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In North Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles, a home sold in April 2025 for $1,788,000.

The property appreciated all on its own.

But smaller cities including those you may have never heard of have mighty tales of home appreciation, too.

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Canastota, New York

29.

Royston, Georgia

28.

Flemingsburg, Kentucky

27.

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Jefferson, Ohio

26.

Monticello, Kentucky

25.

Salem, Massachusetts

24.

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Aspen, Colorado

23.

Russell Springs, Kentucky

22.

East Syracuse, New York

21.

Carbondale, Colorado

20.

Jamestown, Tennessee

19.

Dobson, North Carolina

18.

Atoka, Oklahoma

17.

Owingsville, Kentucky

16.

Olyphant, Pennsylvania

15.

Winslow, Maine

14.

Skowhegan, Maine

13.

Carlisle, Kentucky

12.

Lyons, New York

11.

Grayson, Kentucky

10.

Greensburg, Kentucky

9.

Lewistown, Montana

8.

Libby, Montana

7.

Whitesburg, Kentucky

6.

Stanton, Kentucky

5.

Pembroke, Georgia

4.

Tompkinsville, Kentucky

3.

Beattyville, Kentucky

2.

Olive Hill, Kentucky

1.

The cities with a larger increase than the national average were kept for this study.

The cities were sorted to show the smaller cities where your home value will gain value.

All data was collected on and is up to date as of March 28, 2025.

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