Appreciation Velocity — Virginia Cities
Cities of Virginia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Rockville, VA
+842.8%
#2 · North Prince George, VA
+665.7%
#3 · Tappahannock, VA
+633.3%
#4 · Bracey, VA
+629.7%
#5 · Bluemont, VA
+511.3%
#6 · Broad Run, VA
+503.5%
#7 · Mathews, VA
+417.3%
#8 · Nathalie, VA
+405.6%
#9 · Glade Hill, VA
+390.4%
#10 · Hague, VA
+307.4%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockville, VA | VA | +590.3% | +317.1% | +842.8% | +255.6% | $2.5M |
| 2 | North Prince George, VA | VA | — | +101.5% | +665.7% | +45.7% | $268K |
| 3 | Tappahannock, VA | VA | +213.2% | +368.7% | +633.3% | +514.4% | $1.12M |
| 4 | Bracey, VA | VA | +372.0% | +376.5% | +629.7% | +822.5% | $1.25M |
| 5 | Bluemont, VA | VA | +112.1% | +102.7% | +511.3% | +229.0% | $1.67M |
| 6 | Broad Run, VA | VA | +98.6% | +436.9% | +503.5% | +769.6% | $2M |
| 7 | Mathews, VA | VA | +359.5% | +381.8% | +417.3% | +546.0% | $1.9M |
| 8 | Nathalie, VA | VA | +263.7% | +497.1% | +405.6% | — | $588K |
| 9 | Glade Hill, VA | VA | +271.4% | +3,656.2% | +390.4% | +565.1% | $986K |
| 10 | Hague, VA | VA | +116.8% | +161.7% | +307.4% | +144.3% | $1M |
| 11 | Goodview, VA | VA | +83.3% | +331.0% | +280.2% | +386.8% | $962.5K |
| 12 | Gum Spring, VA | VA | +98.6% | — | +278.7% | +686.4% | $1.27M |
| 13 | Chase City, VA | VA | +115.2% | +200.0% | +278.0% | — | $300K |
| 14 | Alberta, VA | VA | — | +12.8% | +270.9% | — | $204K |
| 15 | Lovettsville, VA | VA | +79.9% | +136.0% | +258.9% | +218.0% | $1.6M |
| 16 | Farnham, VA | VA | +35.9% | +250.0% | +251.8% | — | $350K |
| 17 | Crewe, VA | VA | +65.4% | — | +246.1% | +462.5% | $408K |
| 18 | Fancy Gap, VA | VA | +379.6% | +742.4% | +243.1% | +474.4% | $695K |
| 19 | Kilmarnock, VA | VA | +144.4% | +136.7% | +237.5% | +118.6% | $1.1M |
| 20 | Afton, VA | VA | +78.6% | +209.3% | +231.1% | +445.9% | $1.25M |
| 21 | Buckingham, VA | VA | +30.3% | +72.1% | +228.7% | +250.4% | $385.4K |
| 22 | Franklin, VA | VA | +101.0% | +81.6% | +228.1% | +242.6% | $370K |
| 23 | Mount Jackson, VA | VA | +55.8% | +92.7% | +214.6% | +238.5% | $497.3K |
| 24 | Cloverdale, VA | VA | — | — | +212.3% | — | $406K |
| 25 | Charles City, VA | VA | +187.5% | +548.7% | +204.3% | +371.3% | $805K |
| 26 | Cana, VA | VA | — | — | +200.8% | -50.8% | $120K |
| 27 | Nellysford, VA | VA | +109.4% | +300.8% | +200.3% | +151.5% | $616.3K |
| 28 | Sugar Grove, VA | VA | — | +67.9% | +194.1% | +114.4% | $235K |
| 29 | Dayton, VA | VA | +9.3% | +628.5% | +193.5% | +131.6% | $509.9K |
| 30 | Boyce, VA | VA | +43.6% | +102.6% | +193.3% | +214.2% | $970K |
| 31 | Draper, VA | VA | +49.4% | +331.8% | +192.8% | +230.2% | $475K |
| 32 | Hillsboro, VA | VA | +166.7% | +45.7% | +190.1% | +641.2% | $1.8M |
| 33 | Montpelier, VA | VA | +2.6% | +255.5% | +188.2% | +119.8% | $581K |
| 34 | Pulaski, VA | VA | +46.5% | +11.2% | +185.4% | +254.0% | $355K |
| 35 | Nokesville, VA | VA | +29.5% | +113.6% | +180.8% | +233.5% | $1.35M |
| 36 | Monroe, VA | VA | +100.8% | — | +173.3% | +113.3% | $455K |
| 37 | Rose Hill, VA | VA | +269.9% | +28.6% | +167.9% | — | $225K |
| 38 | Ferrum, VA | VA | +62.1% | — | +163.9% | +43.9% | $295K |
| 39 | Bumpass, VA | VA | +99.2% | +331.7% | +155.7% | +237.3% | $674.3K |
| 40 | Machipongo, VA | VA | — | — | +148.0% | — | $789.8K |
| 41 | Moneta, VA | VA | +140.7% | +39.1% | +147.8% | +133.2% | $868.8K |
| 42 | Henrico, VA | VA | +7.4% | +32.1% | +147.5% | +157.1% | $633.4K |
| 43 | Allisonia, VA | VA | +76.0% | — | +144.7% | +37.6% | $220K |
| 44 | Boones Mill, VA | VA | +123.5% | +185.3% | +137.3% | +139.8% | $464K |
| 45 | Pounding Mill, VA | VA | +198.7% | +57.4% | +134.7% | — | $295K |
| 46 | Dublin, VA | VA | -25.5% | +101.5% | +133.2% | +178.6% | $319K |
| 47 | Cumberland, VA | VA | +22.0% | +8.1% | +130.2% | +172.1% | $295K |
| 48 | Bedford, VA | VA | +65.9% | +54.5% | +123.9% | +202.1% | $475.9K |
| 49 | Danville, VA | VA | +12.3% | +192.5% | +122.2% | +24.0% | $238.8K |
| 50 | Woodlawn, VA | VA | +36.4% | +91.0% | +119.6% | +399.3% | $458.5K |
| 51 | Front Royal, VA | VA | +53.1% | +94.1% | +119.2% | +169.0% | $584.8K |
| 52 | Mineral, VA | VA | +16.6% | +9.9% | +118.7% | +104.1% | $517.4K |
| 53 | Hayes, VA | VA | +46.5% | +33.4% | +117.6% | +154.2% | $524.5K |
| 54 | Fincastle, VA | VA | -22.9% | — | +116.2% | +62.1% | $490K |
| 55 | Providence Forge, VA | VA | -38.3% | +23.4% | +114.2% | +133.6% | $434.8K |
| 56 | Staunton, VA | VA | +11.5% | +25.4% | +112.0% | +135.9% | $374.8K |
| 57 | Floyd, VA | VA | +98.1% | — | +111.7% | +271.1% | $590K |
| 58 | Aroda, VA | VA | — | +47.6% | +111.5% | +195.8% | $349K |
| 59 | Wicomico Church, VA | VA | +900.0% | +1,155.5% | +110.0% | — | $1.05M |
| 60 | Cross Junction, VA | VA | +22.1% | +27.2% | +109.9% | +93.8% | $340.1K |
| 61 | Carrollton, VA | VA | +22.0% | +104.3% | +108.5% | +138.5% | $566.3K |
| 62 | Galax, VA | VA | +138.1% | — | +105.1% | +141.8% | $291.5K |
| 63 | Rocky Mount, VA | VA | +45.8% | +32.3% | +104.8% | +111.2% | $311.6K |
| 64 | Dinwiddie, VA | VA | +2.7% | +17.2% | +103.6% | +153.7% | $262.5K |
| 65 | Colonial Heights, VA | VA | +8.4% | +132.4% | +102.9% | +122.8% | $334.1K |
| 66 | Daleville, VA | VA | +73.1% | — | +102.0% | +151.4% | $648K |
| 67 | Somerset, VA | VA | -40.0% | +357.3% | +100.0% | — | $1.5M |
| 68 | Spotsylvania, VA | VA | +32.3% | +44.1% | +97.6% | +202.7% | $708.1K |
| 69 | Radford, VA | VA | +7.1% | +26.4% | +97.3% | +168.9% | $386.2K |
| 70 | Forest, VA | VA | +57.6% | +75.8% | +97.3% | +232.4% | $796.6K |
| 71 | Harrisonburg, VA | VA | +43.8% | +15.2% | +95.0% | +101.7% | $380.2K |
| 72 | Waverly, VA | VA | -34.8% | +77.1% | +95.0% | +58.4% | $209K |
| 73 | Basye, VA | VA | -31.8% | +30.1% | +94.3% | — | $363.2K |
| 74 | Oak Hill, VA | VA | +59.8% | +39.2% | +92.9% | +194.4% | $1.73M |
| 75 | Timberville, VA | VA | -18.8% | +69.4% | +92.7% | +142.4% | $420K |
| 76 | Rochelle, VA | VA | — | +17.6% | +89.7% | +279.2% | $700K |
| 77 | Amelia Court House, VA | VA | +49.5% | +92.3% | +89.4% | +199.9% | $527.5K |
| 78 | Haymarket, VA | VA | -56.0% | -7.6% | +88.9% | +82.0% | $757.8K |
| 79 | Woodford, VA | VA | -59.2% | +98.7% | +88.6% | +89.8% | $495K |
| 80 | Ashland, VA | VA | +7.9% | +82.4% | +87.8% | +126.5% | $575.4K |
| 81 | Shenandoah, VA | VA | +21.6% | +36.3% | +87.5% | +175.5% | $350K |
| 82 | Sandy Level, VA | VA | -90.0% | -48.9% | +87.5% | +73.1% | $112.5K |
| 83 | Fairfax Station, VA | VA | +34.2% | +76.0% | +87.4% | +96.2% | $1.61M |
| 84 | Powhatan, VA | VA | -9.4% | +1.5% | +87.1% | +106.0% | $460.3K |
| 85 | Covington, VA | VA | -20.9% | +7.5% | +87.1% | +116.0% | $210.8K |
| 86 | Crimora, VA | VA | +2.1% | — | +86.6% | +90.9% | $330K |
| 87 | Richmond, VA | VA | +5.7% | +38.0% | +85.8% | +108.2% | $494K |
| 88 | Hopewell, VA | VA | +18.1% | +112.7% | +85.3% | +142.9% | $311K |
| 89 | Disputanta, VA | VA | +0.7% | +42.8% | +84.6% | +181.1% | $358K |
| 90 | Union Hall, VA | VA | +30.0% | +36.8% | +84.5% | +63.0% | $750K |
| 91 | Hiwassee, VA | VA | +21.7% | -19.3% | +83.4% | +152.8% | $355K |
| 92 | South Boston, VA | VA | +54.5% | +99.4% | +82.9% | — | $288.6K |
| 93 | Ridgeway, VA | VA | +15.3% | +38.5% | +82.7% | +93.6% | $238K |
| 94 | Appomattox, VA | VA | +6.9% | +64.6% | +82.6% | +123.7% | $268.8K |
| 95 | Sandston, VA | VA | +3.2% | +32.7% | +82.5% | +146.8% | $314K |
| 96 | Grottoes, VA | VA | +3.9% | +64.0% | +79.7% | +137.0% | $390K |
| 97 | Oakton, VA | VA | +37.8% | +114.5% | +79.6% | +175.4% | $1.57M |
| 98 | Great Falls, VA | VA | +28.5% | -22.7% | +79.4% | +114.2% | $2.47M |
| 99 | Dugspur, VA | VA | +234.5% | — | +78.8% | — | $340K |
| 100 | Wakefield, VA | VA | +137.1% | +978.2% | +78.4% | +137.8% | $636.1K |
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.