
These housing statistics are associated with my N. Scottsdale Community post. Enjoy!
Desert Mountain, Mirabel, Legend Trail, Troon North, & Estancia
The northernmost part of Scottsdale is in zip code 85262, Desert Mountain’s housing stats:
During the 1970’s, when home construction began here, 54 homes were built, with the proliferation of home building in the 90s, 00s and 10s with 8,000 single family residence homes built, for a total of 8,240.
Multi-family home construction was minimal beginning in with 00s and 10s 345 units built.
- 8,600 total residential units
- 95.3 % single family
- Average home size by square feet 3,673
- Median age of homes 18 years
- 67 % of homes have pools
- As of 2019, 62% of homes were owned by AZ investors
- 35% owned by non-AZ US investors
- 4% international investors
- Rental units comprised 4% of total residential units
The Boulders, Terravita, & Whisper Rock
- 6,500 total residential units
- 100% single family (0% multi-family homes)
- Average home size by square feet 3,107
- Median age of homes 22 years
- 56% of homes have pools
- During the 1960’s, when home construction began here, 16 homes were built, proliferating in the 90s and 2000s with 5.3K single family homes built.
- There was no Multi-family home construction during this period.
- As of 2019, 75% of homes were owned by AZ investors
- 22% owned by non-AZ US investors
- 3% were international investors
- Rental units comprised 5% of total residential units
Desert Highlands, Pinnacle Peak (Estates, Shadows, Heights), DC Ranch, Grayhawk, McDowell Ranch
- ~ 22,400 total residential units
- 75.3 % single family
- Average home size by square feet 3,204
- Median age of homes 22 years
- 64 % of homes have pools
- During the 1970’s, when home construction began here, 167 single family homes were built with the proliferation of construction in the 90’s and 2000s with 14.4K single family homes built.
- Multi-family home construction began in the 80’s, with 434 units built and 4.7K units built in 2000 – 2019, for a total of 5,554 units.
- As of 2019, 75% of homes were owned by AZ investors
- 22% owned by non-AZ US investors
- 3% by international investors
- Rental units comprised 14% of total residential units
Desert Ridge
- 6,900 total residential units
- 15.7 % single family
- Average home size by square feet 2,464
- Median age of homes 22 years
- 57 % of homes have pools
- During the 1990’s, when home construction began here, 768 homes were built.
- Multi-family home construction began in the 1990’s, with 539 units built, which escalated to 5,739 units built from the 1990’s through 2019, dramatically outpacing single family home construction.
- Total single family residences 1,077 as of 2019, with new construction expansion ongoing.
- As of 2019, 55% of homes were owned by AZ investors, 41% owned by non-AZ US investors and international investors owned 5%.
- As of 2019, rental units comprised 40% of total residential units.
Shiloh Canyon, Ancala, etc. (look at MLS to get major subdivisions)
- 10,500 total residential units
- 77.9% single family
- 3,205 Average home size by square feet
- Median age of homes 26 years
- 69% of homes have pools
- During the 1970s, when home construction began here, 169 homes were built, with the proliferation of building in 80s, 90s and 00s with 7,800 single family homes built.
- Multi-family home construction began in the 80’s, with 1.3K units built, dipping in the 90s with 874 units built in the 00s.
- As of 2019, 85% of homes were owned by AZ investors
- 12% owned by non-AZ US investors
- 3% international investors

April Halstead
Scottsdale Lifestyle Blogger
I’m a 5th generation native Arizona gal who loves showing and telling what makes Scottsdale an amazing place to visit and make home! I hope you enjoy our city through my lens, making your own discoveries and memories here!