Appreciation Velocity — Tacoma, WA
Home-price appreciation in Tacoma, WA plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Tacoma · 1Y appreciation
-21.5%
Tacoma · 3Y appreciation
-8.1%
Tacoma · 5Y appreciation
+14.7%
Tacoma · 10Y appreciation
+92.8%
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 98023
+31.4%
#2 · ZIP 98422
+20.6%
#3 · ZIP 98446
+13.1%
#4 · ZIP 98406
+10.0%
#5 · ZIP 98499
+2.1%
#6 · ZIP 98444
-2.7%
#7 · ZIP 98409
-5.0%
#8 · ZIP 98387
-6.7%
#9 · ZIP 98418
-7.5%
#10 · ZIP 98408
-13.3%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 98023 | WA | +17.3% | +31.4% | +61.3% | +182.5% | $815.9K |
| 2 | ZIP 98422 | WA | +31.1% | +20.6% | +21.9% | +172.3% | $851.5K |
| 3 | ZIP 98446 | WA | -16.0% | +13.1% | +70.8% | +184.5% | $717.5K |
| 4 | ZIP 98406 | WA | -25.2% | +10.0% | +48.2% | +107.2% | $652.7K |
| 5 | ZIP 98499 | WA | +12.1% | +2.1% | +34.3% | +132.4% | $674K |
| 6 | ZIP 98444 | WA | -19.7% | -2.7% | +47.4% | +139.1% | $436.4K |
| 7 | ZIP 98409 | WA | +17.4% | -5.0% | +46.5% | +179.2% | $466.7K |
| 8 | ZIP 98387 | WA | -9.0% | -6.7% | +26.9% | -36.4% | $490.6K |
| 9 | ZIP 98418 | WA | -13.8% | -7.5% | +37.7% | +93.1% | $365K |
| 10 | ZIP 98408 | WA | +4.9% | -13.3% | +10.3% | +145.0% | $421.6K |
| 11 | ZIP 98445 | WA | +4.1% | -16.9% | +30.7% | +99.3% | $505.9K |
| 12 | ZIP 98405 | WA | -3.9% | -19.9% | +0.6% | +148.8% | $470.8K |
| 13 | ZIP 98443 | WA | -22.7% | -20.3% | +30.8% | +23.3% | $545K |
| 14 | ZIP 98402 | WA | -32.6% | -23.0% | -14.8% | +35.9% | $365K |
| 15 | ZIP 98404 | WA | -23.9% | -30.0% | -2.6% | +77.1% | $354K |
| 16 | ZIP 98403 | WA | -12.9% | -32.5% | -16.3% | +69.4% | $625K |
| 17 | ZIP 98407 | WA | -41.4% | -34.7% | +5.9% | +21.3% | $520K |
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.