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GOBankingRates

Travis Woods

5 Cities in Every State To Buy a Home If You Want It To Gain Value

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The American housing market can be difficult. Home sales are currently on the upswing, but home affordability is still a challenge for many.

To purchase a home in today’s market, it helps to treat the home as an investment; like any investor, you want your investment to gain in value. One way to guarantee your new home will appreciate in value is to purchase in an area where home values are steadily on the rise.

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To that end, GOBankingRates recently undertook a study to locate the five cities in every state where homes are increasing in value. To do so, GOBankingRates looked at the 7,500 biggest housing markets in America that had significant one-year and five-year increases in home values above the national average. With few exceptions (Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana and North Dakota), GOBankingRates was able to locate the five cities in every state with the greatest one-year and five-year increases.

Knowing where to buy a home is as crucial as the quality of the home itself. If you’re hoping to invest in a property whose value will increase over time, these cities offer you the most reliable returns on your real estate investment.

Alabama

1. Mountain Brook

October 2025 home value: $1,029,829
1-year % change in home value: 5.2%
5-year % change in home value: 43.2%

2. Southside

October 2025 home value: $272,081
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 46.4%

3. Muscle Shoals

October 2025 home value: $254,477
1-year % change in home value: 2.1%
5-year % change in home value: 47.3%

4. Tuscumbia

October 2025 home value: $192,877
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 41.9%

5. Deatsville

October 2025 home value: $290,739
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 40.1%

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Alaska

1. Seward

October 2025 home value: $378,133
1-year % change in home value: 9.2%
5-year % change in home value: 39.2%

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Arizona

1. Paradise Valley

October 2025 home value: $3,389,435
1-year % change in home value: 10.0%
5-year % change in home value: 95.7%

2. Somerton

October 2025 home value: $263,151
1-year % change in home value: 3.6%
5-year % change in home value: 55.6%

3. Flagstaff

October 2025 home value: $680,231
1-year % change in home value: 1.7%
5-year % change in home value: 56.0%

4. Tonopah

October 2025 home value: $400,733
1-year % change in home value: 1.8%
5-year % change in home value: 53.4%

5. Williams

October 2025 home value: $440,246
1-year % change in home value: 1.7%
5-year % change in home value: 52.2%

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Arkansas

1. Bentonville

October 2025 home value: $486,863
1-year % change in home value: 6.3%
5-year % change in home value: 74.4%

2. Cave Springs

October 2025 home value: $566,119
1-year % change in home value: 6.4%
5-year % change in home value: 65.2%

3. Gravette

October 2025 home value: $343,187
1-year % change in home value: 3.2%
5-year % change in home value: 70.7%

4. Lowell

October 2025 home value: $350,243
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 62.5%

5. Rogers

October 2025 home value: $377,294
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 61.9%

California

1. Imperial

October 2025 home value: $426,022
1-year % change in home value: 7.2%
5-year % change in home value: 53.8%

2. Thermal

October 2025 home value: $293,359
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 59.8%

3. Montecito

October 2025 home value: $5,622,952
1-year % change in home value: 2.0%
5-year % change in home value: 77.5%

4. Carpinteria

October 2025 home value: $1,760,978
1-year % change in home value: 4.9%
5-year % change in home value: 61.1%

5. Newport Beach

October 2025 home value: $4,030,090
1-year % change in home value: 3.4%
5-year % change in home value: 69.1%

Colorado

1. Aspen

October 2025 home value: $10,059,501
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 83.6%

2. Carbondale

October 2025 home value: $1,500,601
1-year % change in home value: 4.3%
5-year % change in home value: 89.4%

3. Edwards

October 2025 home value: $2,104,579
1-year % change in home value: 1.9%
5-year % change in home value: 123.1%

4. Monte Vista

October 2025 home value: $264,876
1-year % change in home value: 5.3%
5-year % change in home value: 56.4%

5. Rifle

October 2025 home value: $498,951
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 54.7%

Connecticut

1. Broad Brook

October 2025 home value: $423,952
1-year % change in home value: 11.6%
5-year % change in home value: 66.6%

2. Lebanon

October 2025 home value: $403,893
1-year % change in home value: 11.4%
5-year % change in home value: 65.7%

3. Litchfield

October 2025 home value: $525,726
1-year % change in home value: 9.5%
5-year % change in home value: 72.6%

4. New London

October 2025 home value: $323,160
1-year % change in home value: 9.6%
5-year % change in home value: 72.0%

5. Darien

October 2025 home value: $2,260,788
1-year % change in home value: 9.2%
5-year % change in home value: 71.3%

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Delaware

1. Claymont

October 2025 home value: $315,459
1-year % change in home value: 7.4%
5-year % change in home value: 45.1%

2. Camden

October 2025 home value: $399,688
1-year % change in home value: 4.4%
5-year % change in home value: 48.4%

3. Lincoln

October 2025 home value: $348,109
1-year % change in home value: 1.4%
5-year % change in home value: 49.8%

4. Felton

October 2025 home value: $380,716
1-year % change in home value: 2.3%
5-year % change in home value: 47.6%

5. Dover

October 2025 home value: $336,541
1-year % change in home value: 2.6%
5-year % change in home value: 46.1%

Florida

1. Palm Beach

October 2025 home value: $9,815,790
1-year % change in home value: 1.5%
5-year % change in home value: 118.2%

2. Wauchula

October 2025 home value: $235,107
1-year % change in home value: 3.1%
5-year % change in home value: 64.8%

3. Old Town

October 2025 home value: $207,787
1-year % change in home value: 3.2%
5-year % change in home value: 48.0%

4. South Bay

October 2025 home value: $225,994
1-year % change in home value: 1.2%
5-year % change in home value: 61.5%

5. Bell

October 2025 home value: $290,622
1-year % change in home value: 1.1%
5-year % change in home value: 55.3%

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Georgia

1. Hull

October 2025 home value: $330,176
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 55.9%

2. Brooklet

October 2025 home value: $320,122
1-year % change in home value: 2.9%
5-year % change in home value: 71.3%

3. Metter

October 2025 home value: $203,193
1-year % change in home value: 3.0%
5-year % change in home value: 68.3%

4. Mount Airy

October 2025 home value: $307,445
1-year % change in home value: 2.1%
5-year % change in home value: 69.6%

5. Cleveland

October 2025 home value: $312,063
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 62.0%

Hawaii

1. Puako

October 2025 home value: $2,536,516
1-year % change in home value: 1.6%
5-year % change in home value: 75.4%

Idaho

1. Hailey

October 2025 home value: $930,080
1-year % change in home value: 11.3%
5-year % change in home value: 80.1%

2. Rupert

October 2025 home value: $317,693
1-year % change in home value: 3.1%
5-year % change in home value: 62.5%

3. Burley

October 2025 home value: $321,731
1-year % change in home value: 3.4%
5-year % change in home value: 59.0%

4. Athol

October 2025 home value: $765,541
1-year % change in home value: 1.9%
5-year % change in home value: 64.5%

5. McCall

October 2025 home value: $796,169
1-year % change in home value: 1.0%
5-year % change in home value: 63.8%

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Illinois

1. Machesney Park

October 2025 home value: $196,208
1-year % change in home value: 7.9%
5-year % change in home value: 60.9%

2. Zion

October 2025 home value: $235,904
1-year % change in home value: 6.1%
5-year % change in home value: 62.9%

3. Glencoe

October 2025 home value: $1,516,469
1-year % change in home value: 6.8%
5-year % change in home value: 60.7%

4. Galena

October 2025 home value: $313,869
1-year % change in home value: 3.6%
5-year % change in home value: 68.5%

5. North Chicago

October 2025 home value: $204,921
1-year % change in home value: 6.0%
5-year % change in home value: 62.4%

Indiana

1. Tipton

October 2025 home value: $234,722
1-year % change in home value: 8.5%
5-year % change in home value: 59.5%

2. Rushville

October 2025 home value: $196,894
1-year % change in home value: 8.9%
5-year % change in home value: 57.5%

3. Knox

October 2025 home value: $217,494
1-year % change in home value: 4.5%
5-year % change in home value: 64.2%

4. Sullivan

October 2025 home value: $168,728
1-year % change in home value: 11.4%
5-year % change in home value: 46.8%

5. Bloomfield

October 2025 home value: $209,592
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 53.5%

Iowa

1. Decorah

October 2025 home value: $304,453
1-year % change in home value: 7.3%
5-year % change in home value: 44.1%

2. Harlan

October 2025 home value: $197,061
1-year % change in home value: 6.1%
5-year % change in home value: 44.8%

3. Independence

October 2025 home value: $212,534
1-year % change in home value: 7.2%
5-year % change in home value: 42.6%

4. Bloomfield

October 2025 home value: $232,921
1-year % change in home value: 3.9%
5-year % change in home value: 47.7%

5. Madrid

October 2025 home value: $274,232
1-year % change in home value: 7.3%
5-year % change in home value: 39.0%

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Kansas

1. Dodge City

October 2025 home value: $209,337
1-year % change in home value: 3.2%
5-year % change in home value: 65.8%

2. Ottawa

October 2025 home value: $224,594
1-year % change in home value: 7.0%
5-year % change in home value: 53.8%

3. Atchison

October 2025 home value: $162,566
1-year % change in home value: 5.7%
5-year % change in home value: 57.2%

4. Paola

October 2025 home value: $360,260
1-year % change in home value: 4.4%
5-year % change in home value: 50.0%

5. Leavenworth

October 2025 home value: $252,492
1-year % change in home value: 3.7%
5-year % change in home value: 50.1%

Kentucky

1. Oak Grove

October 2025 home value: $209,501
1-year % change in home value: 3.5%
5-year % change in home value: 73.2%

2. Owingsville

October 2025 home value: $181,001
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 65.5%

3. Munfordville

October 2025 home value: $192,082
1-year % change in home value: 8.4%
5-year % change in home value: 64.3%

4. Morganfield

October 2025 home value: $158,597
1-year % change in home value: 14.7%
5-year % change in home value: 55.0%

5. Cynthiana

October 2025 home value: $224,128
1-year % change in home value: 13.5%
5-year % change in home value: 53.8%

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Maine

1. Skrowhegan

October 2025 home value: $223,148
1-year % change in home value: 5.3%
5-year % change in home value: 84.2%

2. Winslow

October 2025 home value: $294,606
1-year % change in home value: 5.9%
5-year % change in home value: 78.8%

3. Old Town

October 2025 home value: $247,285
1-year % change in home value: 4.8%
5-year % change in home value: 68.4%

4. Scarborough

October 2025 home value: $727,986
1-year % change in home value: 4.3%
5-year % change in home value: 59.0%

5. Wells

October 2025 home value: $615,856
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 60.0%

Maryland

1. Princess Anne

October 2025 home value: $218,717
1-year % change in home value: 3.2%
5-year % change in home value: 44.6%

2. Hagerstown

October 2025 home value: $301,188
1-year % change in home value: 1.7%
5-year % change in home value: 46,7%

3. Federalsburg

October 2025 home value: $238,244
1-year % change in home value: 2.0%
5-year % change in home value: 44.9%

4. Halfway

October 2025 home value: $288,620
1-year % change in home value: 1.8%
5-year % change in home value: 44.7%

5. Middletown

October 2025 home value: $565,536
1-year % change in home value: 3.1%
5-year % change in home value: 38.6%

Massachusetts

1. Adams

October 2025 home value: $262,244
1-year % change in home value: 8.2%
5-year % change in home value: 63,8%

2. Norwell

October 2025 home value: $1,029,082
1-year % change in home value: 5.9%
5-year % change in home value: 56.3%

3. North Adams

October 2025 home value: $253,391
1-year % change in home value: 4.5%
5-year % change in home value: 60.1%

4. Duxbury

October 2025 home value: $1,109,641
1-year % change in home value: 2.9%
5-year % change in home value: 61.9%

5. Weston

October 2025 home value: $2,229,271
1-year % change in home value: 2.9%
5-year % change in home value: 59.8%

Michigan

1. Escanaba

October 2025 home value: $170,013
1-year % change in home value: 12.1%
5-year % change in home value: 65.3%

2. Ishpeming

October 2025 home value: $179,557
1-year % change in home value: 9.2%
5-year % change in home value: 59.9%

3. Marquette

October 2025 home value: $310,827
1-year % change in home value: 7.2%
5-year % change in home value: 58.6%

4. Chesaning

October 2025 home value: $202,323
1-year % change in home value: 8.4%
5-year % change in home value: 52.0%

5. Gwinn

October 2025 home value: $193,335
1-year % change in home value: 7.5%
5-year % change in home value: 53.0%

Minnesota

1. Orono

October 2025 home value: $1,110,678
1-year % change in home value: 3.9%
5-year % change in home value: 48.9%

2. Austin

October 2025 home value: $184,419
1-year % change in home value: 5.3%
5-year % change in home value: 46.6%

3. Hibbing

October 2025 home value: $156,548
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 45.8%

4. La Crescent

October 2025 home value: $350,679
1-year % change in home value: 5.6%
5-year % change in home value: 44.2%

5. Bemidji

October 2025 home value: $210,974
1-year % change in home value: 6.1%
5-year % change in home value: 43.2%

Mississippi

1. Oxford

October 2025 home value: $410,585
1-year % change in home value: 5.6%
5-year % change in home value: 55.6%

2. Byram

October 2025 home value: $216,301
1-year % change in home value: 5.2%
5-year % change in home value: 42.3%

3. Purvis

October 2025 home value: $235,844
1-year % change in home value: 5.0%
5-year % change in home value: 39.3%

4. Iuka

October 2025 home value: $198,632
1-year % change in home value: 4.5%
5-year % change in home value: 41.6%

5. Gulf Hills

October 2025 home value: $244,014
1-year % change in home value: 4.0%
5-year % change in home value: 39.0%

Missouri

1. Dixon

October 2025 home value: $201,364
1-year % change in home value: 7.9%
5-year % change in home value: 65.3%

2. Sedalia

October 2025 home value: $178,300
1-year % change in home value: 8.5%
5-year % change in home value: 55.1%

3. Bowling Green

October 2025 home value: $211,487
1-year % change in home value: 8.8%
5-year % change in home value: 50.6%

4. Palmyra

October 2025 home value: $233,365
1-year % change in home value: 8.8%
5-year % change in home value: 49.3%

5. Richmond

October 2025 home value: $228,833
1-year % change in home value: 7.2%
5-year % change in home value: 55.3%

Montana

1. Lewistown

October 2025 home value: $275,666
1-year % change in home value: 7.0%
5-year % change in home value: 72.3%

2. Great Falls

October 2025 home value: $328,373
1-year % change in home value: 6.2%
5-year % change in home value: 60.6%

3. Libby

October 2025 home value: $343,303
1-year % change in home value: 1.6%
5-year % change in home value: 85.7%

4. Havre

October 2025 home value: $225,132
1-year % change in home value: 7.5%
5-year % change in home value: 40.6%

5. Butte

October 2025 home value: $276,169
1-year % change in home value: 2.2%
5-year % change in home value: 68.9%

Nebraska

1. Schuyler

October 2025 home value: $226,922
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 60.1%

2. Beatrice

October 2025 home value: $181,527
1-year % change in home value: 8.3%
5-year % change in home value: 51.4%

3. Sidney

October 2025 home value: $164,962
1-year % change in home value: 6.5%
5-year % change in home value: 55.3%

4. Wayne

October 2025 home value: $229,649
1-year % change in home value: 7.3%
5-year % change in home value: 52.0%

5. York

October 2025 home value: $215,683
1-year % change in home value: 7.1%
5-year % change in home value: 45.5%

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Nevada

1. Lovelock

October 2025 home value: $237,377
1-year % change in home value: 3.0%
5-year % change in home value: 60.5%

2. Winnemucca

October 2025 home value: $339,264
1-year % change in home value: 5.0%
5-year % change in home value: 43.2%

3. Zephyr Cove

October 2025 home value: $1,394,104
1-year % change in home value: 4.0%
5-year % change in home value: 46.6%

4. Fallon

October 2025 home value: $380,737
1-year % change in home value: 2.5%
5-year % change in home value: 40.8%

5. Pahrump

October 2025 home value: $364,281
1-year % change in home value: 2.3%
5-year % change in home value: 40.8%

New Hampshire

1. Claremont

October 2025 home value: $277,826
1-year % change in home value: 6.0%
5-year % change in home value: 85.3%

2. Hooksett

October 2025 home value: $572,041
1-year % change in home value: 7.6%
5-year % change in home value: 62.7%

3. Franklin

October 2025 home value: $368,098
1-year % change in home value: 6.8%
5-year % change in home value: 66.6%

4. Sandown

October 2025 home value: $559,947
1-year % change in home value: 7.1%
5-year % change in home value: 60.8%

5. Barrington

October 2025 home value: $567,620
1-year % change in home value: 6.5%
5-year % change in home value: 63.6%

New Jersey

1. Lakewood

October 2025 home value: $733,729
1-year % change in home value: 6.7%
5-year % change in home value: 97.5%

2. Ventnor City

October 2025 home value: $731,653
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 92.4%

3. Spring Lake

October 2025 home value: $1,658,642
1-year % change in home value: 7.1%
5-year % change in home value: 74.2%

4. Hopatcong

October 2025 home value: $446,744
1-year % change in home value: 7.9%
5-year % change in home value: 65.7%

5. South Orange

October 2025 home value: $1,072,318
1-year % change in home value: 8.5%
5-year % change in home value: 60.2%

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New Mexico

1. Espanola

October 2025 home value: $324,238
1-year % change in home value: 8.8%
5-year % change in home value: 44.9%

2. Alamogordo

October 2025 home value: $218,459
1-year % change in home value: 2.8%
5-year % change in home value: 54.9%

3. Corrales

October 2025 home value: $694,695
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 46.8%

4. Anthony

October 2025 home value: $232,292
1-year % change in home value: 1.1%
5-year % change in home value: 50.8%

5. Rio Rancho

October 2025 home value: $355,321
1-year % change in home value: 0.9%
5-year % change in home value: 50.2%

New York

1. Dix Hills

October 2025 home value: $1,135,973
1-year % change in home value: 10.4%
5-year % change in home value: 70.2%

2. Pelham

October 2025 home value: $1,384,054
1-year % change in home value: 10.6%
5-year % change in home value: 62.2%

3. Lyons

October 2025 home value: $168,306
1-year % change in home value: 8.8%
5-year % change in home value: 62.1%

4. Fayetteville

October 2025 home value: $386,308
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 65.2%

5. Ellenville

October 2025 home value: $291,632
1-year % change in home value: 3.6%
5-year % change in home value: 88.6%

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North Carolina

1. Wallace

October 2025 home value: $211,932
1-year % change in home value: 4.4%
5-year % change in home value: 60.1%

2. Havelock

October 2025 home value: $230,437
1-year % change in home value: 4.2%
5-year % change in home value: 58.4%

3. Sylva

October 2025 home value: $331,486
1-year % change in home value: 3.7%
5-year % change in home value: 59.9%

4. Richlands

October 2025 home value: $266,928
1-year % change in home value: 4.0%
5-year % change in home value: 57.6%

5. Pinnacle

October 2025 home value: $263,392
1-year % change in home value: 5.5%
5-year % change in home value: 48.3%

North Dakota

1. Berthold

October 2025 home value: $327,758
1-year % change in home value: 4.4%
5-year % change in home value: 42.7%

Ohio

1. Austintown

October 2025 home value: $171,459
1-year % change in home value: 8.2%
5-year % change in home value: 62.2%

2. Galion

October 2025 home value: $164,441
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 58.5%

3. Brooklyn

October 2025 home value: $199,085
1-year % change in home value: 8.2%
5-year % change in home value: 55.4%

4. Sidney

October 2025 home value: $205,329
1-year % change in home value: 9.4%
5-year % change in home value: 46.8%

5. Hubbard

October 2025 home value: $162,724
1-year % change in home value: 8.0%
5-year % change in home value: 54.7%

Oklahoma

1. Chandler

October 2025 home value: $199,826
1-year % change in home value: 4.6%
5-year % change in home value: 57.2%

2. Atoka

October 2025 home value: $179,486
1-year % change in home value: 2.2%
5-year % change in home value: 57.9%

3. Bartlesville

October 2025 home value: $182,856
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 46.5%

4. Vinita

October 2025 home value: $180,716
1-year % change in home value: 2.1%
5-year % change in home value: 55.3%

5. Tuttle

October 2025 home value: $322,976
1-year % change in home value: 5.2%
5-year % change in home value: 43.2%

Oregon

1. La Grande

October 2025 home value: $292,570
1-year % change in home value: 5.4%
5-year % change in home value: 50.7%

2. Klamath Falls

October 2025 home value: $306,827
1-year % change in home value: 3.3%
5-year % change in home value: 48.7%

3. Ontario

October 2025 home value: $298,858
1-year % change in home value: 0.3%
5-year % change in home value: 52.1%

4. Milton Freewater

October 2025 home value: $303,630
1-year % change in home value: 2.5%
5-year % change in home value: 43.3%

5. Terrebonne

October 2025 home value: $564,512
1-year % change in home value: 1.6%
5-year % change in home value: 43.1%

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Pennsylvania

1. Olyphant

October 2025 home value: $241,549
1-year % change in home value: 16.0%
5-year % change in home value: 64.9%

2. Old Forge

October 2025 home value: $220,250
1-year % change in home value: 11.0%
5-year % change in home value: 73.4%

3. Scranton

October 2025 home value: $194,364
1-year % change in home value: 8.2%
5-year % change in home value: 64.0%

4. Archbald

October 2025 home value: $252,152
1-year % change in home value: 7.9%
5-year % change in home value: 59.3%

5. Hawley

October 2025 home value: $317,555
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 63.8%

Rhode Island

1. Narragansett

October 2025 home value: $904,760
1-year % change in home value: 9.2%
5-year % change in home value: 73.0%

2. East Greenwich

October 2025 home value: $824,371
1-year % change in home value: 7.7%
5-year % change in home value: 68.6%

3. Newport

October 2025 home value: $978,147
1-year % change in home value: 6.5%
5-year % change in home value: 64.1%

4. Exeter

October 2025 home value: $606,264
1-year % change in home value: 8.5%
5-year % change in home value: 55.9%

5. West Greenwch

October 2025 home value: $587,439
1-year % change in home value: 7.7%
5-year % change in home value: 56.4%

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South Carolina

1. Chesnee

October 2025 home value: $284,123
1-year % change in home value: 5.0%
5-year % change in home value: 55.2%

2. Forest Acres

October 2025 home value: $334,059
1-year % change in home value: 5.3%
5-year % change in home value: 48.3%

3. Campobello

October 2025 home value: $370,725
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 57.3%

4. Central

October 2025 home value: $283,294
1-year % change in home value: 3.5%
5-year % change in home value: 56.9%

5. Hilton Head Island

October 2025 home value: $1,002,578
1-year % change in home value: 0.8%
5-year % change in home value: 77.3%

South Dakota

1. Madison

October 2025 home value: $256,732
1-year % change in home value: 7.1%
5-year % change in home value: 65.9%

2. Vermillion

October 2025 home value: $265,351
1-year % change in home value: 5.0%
5-year % change in home value: 46.7%

3. Pierre

October 2025 home value: $291,892
1-year % change in home value: 6.7%
5-year % change in home value: 39.0%

4. Mitchell

October 2025 home value: $249,346
1-year % change in home value: 5.1%
5-year % change in home value: 44.4%

5. Rapid City

October 2025 home value: $355,234
1-year % change in home value: 2.1%
5-year % change in home value: 46.9%

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Tennessee

1. Maynardville

October 2025 home value: $280,516
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 69.9%

2. Corryton

October 2025 home value: $323,775
1-year % change in home value: 3.1%
5-year % change in home value: 71.3%

3. Woodbury

October 2025 home value: $301,225
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 54.9%

4. Oak Ridge

October 2025 home value: $319,319
1-year % change in home value: 2.7%
5-year % change in home value: 70.1%

5. Jacksboro

October 2025 home value: $282,428
1-year % change in home value: 1.9%
5-year % change in home value: 75.1%

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Texas

1. Highland Park

October 2025 home value: $3,037,209
1-year % change in home value: 4.1%
5-year % change in home value: 92.7%

2. University Park

October 2025 home value: $2,426,265
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 80.6%

3. Madisonville

October 2025 home value: $249,186
1-year % change in home value: 3.9%
5-year % change in home value: 50.0%

4. Southlake

October 2025 home value: $1,260,120
1-year % change in home value: 1.9%
5-year % change in home value: 66.2%

5. San Elizario

October 2025 home value: $168,939
1-year % change in home value: 2.9%
5-year % change in home value: 49.1%

Utah

1. Price

October 2025 home value: $302,220
1-year % change in home value: 4.8%
5-year % change in home value: 62.8%

2. Highland

October 2025 home value: $955,434
1-year % change in home value: 6.8%
5-year % change in home value: 53.9%

3. Alpine

October 2025 home value: $1,147,990
1-year % change in home value: 6.3%
5-year % change in home value: 50.4%

4. Vernal

October 2025 home value: $306,265
1-year % change in home value: 3.8%
5-year % change in home value: 59.5%

5. Wellsville

October 2025 home value: $564,572
1-year % change in home value: 4.7%
5-year % change in home value: 52.3%

Vermont

1. Colchester

October 2025 home value: $508,868
1-year % change in home value: 0.9%
5-year % change in home value: 57.0%

2. Montpelier

October 2025 home value: $438,374
1-year % change in home value: 4.0%
5-year % change in home value: 39.7%

3. Springfield

October 2025 home value: $239,377
1-year % change in home value: 2.4%
5-year % change in home value: 45.8%

4. St. Johnsbury

October 2025 home value: $258,772
1-year % change in home value: 1.8%
5-year % change in home value: 48.3%

5. Barre

October 2025 home value: $303,487
1-year % change in home value: 0.7%
5-year % change in home value: 52.9%

Virginia

1. Crewe

October 2025 home value: $182,954
1-year % change in home value: 13.6%
5-year % change in home value: 54.5%

2. Blackstone

October 2025 home value: $183,361
1-year % change in home value: 9.0%
5-year % change in home value: 55.0%

3. Gate City

October 2025 home value: $173,311
1-year % change in home value: 4.5%
5-year % change in home value: 58.8%

4. Amelia Court House

October 2025 home value: $321,241
1-year % change in home value: 7.0%
5-year % change in home value: 54.3%

5. Highland Springs

October 2025 home value: $254,990
1-year % change in home value: 2.2%
5-year % change in home value: 61.7%

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Washington

1. Colville

October 2025 home value: $336,800
1-year % change in home value: 5.6%
5-year % change in home value: 45.4%

2. Winlock

October 2025 home value: $452,142
1-year % change in home value: 1.7%
5-year % change in home value: 55.0%

3. Redmond

October 2025 home value: $1,494,478
1-year % change in home value: 0.4%
5-year % change in home value: 56.8%

4. Mattawa

October 2025 home value: $438,891
1-year % change in home value: 0.7%
5-year % change in home value: 54.9%

5. Newcastle

October 2025 home value: $1,446,347
1-year % change in home value: 0.7%
5-year % change in home value: 54.2%

West Virginia

1. Summersville

October 2025 home value: $181,810
1-year % change in home value: 4.3%
5-year % change in home value: 54.0%

2. Hedgesville

October 2025 home value: $327,295
1-year % change in home value: 3.2%
5-year % change in home value: 55.6%

3. Berkeley Springs

October 2025 home value: $304,451
1-year % change in home value: 2.1%
5-year % change in home value: 58.3%

4. Harpers Ferry

October 2025 home value: $393,025
1-year % change in home value: 4.1%
5-year % change in home value: 52.2%

5. Barboursville

October 2025 home value: $203,830
1-year % change in home value: 8.1%
5-year % change in home value: 41.0%

Wisconsin

1. Mauston

October 2025 home value: $251,009
1-year % change in home value: 7.7%
5-year % change in home value: 61.3%

2. Appleton

October 2025 home value: $289,820
1-year % change in home value: 7.9%
5-year % change in home value: 60.3%

3. Beloit

October 2025 home value: $191,169
1-year % change in home value: 6.4%
5-year % change in home value: 64.0%

4. Manitowoc

October 2025 home value: $228,345
1-year % change in home value: 5.9%
5-year % change in home value: 64.8%

5. Green Bay

October 2025 home value: $270,833
1-year % change in home value: 6.9%
5-year % change in home value: 60.2%

Wyoming

1. Worland

October 2025 home value: $247,453
1-year % change in home value: 8.8%
5-year % change in home value: 51.8%

2. Evanston

October 2025 home value: $301,784
1-year % change in home value: 5.1%
5-year % change in home value: 62.5%

3. Cody

October 2025 home value: $478,281
1-year % change in home value: 2.6%
5-year % change in home value: 54.6%

4. Buffalo

October 2025 home value: $401,143
1-year % change in home value: 3.7%
5-year % change in home value: 46.0%

5. Laramie

October 2025 home value: $374,074
1-year % change in home value: 5.5%
5-year % change in home value: 40.3%

Methodology: GOBankingRates looked at the 7,500 largest housing markets in America, according to Zillow, that also had a 1-year and 5-year percent change in home value above the national average. GOBankingRates then looked at these factors across every state. The 1-year and 5-year percent changes in home values were scored. The places had to have an October 2020 home value above $100,000. Alaska, Hawaii and North Dakota had their city size limit expanded but still were not able to have 5 cities. Louisiana had no cities that qualified. Zillow’s October 2025 data was collected Nov. 17, 2025.

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