US Counties Where Home Prices Have Doubled Since 2000
Since 2000, home values have at least doubled in hundreds of US counties — here are the biggest gainers, ranked.
Home values have at least doubled in 965 of the 1034 US counties with continuous price data back to January 2000 — so doubling is almost the norm. The real story is the tail: 411 counties have more than tripled, led by Petersburg City, VA, up +620.0% — about 7.2× its 2000 value. TN appears most among the top 100 gainers, reflecting the long coastal and Sun-Belt boom.
The table below ranks the 30 fastest-appreciating counties since 2000. These are nominal gains, not adjusted for inflation — over the same period the US dollar lost roughly half its purchasing power, so even a 2× nominal gain is closer to flat in real terms.
| # | County | Value | Since 2000 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg City, VA | $201,188 | +620.0% | 7.2× |
| 2 | Kauai County, HI | $1,023,576 | +547.7% | 6.5× |
| 3 | Garfield County, CO | $712,937 | +492.0% | 5.9× |
| 4 | Jefferson County, OR | $435,612 | +465.5% | 5.7× |
| 5 | Crook County, OR | $479,229 | +414.4% | 5.1× |
| 6 | Maui County, HI | $997,364 | +409.1% | 5.1× |
| 7 | Routt County, CO | $1,134,522 | +402.7% | 5.0× |
| 8 | Hendry County, FL | $278,929 | +399.6% | 5.0× |
| 9 | Jackson County, TN | $232,866 | +391.4% | 4.9× |
| 10 | Cape May County, NJ | $802,509 | +387.2% | 4.9× |
| 11 | Clarke County, VA | $575,773 | +372.4% | 4.7× |
| 12 | Monroe County, WV | $199,387 | +369.8% | 4.7× |
| 13 | Orange County, CA | $1,197,200 | +368.9% | 4.7× |
| 14 | Nantucket County, MA | $3,087,903 | +366.7% | 4.7× |
| 15 | Dukes County, MA | $1,554,677 | +363.3% | 4.6× |
| 16 | Sullivan County, NY | $323,226 | +359.5% | 4.6× |
| 17 | Kings County, NY | $948,173 | +358.4% | 4.6× |
| 18 | Belknap County, NH | $513,553 | +354.3% | 4.5× |
| 19 | Greene County, NY | $366,487 | +352.5% | 4.5× |
| 20 | Clay County, TN | $215,062 | +350.4% | 4.5× |
| 21 | Polk County, TN | $256,006 | +347.9% | 4.5× |
| 22 | Columbia County, NY | $484,414 | +347.5% | 4.5× |
| 23 | Dixie County, FL | $222,641 | +338.9% | 4.4× |
| 24 | Grafton County, NH | $434,651 | +337.8% | 4.4× |
| 25 | Jasper County, GA | $325,044 | +337.5% | 4.4× |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | $909,704 | +337.4% | 4.4× |
| 27 | San Bernardino County, CA | $552,558 | +335.5% | 4.4× |
| 28 | Washington County, RI | $686,496 | +335.4% | 4.4× |
| 29 | Gulf County, FL | $404,460 | +333.5% | 4.3× |
| 30 | Deschutes County, OR | $672,290 | +332.6% | 4.3× |
Source: Zillow ZHVI, US Census (income, population) and Realtor.com, as of 2026-05. Figures are estimates — see methodology.