Ranked by 5-Year Projected Growth

Best 5-Year Outlook Counties in America

Counties with the strongest projected cumulative home value growth over the next 5 years. This fundamentals-weighted model emphasizes quality of life, economic strength, and structural factors over short-term price momentum.

# County BTI Score 5yr Outlook 1yr Forecast Amenity GDP Growth HV Ratio
01 Elkhart County IN 84 +50% +3.0% -2.7 +0.0% 2.1x
02 Allen County OH 99 +48% +6.0% -2.4 +7.5% 1.7x
03 Muskogee County OK 82 +47% +2.7% 0.5 +2.0% 3.0x
04 Bay County MI 95 +47% +4.8% -1.5 +0.8% 3.5x
05 Newton County MO 99 +47% +6.0% -0.4 +4.8% 4.1x
06 Orange County TX 59 +47% +1.4% 0.4 +13.8% 2.8x
07 Dodge County WI 99 +47% +5.8% -1.8 +0.9% 4.7x
08 Buchanan County MO 98 +47% +5.4% -0.5 +2.2% 2.5x
09 Reno County KS 98 +46% +5.5% -0.4 +0.4% 2.8x
10 Grady County OK 97 +46% +5.3% -0.2 -7.7% 2.7x
11 Adams County IL 91 +45% +4.1% -2.1 +0.8% 2.8x
12 Kankakee County IL 98 +45% +5.3% -3.3 +4.1% 2.8x
13 White County AR 87 +45% +3.3% -0.8 +5.0% 4.6x
14 Hinds County MS 84 +44% +3.0% -1.2 +0.9% 2.6x
15 Lee County MS 95 +44% +4.7% -0.9 +0.9% 2.9x
16 Franklin County MO 87 +44% +3.3% 0.4 +0.3% 4.2x
17 Lenoir County NC 87 +43% +3.3% -1.7 +2.0% 2.0x
18 Garfield County OK 77 +43% +2.4% -1.2 +0.1% 2.9x
19 Vermilion County IL 52 +43% +1.1% -3.2 -0.3% 2.1x
20 Mahoning County OH 100 +43% +6.1% -1.7 +1.9% 3.1x
21 Blair County PA 94 +43% +4.7% -0.9 +1.9% 2.9x
22 Wilson County NC 52 +42% +1.1% -1.2 +2.6% 3.0x
23 Marion County OH 97 +42% +5.2% -3.9 +1.6% 3.3x
24 Nacogdoches County TX 94 +42% +4.5% 2.1 +3.1% 3.4x
25 Winnebago County IL 100 +42% +6.2% -2.5 +1.0% 2.9x
26 Marathon County WI 100 +42% +6.4% -3.3 +2.5% 2.9x
27 Macon County IL 98 +42% +5.4% -2.8 +0.5% 1.8x
28 Trumbull County OH 96 +42% +5.0% -2.1 +3.5% 3.2x
29 Clark County OH 85 +42% +3.0% -2.0 -0.3% 4.2x
30 Tazewell County IL 99 +41% +5.8% -2.5 +2.3% 3.6x
31 Wayne County IN 96 +41% +5.0% -2.5 +1.1% 2.7x
32 Oswego County NY 98 +41% +5.3% -0.2 +3.9% 2.2x
33 Crawford County PA 90 +41% +3.7% -2.0 +1.1% 4.0x
34 Seneca County OH 80 +41% +2.5% -3.4 -1.1% 3.4x
35 Rockingham County NC 74 +41% +2.1% 0.1 +3.6% 4.4x
36 LaSalle County IL 93 +41% +4.3% -2.8 -0.6% 2.8x
37 Stanly County NC 81 +40% +2.6% 0.7 +3.4% 5.7x
38 Hardin County TX 68 +40% +1.9% 1.0 +4.9% 6.9x
39 Waupaca County WI 97 +40% +5.2% -2.5 +3.6% 4.6x
40 Houston County AL 89 +40% +3.6% -0.8 +1.4% 2.9x
41 Calhoun County MI 75 +40% +2.2% -2.7 +3.1% 2.5x
42 Darke County OH 98 +40% +5.5% -3.3 +12.7% 3.2x
43 Montcalm County MI 92 +40% +4.3% -2.5 -1.4% 6.3x
44 Sauk County WI 90 +40% +3.7% -1.0 +1.4% 3.5x
45 Lee County NC 48 +40% +1.0% -0.7 +10.4% 3.6x
46 Isabella County MI 100 +40% +6.7% -3.1 -0.7% 4.1x
47 Richland County OH 98 +40% +5.3% -2.9 +0.8% 3.8x
48 Fond du Lac County WI 99 +39% +5.9% -1.9 -0.3% 4.0x
49 Rock Island County IL 90 +39% +3.7% -1.9 +0.1% 2.0x
50 Lamar County TX 61 +39% +1.6% 0.4 +1.3% 2.7x