Appreciation Velocity — Seattle, WA
Home-price appreciation in Seattle, WA plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Seattle · 1Y appreciation
-14.3%
Seattle · 3Y appreciation
+19.2%
Seattle · 5Y appreciation
+28.7%
Seattle · 10Y appreciation
+60.8%
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 98112
+95.7%
#2 · ZIP 98115
+66.9%
#3 · ZIP 98126
+64.4%
#4 · ZIP 98118
+47.2%
#5 · ZIP 98103
+45.1%
#6 · ZIP 98106
+36.8%
#7 · ZIP 98122
+33.0%
#8 · ZIP 98001
+30.1%
#9 · ZIP 98199
+29.1%
#10 · ZIP 98108
+22.6%
Zip ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 98112 | WA | +70.3% | +121.4% | +95.7% | +233.8% | $3.03M |
| 2 | ZIP 98115 | WA | +15.4% | +11.4% | +66.9% | +100.9% | $1.38M |
| 3 | ZIP 98126 | WA | +9.2% | +35.6% | +64.4% | +78.8% | $1.05M |
| 4 | ZIP 98118 | WA | -11.2% | +3.0% | +47.2% | +77.4% | $823.8K |
| 5 | ZIP 98103 | WA | +5.6% | +12.9% | +45.1% | +64.2% | $1.04M |
| 6 | ZIP 98106 | WA | +12.1% | +17.8% | +36.8% | +84.8% | $823.3K |
| 7 | ZIP 98122 | WA | -28.3% | +3.6% | +33.0% | +17.5% | $804.8K |
| 8 | ZIP 98001 | WA | +28.2% | +19.7% | +30.1% | +133.9% | $681.3K |
| 9 | ZIP 98199 | WA | -19.0% | -10.6% | +29.1% | +64.4% | $1.26M |
| 10 | ZIP 98108 | WA | +6.1% | -9.6% | +22.6% | +42.1% | $705.8K |
| 11 | ZIP 98125 | WA | -25.6% | -21.0% | +21.4% | +94.3% | $740.9K |
| 12 | ZIP 98107 | WA | +4.8% | -0.5% | +21.2% | +99.3% | $1.14M |
| 13 | ZIP 98136 | WA | -60.0% | +6.6% | +18.2% | +62.6% | $986.5K |
| 14 | ZIP 98105 | WA | -42.9% | -18.6% | +15.6% | +17.7% | $900K |
| 15 | ZIP 98116 | WA | -20.2% | -29.9% | +1.2% | +45.1% | $976.3K |
| 16 | ZIP 98117 | WA | -8.4% | +15.3% | +0.5% | +49.7% | $1.06M |
| 17 | ZIP 98119 | WA | -51.9% | -39.5% | -6.5% | +15.5% | $715K |
| 18 | ZIP 98104 | WA | -53.5% | -32.6% | -31.8% | +11.0% | $513.4K |
| 19 | ZIP 98121 | WA | -27.7% | -23.0% | -34.5% | -8.7% | $547.3K |
| 20 | ZIP 98144 | WA | -61.3% | -30.1% | -39.1% | +6.1% | $524.2K |
| 21 | ZIP 98109 | WA | -52.8% | -32.3% | -43.1% | -20.3% | $699.8K |
| 22 | ZIP 98102 | WA | -50.6% | -50.5% | -53.2% | +5.8% | $736.3K |
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.