What is the median home price in The Boulders?

The median sale price in The Boulders is $1.47M, based on closed sales over the trailing 12 months.

Which ZIP code is The Boulders in?

The Boulders is located in ZIP code 85377.

How active is the market in The Boulders?

The Boulders currently has 5 active listings on the market.

Where is The Boulders?

The Boulders is in Carefree, about 26 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix.

What communities are near The Boulders?

The closest are Terravita (1.2 miles), Carefree Plat / Downtown Carefree Estates (1.4 miles), Whisper Rock (1.7 miles), Scottsdale Heights (1.7 miles), Bellasera (2.4 miles), and Legend Trail (2.5 miles).

Carefree · Maricopa County · Arizona

The BouldersLuxury Homes for Sale

ZIP 85377

Yong has closed 3 sales in The Boulders — $5.67M.

Updated September 20, 2026

For Sale

$1,465,000

Median Sale

$489

Avg $/Sqft

Median DOM

The Boulders is a golf community in Carefree, Maricopa County, Arizona, within ZIP code 85377. Homes here typically range $600K – $5M+.

The Boulders is a golf community in Carefree, within ZIP code 85377.

It sits within Carefree / Cave Creek, alongside Carefree Plat / Downtown Carefree Estates, Cow Track Estates and Crossings at Carefree.

Homes here have historically traded in the $600K – $5M+ range.

5 homes are listed for sale in The Boulders.

Homes that sold in The Boulders over the trailing 12 months closed at a median price of $1,465,000 and a typical 79 days on market.

Luxury Homes for Sale in The Boulders.

7692 E BLACK MOUNTAIN Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85266

$9,200,000 · 5 bd · 6 ba · 7,057 sqft

Courtesy of Keller Williams Arizona Realty

7704 E BLACK MOUNTAIN Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85266

$3,750,000 · 4 bd · 6 ba · 6,366 sqft

Courtesy of Arizona Online Realty

1042 N BOULDER Drive, Carefree, AZ 85377

$2,350,000 · 5 bd · 6 ba · 5,445 sqft

Courtesy of Compass

7373 E CLUBHOUSE Drive 8, Scottsdale, AZ 85266

$1,675,000 · 4 bd · 4 ba · 3,209 sqft

9220 E WHITETHORN Circle, Scottsdale, AZ 85266

$1,250,000 · 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,672 sqft

Courtesy of Merritt Estates

Represented here

Yong’s record in The Boulders.

Closings

$5.67M

Volume

$1.77M – $1.95M

Price range

2025

Years

Closed in The Boulders. Both buyer and seller sides represented.

The read

The Boulders

Carefree

The Boulders is built into the granite outcroppings that give Carefree its silhouette — the formations were designed around rather than cleared, so homes sit low and separated among them. The resort and its two golf courses anchor the community's north end.

It draws buyers who are choosing a setting before a floor plan, with a strong seasonal and second-home contingent. Architecture skews desert-contemporary and territorial, and lots vary widely in privacy and exposure — two homes at the same price can live very differently here.

The Boulders from above.

Where it sits

The Boulders sits about 26 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix. Its nearest neighbouring communities are Terravita (1.2 mi), Carefree Plat / Downtown Carefree Estates (1.4 mi), Whisper Rock (1.7 mi).

northeast Phoenix
In the metro: ~26 mi
From downtown: Terravita, 1.2 mi
Nearest community

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 The Boulders’s boundary centre to the City of Phoenix reference coordinate.

On the course

Golf within reach of The Boulders.

3 golf courses lie within 5 miles of The Boulders: Legend Trail Golf Club (2.3 mi), Rancho Manana Golf Club (3.3 mi), Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club (4.5 mi).

Legend Trail Golf Club
2.3 mi away · Golf Course
9462 E. Legendary Ln, Scottsdale
4.2(351)
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Rancho Manana Golf Club
3.3 mi away · Sports Club
5734 E Rancho Manana Blvd, Cave Creek
4.3(578)
View on Google Maps →
Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club
4.5 mi away · Sports Club
33750 N Dove Lakes Dr, Cave Creek
4.3(483)
View on Google Maps →

Publicly listed courses, nearest first, with distances measured from The Boulders’s boundary centre. A private club inside the community will not appear here, and proximity is not access — membership and guest policy vary by club.

Five-Year Trend

The Boulders, by the quarter.

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 The Boulders

Local favorites.

Parks & Trails

Trail Head Preserve - McDowell Mountains
4.7134
State Park · 18333 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale

Schools

Black Mountain Elementary School
Elementary School · 33606 N 60th St, Scottsdale
Lone Mountain Elementary School
Elementary School · 5250 E Montgomery Rd, Cave Creek
Cactus Shadows High School
High school · 5802 E Dove Valley Rd, Scottsdale

Essentials

Bashas'
4.4481
Grocery Store · 36889 N Tom Darlington Dr, Carefree
Safeway
4.2631
Grocery Store · 32551 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale
Fry's
4.2312
Grocery Store · 4815 E Carefree Hwy Ste 100, Cave Creek

The year here

Life around Carefree / Cave Creek.

The Boulders sits inside Carefree / Cave Creek, and these are some of the fixtures on its calendar and its map.

Nearby
The Carefree Sundial and Desert Gardens
The Carefree Sundial, built in 1959 to a design by solar engineer Dr. John Yellott and architect Joe Wong, spans 62 feet and is described by the Town of Carefree as the largest in North America. It anchors the four-acre Carefree Desert Gardens.
Easy Street, Carefree
Annual
Taste of Cave Creek
Taste of Cave Creek gathers local restaurants for two evenings of tasting plates at Stagecoach Village each autumn.
Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
Annual
Carefree Art Night
Carefree Art Night opens the galleries of the Carefree Town Center on the third Thursday of each month from October through May.
Carefree Town Center
Annual
Carefree Lights Up!
Carefree Lights Up! brings a tree lighting and a free Christmas concert to the Carefree Desert Gardens and the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion each holiday season.
Carefree Desert Gardens, Easy Street, Carefree

Events and landmarks across Carefree / Cave Creek, not within The Boulders 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 85377 (Carefree / Cave Creek), representing buyers and sellers in The Boulders, Carefree Plat / Downtown Carefree Estates, and 2 more.

Frequently Asked

Questions about The Boulders.

What is the median home price in The Boulders?: The median sale price in The Boulders is $1.47M, based on closed sales over the trailing 12 months.
Which ZIP code is The Boulders in?: The Boulders is located in ZIP code 85377.
How active is the market in The Boulders?: The Boulders currently has 5 active listings on the market.
Where is The Boulders?: The Boulders is in Carefree, about 26 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix.
What communities are near The Boulders?: The closest are Terravita (1.2 miles), Carefree Plat / Downtown Carefree Estates (1.4 miles), Whisper Rock (1.7 miles), Scottsdale Heights (1.7 miles), Bellasera (2.4 miles), and Legend Trail (2.5 miles).

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