North Scottsdale · Maricopa County · Arizona
ZIP 85255
Yong has closed 17 sales totalling $24.44M across The Boulders, North Scottsdale, Carefree / Cave Creek, Troon North and elsewhere across the Valley.
Updated
9
For Sale
$3,147,500
Median Sale
$673
Avg $/Sqft
99
Median DOM
Desert Highlands is a guard-gated community in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, within ZIP code 85255. Homes here typically range $1.5M – $8M+.
Desert Highlands is a guard-gated community in North Scottsdale, within ZIP code 85255.
It sits within North Scottsdale, alongside Atavia at One Scottsdale, Cantabrica Estates, Cavasson (at Grayhawk) and DC Ranch, among others.
Homes here have historically traded in the $1.5M – $8M+ range.
Its boundary is assembled from 11 recorded subdivision plats, carrying 10 Maricopa County Recorder references.
9 homes are listed for sale in Desert Highlands.
Homes that sold in Desert Highlands over the trailing 12 months closed at a median price of $3,147,500 and a typical 99 days on market.
Available Properties
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 8, Scottsdale, AZ 85255Under Contract
Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 9, Scottsdale, AZ 85255Courtesy of Compass
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 477, Scottsdale, AZ 85255Courtesy of The Brokery
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 1031, Scottsdale, AZ 85255Under ContractCourtesy of The Whitman Group
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 246, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 483, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 299, Scottsdale, AZ 85255Courtesy of HomeSmart
View listing at 10040 E HAPPY VALLEY Road 450, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
View listing at 11551 W Waverly Drive, Casa Grande, AZ 85194Courtesy of Limitless Real EstateRepresented here
17
Closings
$24.44M
Volume
$473K – $3.10M
Price range
2024–2026
Years
Closed across The Boulders, North Scottsdale, Carefree / Cave Creek, Troon North and elsewhere across the Valley. Both buyer and seller sides represented.
From above
Where it sits
Desert Highlands sits about 22 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix. Its nearest neighbouring communities are Estancia (1.0 mi), Prado Estates (1.5 mi), Troon North (1.9 mi).
Nearest communities
Distances between communities are measured centre to centre from mapped boundaries, Maricopa County Assessor parcel data. Distance from downtown is approximate, measured from Desert Highlands’s boundary centre to the City of Phoenix reference coordinate.
Public record
Desert Highlands is assembled from 11 recorded plats.
Maricopa County Recorder references
Five-Year Trend
Data currency · auto
Reflects closings through July 2026.
Closed sales take time to record, so recent quarters can still shift. Read the most recent quarter as a direction, not a final number.
In Desert Highlands
Different Pointe of View
4.52,666
Fine Dining Restaurant · 11111 N 7th St, Phoenix
elements
4.61,366
Restaurant · 5700 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley
McDowell Mountain Golf Club
4.2630
Sports Club · 10690 E Sheena Dr, Scottsdale
The Westin Kierland Golf Club
4.4444
Sports Club · 15636 N Clubgate Dr, Scottsdale
Grayhawk Golf Club
4.6809
Golf Course · 8620 E Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale
Echo Canyon Trailhead
4.92,837
Hiking Area · E McDonald Dr, Phoenix
Echo Canyon Recreation Area
4.82,966
Hiking Area · 4925 E McDonald Dr, Phoenix
Trail Head Preserve - McDowell Mountains
4.7134
State Park · 18333 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale
Redfield Elementary School
Elementary School · 9181 E Redfield Rd, Scottsdale
Desert Canyon Elementary School
Elementary School · 10203 E McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd A, Scottsdale
Grayhawk Elementary School
Elementary School · 7525 E Grayhawk Dr, Scottsdale
Safeway
4.3577
Grocery Store · 20901 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale
Fry's
4.4846
Grocery Store · 20427 Hayden Rd, Scottsdale
Trader Joe's
4.72,069
Grocery Store · 7555 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale
Gainey Ranch Golf Club
4.7336
Association / Organization · 7600 E Gainey Club Dr, Scottsdale
The Silverleaf Club
4.8230
Association / Organization · 18701 N Silverleaf Dr, Scottsdale
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The year here
Desert Highlands sits inside North Scottsdale, and these are some of the fixtures on its calendar and its map.
Annual
Scottsdale Fourth of July
The City of Scottsdale holds its Independence Day celebration at WestWorld, with evening programming indoors and fireworks against the McDowell Mountains at dusk.
WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road
Annual
Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships
The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships bring a day of polo, fashion and car displays to WestWorld each autumn.
WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road
Nearby
McDowell Sonoran Preserve
The McDowell Sonoran Preserve protects more than 30,500 acres of Sonoran Desert on Scottsdale’s eastern edge, with over 230 miles of shared-use trail. Gateway Trailhead is on Thompson Peak Parkway and Tom’s Thumb on 128th Street.
Gateway Trailhead, 18333 N. Thompson Peak Parkway
Nearby
Taliesin West
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio, was begun in 1937 and is open for public tours. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982 and is one of eight buildings inscribed by UNESCO in 2019 as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard
Events and landmarks across North Scottsdale, not within Desert Highlands itself. Dates and hours change — check with the organiser before travelling.
Yong Choi is a Global Real Estate Advisor with Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty serving ZIP 85255 (North Scottsdale), representing buyers and sellers in Desert Highlands, Atavia at One Scottsdale, and 13 more.
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