | Wicomico Church, VA | VA | +900.0% | +1,155.5% | +110.0% | — | $1.05M |
| 3 | Wakefield, VA | VA | +137.1% | +978.2% | +78.4% | +137.8% | $636.1K |
| 4 | Fancy Gap, VA | VA | +379.6% | +742.4% | +243.1% | +474.4% | $695K |
| 5 | Dayton, VA | VA | +9.3% | +628.5% | +193.5% | +131.6% | $509.9K |
| 6 | Charles City, VA | VA | +187.5% | +548.7% | +204.3% | +371.3% | $805K |
| 7 | Nathalie, VA | VA | +263.7% | +497.1% | +405.6% | — | $588K |
| 8 | Broad Run, VA | VA | +98.6% | +436.9% | +503.5% | +769.6% | $2M |
| 9 | Mathews, VA | VA | +359.5% | +381.8% | +417.3% | +546.0% | $1.9M |
| 10 | Bracey, VA | VA | +372.0% | +376.5% | +629.7% | +822.5% | $1.25M |
| 11 | Tappahannock, VA | VA | +213.2% | +368.7% | +633.3% | +514.4% | $1.12M |
| 12 | Somerset, VA | VA | -40.0% | +357.3% | +100.0% | — | $1.5M |
| 13 | Draper, VA | VA | +49.4% | +331.8% | +192.8% | +230.2% | $475K |
| 14 | Bumpass, VA | VA | +99.2% | +331.7% | +155.7% | +237.3% | $674.3K |
| 15 | Goodview, VA | VA | +83.3% | +331.0% | +280.2% | +386.8% | $962.5K |
| 16 | Rockville, VA | VA | +590.3% | +317.1% | +842.8% | +255.6% | $2.5M |
| 17 | Nellysford, VA | VA | +109.4% | +300.8% | +200.3% | +151.5% | $616.3K |
| 18 | Montpelier, VA | VA | +2.6% | +255.5% | +188.2% | +119.8% | $581K |
| 19 | Farnham, VA | VA | +35.9% | +250.0% | +251.8% | — | $350K |
| 20 | Coeburn, VA | VA | +255.1% | +238.9% | -4.5% | +68.3% | $163.5K |
| 21 | Afton, VA | VA | +78.6% | +209.3% | +231.1% | +445.9% | $1.25M |
| 22 | Chase City, VA | VA | +115.2% | +200.0% | +278.0% | — | $300K |
| 23 | West Point, VA | VA | +0.2% | +199.5% | +26.1% | +182.6% | $302K |
| 24 | Gretna, VA | VA | -15.7% | +198.4% | -6.6% | +521.1% | $298.4K |
| 25 | Danville, VA | VA | +12.3% | +192.5% | +122.2% | +24.0% | $238.8K |
| 26 | Boones Mill, VA | VA | +123.5% | +185.3% | +137.3% | +139.8% | $464K |
| 27 | Roseland, VA | VA | +35.7% | +165.0% | +65.6% | +685.2% | $530K |
| 28 | Hague, VA | VA | +116.8% | +161.7% | +307.4% | +144.3% | $1M |
| 29 | Seaford, VA | VA | -32.0% | +157.9% | -26.4% | +27.9% | $325K |
| 30 | Smithfield, VA | VA | -24.0% | +150.2% | +10.3% | +50.7% | $460K |
| 31 | Jonesville, VA | VA | +22.7% | +141.3% | -0.2% | +116.5% | $144K |
| 32 | King William, VA | VA | -7.7% | +139.4% | +36.1% | +108.5% | $371.6K |
| 33 | Reva, VA | VA | -16.8% | +138.7% | +15.3% | +137.7% | $400K |
| 34 | Kilmarnock, VA | VA | +144.4% | +136.7% | +237.5% | +118.6% | $1.1M |
| 35 | Lovettsville, VA | VA | +79.9% | +136.0% | +258.9% | +218.0% | $1.6M |
| 36 | Chatham, VA | VA | +44.7% | +134.3% | +13.8% | +289.1% | $214K |
| 37 | Colonial Heights, VA | VA | +8.4% | +132.4% | +102.9% | +122.8% | $334.1K |
| 38 | North Dinwiddie, VA | VA | +13.8% | +131.7% | +31.2% | -0.2% | $300K |
| 39 | West Augusta, VA | VA | +95.1% | +129.4% | +67.4% | — | $417.5K |
| 40 | Petersburg, VA | VA | +14.2% | +128.5% | +69.1% | +83.8% | $227.9K |
| 41 | Max Meadows, VA | VA | +26.7% | +128.2% | +73.8% | +207.9% | $320K |
| 42 | Clear Brook, VA | VA | -56.0% | +127.1% | -28.4% | +195.8% | $318K |
| 43 | Earlysville, VA | VA | +45.7% | +121.5% | +42.8% | +103.5% | $686.8K |
| 44 | Oakton, VA | VA | +37.8% | +114.5% | +79.6% | +175.4% | $1.57M |
| 45 | Dunnsville, VA | VA | +19.2% | +114.1% | +55.7% | +142.8% | $310K |
| 46 | Nokesville, VA | VA | +29.5% | +113.6% | +180.8% | +233.5% | $1.35M |
| 47 | Hopewell, VA | VA | +18.1% | +112.7% | +85.3% | +142.9% | $311K |
| 48 | Ruckersville, VA | VA | -30.6% | +107.5% | +21.1% | +34.1% | $427.1K |
| 49 | Carrollton, VA | VA | +22.0% | +104.3% | +108.5% | +138.5% | $566.3K |
| 50 | Bluemont, VA | VA | +112.1% | +102.7% | +511.3% | +229.0% | $1.67M |
| 51 | Boyce, VA | VA | +43.6% | +102.6% | +193.3% | +214.2% | $970K |
| 52 | Dublin, VA | VA | -25.5% | +101.5% | +133.2% | +178.6% | $319K |
| 53 | North Prince George, VA | VA | — | +101.5% | +665.7% | +45.7% | $268K |
| 54 | South Boston, VA | VA | +54.5% | +99.4% | +82.9% | — | $288.6K |
| 55 | Woodford, VA | VA | -59.2% | +98.7% | +88.6% | +89.8% | $495K |
| 56 | Goochland, VA | VA | -17.6% | +95.0% | +54.4% | +81.2% | $429.8K |
| 57 | Front Royal, VA | VA | +53.1% | +94.1% | +119.2% | +169.0% | $584.8K |
| 58 | Mount Jackson, VA | VA | +55.8% | +92.7% | +214.6% | +238.5% | $497.3K |
| 59 | Amelia Court House, VA | VA | +49.5% | +92.3% | +89.4% | +199.9% | $527.5K |
| 60 | Dillwyn, VA | VA | +7.2% | +92.0% | +9.3% | +54.8% | $242.5K |
| 61 | Woodlawn, VA | VA | +36.4% | +91.0% | +119.6% | +399.3% | $458.5K |
| 62 | Salem, VA | VA | -8.2% | +90.7% | +60.1% | +69.5% | $338.9K |
| 63 | Wise, VA | VA | -11.0% | +86.6% | -8.0% | — | $171.4K |
| 64 | Rustburg, VA | VA | +8.6% | +85.9% | +39.9% | +82.5% | $284.3K |
| 65 | Ashland, VA | VA | +7.9% | +82.4% | +87.8% | +126.5% | $575.4K |
| 66 | Franklin, VA | VA | +101.0% | +81.6% | +228.1% | +242.6% | $370K |
| 67 | Mechanicsville, VA | VA | +11.1% | +81.0% | +47.3% | +139.2% | $612.3K |
| 68 | Huddleston, VA | VA | -23.1% | +79.2% | -9.4% | +116.2% | $340K |
| 69 | Waverly, VA | VA | -34.8% | +77.1% | +95.0% | +58.4% | $209K |
| 70 | Fairfax Station, VA | VA | +34.2% | +76.0% | +87.4% | +96.2% | $1.61M |
| 71 | Forest, VA | VA | +57.6% | +75.8% | +97.3% | +232.4% | $796.6K |
| 72 | Verona, VA | VA | -25.0% | +75.5% | +46.8% | +31.7% | $256.3K |
| 73 | Woodstock, VA | VA | +48.7% | +75.3% | +51.0% | +158.4% | $358K |
| 74 | Blackstone, VA | VA | +11.2% | +73.8% | -38.4% | +116.5% | $223.1K |
| 75 | Buckingham, VA | VA | +30.3% | +72.1% | +228.7% | +250.4% | $385.4K |
| 76 | Timberville, VA | VA | -18.8% | +69.4% | +92.7% | +142.4% | $420K |
| 77 | Sugar Grove, VA | VA | — | +67.9% | +194.1% | +114.4% | $235K |
| 78 | Blue Ridge, VA | VA | -21.1% | +66.9% | -30.4% | +93.6% | $325K |
| 79 | Stephenson, VA | VA | +12.7% | +64.9% | +35.9% | +103.6% | $482.5K |
| 80 | Appomattox, VA | VA | +6.9% | +64.6% | +82.6% | +123.7% | $268.8K |
| 81 | Grottoes, VA | VA | +3.9% | +64.0% | +79.7% | +137.0% | $390K |
| 82 | Chesapeake, VA | VA | +6.4% | +61.3% | +21.6% | +67.5% | $481.1K |
| 83 | South Chesterfield, VA | VA | -30.3% | +60.7% | +52.0% | +61.6% | $256.5K |
| 84 | Gainesville, VA | VA | +44.7% | +58.3% | +60.9% | +139.8% | $994.3K |
| 85 | Pounding Mill, VA | VA | +198.7% | +57.4% | +134.7% | — | $295K |
| 86 | Clifton, VA | VA | -3.9% | +56.7% | +13.9% | +43.1% | $940K |
| 87 | Waynesboro, VA | VA | +2.2% | +56.4% | +47.9% | +137.1% | $397.5K |
| 88 | Hamilton, VA | VA | -50.6% | +54.7% | +23.1% | +43.3% | $962.5K |
| 89 | Bedford, VA | VA | +65.9% | +54.5% | +123.9% | +202.1% | $475.9K |
| 90 | Annandale, VA | VA | -2.7% | +53.8% | +40.0% | +85.0% | $921.4K |
| 91 | Stuarts Draft, VA | VA | -17.6% | +53.5% | +25.6% | +57.4% | $341.4K |
| 92 | Spout Spring, VA | VA | -47.2% | +52.3% | -31.8% | +27.8% | $191K |
| 93 | Edinburg, VA | VA | +31.7% | +49.5% | +34.7% | +136.0% | $346.8K |
| 94 | Rixeyville, VA | VA | -8.4% | +49.0% | +58.4% | +249.7% | $678K |
| 95 | Beaverdam, VA | VA | +27.7% | +48.4% | +54.9% | +99.7% | $410.3K |
| 96 | Hampton, VA | VA | -21.6% | +47.7% | +62.0% | +71.5% | $290.9K |
| 97 | Aroda, VA | VA | — | +47.6% | +111.5% | +195.8% | $349K |
| 98 | Hillsboro, VA | VA | +166.7% | +45.7% | +190.1% | +641.2% | $1.8M |
| 99 | Spotsylvania, VA | VA | +32.3% | +44.1% | +97.6% | +202.7% | $708.1K |
| 100 | Crozet, VA | VA | +28.2% | +43.0% | +40.0% | +105.2% | $915.8K |
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.