Measured FHFA data · through 2025
Home appreciation by county
2,604 U.S. counties and county equivalents with measured price histories, ranked by 5-year pace — the national top 100, the fastest county in every state, and the slowest movers. Computed from the FHFA annual county index; measured history only, no forecasts.
Top 100 counties by 5-year pace
| # | County | 1-yr | 5-yr /yr | 10-yr /yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison, MO | +53.0% | +18.9% | +11.0% |
| 2 | Saint Clair, MO | +28.4% | +16.7% | +10.6% |
| 3 | Adams, ID | +12.4% | +16.6% | +12.1% |
| 4 | Essex, VT | +8.2% | +16.5% | +9.4% |
| 5 | Macon, GA | +20.2% | +15.8% | +8.7% |
| 6 | Iron, MO | +15.6% | +15.5% | +8.4% |
| 7 | Deer Lodge, MT | +1.8% | +15.3% | +9.8% |
| 8 | Clay, AL | +26.6% | +14.9% | +8.8% |
| 9 | San Juan, CO | -3.2% | +14.2% | +7.7% |
| 10 | Evans, GA | +19.8% | +14.1% | +8.1% |
| 11 | Charlotte, VA | +37.6% | +14.0% | +8.0% |
| 12 | Power, ID | +18.2% | +13.9% | +10.4% |
| 13 | Union, TN | +7.0% | +13.9% | +8.9% |
| 14 | Custer, SD | +8.5% | +13.7% | +8.8% |
| 15 | Avery, NC | +1.6% | +13.6% | +9.2% |
| 16 | Hickory, MO | +31.1% | +13.5% | +10.7% |
| 17 | Fall River, SD | +13.1% | +13.5% | +9.8% |
| 18 | Moore, TN | +12.0% | +13.5% | +8.8% |
| 19 | Ohio, IN | +3.3% | +13.4% | +8.9% |
| 20 | Deuel, SD | +25.7% | +13.4% | +7.9% |
| 21 | Hardy, WV | +17.1% | +13.4% | +7.5% |
| 22 | Glacier, MT | -2.0% | +13.3% | +7.7% |
| 23 | Coos, NH | +4.2% | +13.3% | +8.9% |
| 24 | Hamlin, SD | +11.8% | +13.3% | +9.7% |
| 25 | Benzie, MI | +8.4% | +13.2% | +9.7% |
| 26 | Cheboygan, MI | +7.2% | +13.2% | +9.3% |
| 27 | Hamilton, TX | +2.1% | +13.2% | +9.6% |
| 28 | Tattnall, GA | +4.5% | +13.1% | +7.2% |
| 29 | Gogebic, MI | +7.5% | +13.1% | +7.1% |
| 30 | Leelanau, MI | +9.5% | +13.1% | +9.3% |
| 31 | McDonald, MO | +9.3% | +13.1% | +7.8% |
| 32 | Lamoille, VT | +12.3% | +13.1% | +8.2% |
| 33 | Knox, ME | +3.8% | +13.0% | +8.5% |
| 34 | Antrim, MI | +4.3% | +13.0% | +9.1% |
| 35 | Chester, TN | +12.3% | +13.0% | +8.4% |
| 36 | Jackson, TN | +12.3% | +13.0% | +8.7% |
| 37 | Morris, TX | +5.7% | +13.0% | +9.0% |
| 38 | Putnam, IL | +25.1% | +12.9% | +6.9% |
| 39 | Crawford, MI | +13.4% | +12.9% | +9.7% |
| 40 | Montgomery, IA | +15.5% | +12.8% | +7.0% |
| 41 | Jerome, ID | +15.5% | +12.8% | +10.4% |
| 42 | Charlevoix, MI | +6.2% | +12.8% | +9.4% |
| 43 | Presque Isle, MI | +8.6% | +12.8% | +8.3% |
| 44 | Roscommon, MI | +9.7% | +12.8% | +9.2% |
| 45 | Charles Mix, SD | +0.1% | +12.8% | +7.9% |
| 46 | Kingsbury, SD | +16.5% | +12.8% | +9.2% |
| 47 | Houston, TN | +8.1% | +12.8% | +9.6% |
| 48 | Humphreys, TN | +7.8% | +12.8% | +8.9% |
| 49 | Clare, MI | +13.3% | +12.7% | +8.9% |
| 50 | Heard, GA | +14.7% | +12.6% | +9.0% |
| 51 | Bear Lake, ID | +0.1% | +12.6% | +10.0% |
| 52 | Shoshone, ID | +6.6% | +12.6% | +11.6% |
| 53 | Teton, MT | +7.2% | +12.5% | +7.0% |
| 54 | Watauga, NC | +3.0% | +12.5% | +8.2% |
| 55 | Yancey, NC | +2.2% | +12.5% | +8.2% |
| 56 | Sullivan, NH | +3.9% | +12.5% | +7.9% |
| 57 | Atlantic, NJ | +7.8% | +12.5% | +7.4% |
| 58 | Bledsoe, TN | +4.1% | +12.5% | +8.3% |
| 59 | Morgan, TN | +16.4% | +12.5% | +8.4% |
| 60 | Door, WI | +2.6% | +12.5% | +7.8% |
| 61 | Miami-Dade, FL | +2.8% | +12.4% | +9.5% |
| 62 | Ware, GA | +11.1% | +12.4% | +7.1% |
| 63 | Wilkinson, GA | +2.9% | +12.4% | +7.0% |
| 64 | Valley, ID | +3.2% | +12.4% | +10.9% |
| 65 | Anderson, KS | +1.5% | +12.4% | +8.1% |
| 66 | Somerset, ME | +9.7% | +12.4% | +8.2% |
| 67 | Luce, MI | +8.8% | +12.4% | +6.5% |
| 68 | Montmorency, MI | +5.3% | +12.4% | +8.1% |
| 69 | Morgan, MO | +8.1% | +12.4% | +8.3% |
| 70 | Lincoln, MT | +11.6% | +12.4% | +9.3% |
| 71 | Grafton, NH | +6.8% | +12.4% | +8.2% |
| 72 | Cannon, TN | +8.9% | +12.4% | +9.5% |
| 73 | Marion, TN | +6.3% | +12.4% | +8.3% |
| 74 | Monroe, TN | +3.3% | +12.4% | +8.7% |
| 75 | Brooks, GA | +8.8% | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| 76 | Bryan, GA | +2.5% | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| 77 | Butler, KY | +4.1% | +12.3% | +8.1% |
| 78 | Alger, MI | +19.0% | +12.3% | +6.9% |
| 79 | Kalkaska, MI | +12.7% | +12.3% | +9.3% |
| 80 | Cape May, NJ | +3.9% | +12.3% | +8.1% |
| 81 | Anderson, TN | +3.4% | +12.3% | +8.7% |
| 82 | Cumberland, TN | +6.0% | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| 83 | Union, GA | +5.9% | +12.2% | +9.4% |
| 84 | Franklin, ID | +2.4% | +12.2% | +10.0% |
| 85 | Ogemaw, MI | +8.3% | +12.2% | +8.1% |
| 86 | Clay, NC | +1.4% | +12.2% | +8.0% |
| 87 | Pasquotank, NC | +11.5% | +12.2% | +7.8% |
| 88 | Sullivan, NY | +2.3% | +12.2% | +8.2% |
| 89 | Baker, OR | +8.5% | +12.2% | +9.8% |
| 90 | Roane, TN | +7.8% | +12.2% | +8.6% |
| 91 | Scott, TN | +2.7% | +12.2% | +8.1% |
| 92 | Benton, AR | +4.7% | +12.1% | +8.9% |
| 93 | Polk, AR | +8.7% | +12.1% | +7.5% |
| 94 | Upson, GA | +3.0% | +12.1% | +8.8% |
| 95 | Teton, ID | -8.9% | +12.1% | +10.5% |
| 96 | Houghton, MI | +5.3% | +12.1% | +7.5% |
| 97 | Osceola, MI | +7.4% | +12.1% | +8.3% |
| 98 | Fergus, MT | +0.1% | +12.1% | +7.4% |
| 99 | Flathead, MT | +2.0% | +12.1% | +9.4% |
| 100 | Belknap, NH | +5.7% | +12.1% | +9.0% |
Small-county caveat: thin transaction samples make small counties' measured swings larger, which is why rural counties often top short-window rankings. The figures are measured, not estimated — but a 5-year sprint in a small county is a noisier signal than the same pace in a large one.
The fastest county in every state
| # | County | 1-yr | 5-yr /yr | 10-yr /yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison, MO | +53.0% | +18.9% | +11.0% |
| 2 | Adams, ID | +12.4% | +16.6% | +12.1% |
| 3 | Essex, VT | +8.2% | +16.5% | +9.4% |
| 4 | Macon, GA | +20.2% | +15.8% | +8.7% |
| 5 | Deer Lodge, MT | +1.8% | +15.3% | +9.8% |
| 6 | Clay, AL | +26.6% | +14.9% | +8.8% |
| 7 | San Juan, CO | -3.2% | +14.2% | +7.7% |
| 8 | Charlotte, VA | +37.6% | +14.0% | +8.0% |
| 9 | Union, TN | +7.0% | +13.9% | +8.9% |
| 10 | Custer, SD | +8.5% | +13.7% | +8.8% |
| 11 | Avery, NC | +1.6% | +13.6% | +9.2% |
| 12 | Ohio, IN | +3.3% | +13.4% | +8.9% |
| 13 | Hardy, WV | +17.1% | +13.4% | +7.5% |
| 14 | Coos, NH | +4.2% | +13.3% | +8.9% |
| 15 | Benzie, MI | +8.4% | +13.2% | +9.7% |
| 16 | Hamilton, TX | +2.1% | +13.2% | +9.6% |
| 17 | Knox, ME | +3.8% | +13.0% | +8.5% |
| 18 | Putnam, IL | +25.1% | +12.9% | +6.9% |
| 19 | Montgomery, IA | +15.5% | +12.8% | +7.0% |
| 20 | Atlantic, NJ | +7.8% | +12.5% | +7.4% |
| 21 | Door, WI | +2.6% | +12.5% | +7.8% |
| 22 | Miami-Dade, FL | +2.8% | +12.4% | +9.5% |
| 23 | Anderson, KS | +1.5% | +12.4% | +8.1% |
| 24 | Butler, KY | +4.1% | +12.3% | +8.1% |
| 25 | Sullivan, NY | +2.3% | +12.2% | +8.2% |
| 26 | Baker, OR | +8.5% | +12.2% | +9.8% |
| 27 | Benton, AR | +4.7% | +12.1% | +8.9% |
| 28 | Dukes, MA | +8.3% | +11.9% | +9.2% |
| 29 | Apache, AZ | +0.1% | +11.8% | +8.3% |
| 30 | Choctaw, OK | +13.6% | +11.8% | +8.3% |
| 31 | Bamberg, SC | +25.3% | +11.8% | +7.9% |
| 32 | Lac Qui Parle, MN | +23.1% | +11.7% | +7.6% |
| 33 | Carbon, UT | +3.4% | +11.7% | +7.7% |
| 34 | Polk, NE | +9.1% | +11.6% | +8.1% |
| 35 | Carbon, PA | +9.3% | +11.6% | +7.7% |
| 36 | Crawford, OH | +8.9% | +11.4% | +8.1% |
| 37 | Bottineau, ND | +52.0% | +11.3% | +5.4% |
| 38 | Big Horn, WY | +8.4% | +11.3% | +7.8% |
| 39 | Panola, MS | +9.8% | +11.2% | +6.7% |
| 40 | White Pine, NV | +7.8% | +11.0% | +7.9% |
| 41 | Newport, RI | +6.8% | +10.9% | +8.0% |
| 42 | Southeastern CT, CT | +7.5% | +10.6% | +6.6% |
| 43 | Pend Oreille, WA | +11.0% | +10.6% | +8.9% |
| 44 | Valencia, NM | +4.8% | +10.5% | +7.3% |
| 45 | Worcester, MD | +2.6% | +10.2% | +6.9% |
| 46 | Imperial, CA | +7.3% | +9.8% | +7.7% |
| 47 | Hawaii, HI | +6.1% | +9.6% | +6.8% |
| 48 | Sussex, DE | +5.3% | +9.4% | +6.4% |
| 49 | Kenai Peninsula, AK | +4.6% | +8.9% | +5.6% |
| 50 | Jackson, LA | +10.0% | +8.3% | +5.3% |
| 51 | District of Columbia, DC | +0.4% | +2.4% | +3.4% |
The slowest movers
| # | County | 1-yr | 5-yr /yr | 10-yr /yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pecos, TX | -2.5% | +0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2 | Lincoln, WV | -21.5% | +0.7% | +2.8% |
| 3 | Morehouse, LA | -2.4% | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| 4 | Orleans, LA | -1.4% | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 5 | Grant, LA | -14.2% | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| 6 | Cavalier, ND | +1.4% | +2.1% | +3.3% |
| 7 | Ochiltree, TX | +0.3% | +2.1% | +1.2% |
| 8 | Calcasieu, LA | -1.4% | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| 9 | Plaquemines, LA | -1.8% | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 10 | Saint Mary, LA | -4.1% | +2.3% | +1.3% |
Source & method: County figures: FHFA annual county index (experimental), counties and county equivalents with sufficient transaction history. “5-yr /yr” is compound annual growth over the five years ending 2025; figures are nominal. Connecticut reports its planning regions, and Louisiana its parishes, as county equivalents. Data: FHFA House Price Index, updated 2026-07-18.
County averages still hide most of the story — homes in the same ZIP code appreciate at different rates, and ZIPs sit well below counties. Educational data, not investment advice.
Common questions
Which U.S. county has the fastest home appreciation?
Over the five years ending 2025, Harrison, MO leads the measured FHFA county index at +18.9% per year. Small counties top short-window rankings often — thinner transaction samples make their measured swings larger, so read the leaders with the sample caveat in mind.
Why is my county not listed?
The FHFA county index covers counties with enough repeat mortgage transactions to measure reliably; 2,604 counties and county equivalents have full 10-year histories through 2025. Counties with thin transaction volume are not reported rather than estimated, and this page ranks only measured indexes.
Is a fast-appreciating county a good place to buy?
Not automatically. These are measured past changes, not predictions, and county averages conceal wide differences between neighborhoods and individual homes. A well-positioned home in an average county can out-appreciate an average home in a leading county. Rankings are context; the decision-grade question is how a specific property is positioned within its own market.
Averages end where the decision starts
These are area averages from measured history. Individual homes inside the same area follow meaningfully different paths — Good Investment ranks a specific property within its own market, with context and a confidence flag.