Appreciation Velocity — West Virginia Cities
Cities of West Virginia ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Paden City, WV
+802.4%
#2 · Great Cacapon, WV
+573.5%
#3 · Sutton, WV
+336.1%
#4 · Parkersburg, WV
+293.7%
#5 · Franklin, WV
+257.8%
#6 · Kingwood, WV
+239.9%
#7 · Weston, WV
+197.8%
#8 · Frankford, WV
+186.4%
#9 · Mason, WV
+176.0%
#10 · Point Pleasant, WV
+160.8%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paden City, WV | WV | +41.9% | — | +802.4% | — | $172K |
| 2 | Great Cacapon, WV | WV | +374.1% | +400.8% | +573.5% | +621.8% | $765K |
| 3 | Sutton, WV | WV | +75.3% | +2,203.0% | +336.1% | — | $475K |
| 4 | Parkersburg, WV | WV | +212.3% | +206.3% | +293.7% | +382.7% | $586.5K |
| 5 | Franklin, WV | WV | +71.5% | +127.2% | +257.8% | — | $384.5K |
| 6 | Kingwood, WV | WV | +79.0% | — | +239.9% | — | $270K |
| 7 | Weston, WV | WV | +132.3% | +82.2% | +197.8% | — | $305K |
| 8 | Frankford, WV | WV | +97.9% | +338.5% | +186.4% | — | $285K |
| 9 | Mason, WV | WV | — | — | +176.0% | — | $345K |
| 10 | Point Pleasant, WV | WV | +142.4% | +95.7% | +160.8% | — | $236.5K |
| 11 | Glenville, WV | WV | +27.3% | — | +147.1% | — | $280K |
| 12 | Elkins, WV | WV | +32.3% | +25.4% | +132.7% | +207.4% | $276.7K |
| 13 | Chapmanville, WV | WV | +67.6% | +775.0% | +131.4% | — | $210K |
| 14 | Rio, WV | WV | +43.1% | +1,457.4% | +129.9% | — | $950K |
| 15 | Gerrardstown, WV | WV | -6.4% | — | +124.9% | +79.7% | $317.5K |
| 16 | Crab Orchard, WV | WV | — | — | +124.3% | — | $212K |
| 17 | Wardensville, WV | WV | +12.2% | +216.7% | +124.3% | +164.3% | $475K |
| 18 | Augusta, WV | WV | +12.7% | +41.4% | +117.7% | +123.5% | $307.2K |
| 19 | Belington, WV | WV | +110.2% | +68.0% | +109.8% | +19.3% | $204.5K |
| 20 | Princeton, WV | WV | +32.4% | +502.1% | +102.2% | — | $285K |
| 21 | Culloden, WV | WV | -64.2% | — | +97.8% | — | $235K |
| 22 | Terra Alta, WV | WV | +41.0% | +85.0% | +93.4% | +397.8% | $280K |
| 23 | Kearneysville, WV | WV | +16.2% | +46.2% | +89.1% | +102.9% | $510K |
| 24 | Vienna, WV | WV | +36.6% | +145.4% | +88.8% | +192.9% | $329.8K |
| 25 | Follansbee, WV | WV | +65.8% | — | +84.8% | +42.4% | $259.9K |
| 26 | Monongah, WV | WV | +53.5% | -7.5% | +83.2% | — | $185K |
| 27 | Hedgesville, WV | WV | +7.2% | +40.8% | +82.9% | +143.7% | $357.8K |
| 28 | Ranson, WV | WV | +25.6% | +52.9% | +82.8% | +159.3% | $384.8K |
| 29 | Barboursville, WV | WV | -13.3% | +117.4% | +80.9% | — | $310.5K |
| 30 | Berkeley Springs, WV | WV | -14.0% | +49.2% | +69.5% | +75.5% | $263.3K |
| 31 | Falling Waters, WV | WV | +20.9% | +40.3% | +68.3% | +107.2% | $393K |
| 32 | Jane Lew, WV | WV | +119.5% | -24.0% | +65.5% | — | $218K |
| 33 | Harpers Ferry, WV | WV | +20.6% | +47.9% | +62.2% | +93.5% | $500.5K |
| 34 | Beaver, WV | WV | -7.0% | — | +60.7% | — | $285.5K |
| 35 | Clendenin, WV | WV | +9.6% | — | +59.4% | -12.7% | $174.5K |
| 36 | Yellow Spring, WV | WV | — | — | +58.3% | — | $372K |
| 37 | Martinsburg, WV | WV | -10.9% | +0.7% | +56.1% | +60.2% | $345.7K |
| 38 | Beckley, WV | WV | +91.7% | +67.2% | +53.5% | — | $212.1K |
| 39 | Charleston, WV | WV | +16.0% | +88.2% | +52.3% | +49.9% | $293.4K |
| 40 | Snowshoe, WV | WV | -49.1% | — | +51.9% | — | $120K |
| 41 | Bunker Hill, WV | WV | +10.0% | +57.6% | +51.5% | +93.4% | $353.4K |
| 42 | Glen Dale, WV | WV | -36.8% | — | +50.0% | +120.0% | $165K |
| 43 | Winfield, WV | WV | -26.2% | +56.0% | +49.0% | — | $325K |
| 44 | Washington, WV | WV | +9.9% | +26.1% | +48.9% | +54.3% | $315K |
| 45 | Saint Marys, WV | WV | -40.8% | +59.2% | +47.6% | — | $162K |
| 46 | Shady Spring, WV | WV | -9.6% | -5.4% | +47.6% | — | $185K |
| 47 | Morgantown, WV | WV | -6.4% | +31.2% | +45.0% | +54.3% | $353.4K |
| 48 | Bridgeport, WV | WV | +15.2% | +14.5% | +43.2% | +48.4% | $349.3K |
| 49 | Romney, WV | WV | -26.4% | -22.2% | +42.2% | +118.0% | $187.5K |
| 50 | Cross Lanes, WV | WV | -28.2% | +82.1% | +41.2% | +32.6% | $173K |
| 51 | Mineralwells, WV | WV | — | +347.9% | +40.7% | +43.1% | $365K |
| 52 | Shepherdstown, WV | WV | -6.3% | +19.2% | +38.9% | +3.9% | $507.8K |
| 53 | Duck, WV | WV | — | — | +38.9% | — | $250K |
| 54 | Fairmont, WV | WV | +9.6% | -13.5% | +36.5% | +87.2% | $236.7K |
| 55 | Saint Albans, WV | WV | -31.9% | +32.2% | +36.2% | +49.9% | $184.7K |
| 56 | New Martinsville, WV | WV | +31.5% | -0.2% | +35.5% | — | $191.1K |
| 57 | Inwood, WV | WV | -11.3% | +2.2% | +35.3% | +102.2% | $337.3K |
| 58 | Dunbar, WV | WV | -5.6% | +97.7% | +34.0% | +15.2% | $132.5K |
| 59 | Grafton, WV | WV | +80.1% | +3.1% | +30.3% | +7.0% | $152.5K |
| 60 | Milton, WV | WV | -16.9% | -30.0% | +28.6% | — | $157.5K |
| 61 | Old Fields, WV | WV | — | — | +27.2% | — | $160K |
| 62 | Fairview, WV | WV | +101.0% | — | +22.8% | — | $195K |
| 63 | Clarksburg, WV | WV | -3.3% | +28.0% | +17.5% | +29.6% | $156.1K |
| 64 | Weirton, WV | WV | -7.1% | +58.5% | +17.1% | +39.0% | $140.3K |
| 65 | Hurricane, WV | WV | -39.1% | +15.8% | +16.3% | — | $333.9K |
| 66 | Charles Town, WV | WV | +76.0% | +140.2% | +15.3% | +233.2% | $730.9K |
| 67 | Westover, WV | WV | — | -75.4% | +15.2% | — | $173.7K |
| 68 | Huntington, WV | WV | -1.6% | -15.8% | +11.4% | +35.6% | $199.3K |
| 69 | Sandyville, WV | WV | +30.7% | +34.8% | +6.8% | — | $257.5K |
| 70 | Maidsville, WV | WV | -2.4% | -36.3% | +4.7% | — | $244.1K |
| 71 | Shenandoah Junction, WV | WV | -31.8% | — | +4.7% | +20.5% | $440K |
| 72 | Fort Ashby, WV | WV | -59.6% | — | +2.2% | +110.1% | $187.5K |
| 73 | Oak Hill, WV | WV | -43.5% | — | +2.0% | — | $125K |
| 74 | Lost Creek, WV | WV | -20.7% | -13.4% | +0.4% | — | $235K |
| 75 | New Cumberland, WV | WV | +69.1% | +11.1% | -1.8% | +145.5% | $150K |
| 76 | West Milford, WV | WV | — | — | -3.3% | +40.9% | $145K |
| 77 | Davis, WV | WV | -44.4% | -1.9% | -5.0% | -65.4% | $181.5K |
| 78 | Scott Depot, WV | WV | -47.7% | -50.4% | -10.1% | — | $275K |
| 79 | Poca, WV | WV | +20.5% | +108.8% | -12.0% | — | $224.5K |
| 80 | Elkview, WV | WV | +1.9% | -16.2% | -12.2% | +19.4% | $203.2K |
| 81 | Chester, WV | WV | -8.4% | +67.1% | -16.5% | +164.8% | $117K |
| 82 | Flemington, WV | WV | — | -37.7% | -23.0% | — | $286.5K |
| 83 | Bluefield, WV | WV | -47.1% | -8.9% | -23.7% | — | $96.6K |
| 84 | Moundsville, WV | WV | -40.5% | -18.2% | -26.5% | +33.8% | $106K |
| 85 | Webster Springs, WV | WV | +39.3% | -37.0% | -29.0% | — | $75K |
| 86 | Mount Hope, WV | WV | -61.8% | -83.3% | -38.5% | — | $142K |
| 87 | Ridgeley, WV | WV | -18.1% | -33.3% | -39.3% | — | $110K |
| 88 | Shinnston, WV | WV | -64.1% | -57.8% | -40.5% | -16.6% | $85.5K |
| 89 | Salem, WV | WV | -79.7% | +18.2% | -41.7% | -38.5% | $60K |
| 90 | Pennsboro, WV | WV | -13.5% | +25.1% | -44.4% | — | $119K |
| 91 | Alderson, WV | WV | -48.5% | +266.9% | -45.8% | — | $227.5K |
| 92 | South Charleston, WV | WV | -65.0% | +9.0% | -46.7% | -42.7% | $112.8K |
| 93 | Lewisburg, WV | WV | -44.4% | — | -47.5% | — | $184.7K |
| 94 | Spencer, WV | WV | -25.3% | -56.3% | -49.5% | — | $76.5K |
| 95 | Daniels, WV | WV | -14.0% | -75.6% | -50.5% | — | $192.8K |
| 96 | Wheeling, WV | WV | -72.7% | -72.8% | -63.3% | — | $60.8K |
| 97 | Masontown, WV | WV | +89.5% | -66.0% | -93.5% | — | $60K |
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.