Acreage, horses, and custom homes in the desert north of Phoenix
Desert Hills is the country that Anthem’s rooftops look out on — a spread of unincorporated desert between I-17 and Cave Creek where homes sit on acre-plus lots, many with horse facilities, workshops, and room for everything a subdivision lot can’t hold. There is no single subdivision pattern here: custom homes, ranchettes, and older ranch properties share dirt roads and desert washes, water comes from wells or hauled storage on some parcels, and the sunsets run unobstructed to the Bradshaw Mountains.
People buy in Desert Hills for elbow room without isolation. Cave Creek and Carefree’s restaurants and galleries are minutes east, I-17 puts Phoenix within reach south, and at home the lot does the work — corrals, arenas, RV gates, casitas, and space between neighbors. Because every parcel is different, Desert Hills rewards diligence more than almost any market we serve: well production, septic, flood-plain washes, access easements, and zoning decide what a property can actually be.
What the Armstrong Group does in Desert Hills
- Acreage & horse property — Equestrian and multi-use parcels priced on land, water, and improvements — barns, stalls, arenas, fencing — not just the residence.
- Custom & rural homes — Buyers who want space and privacy with a Valley commute, briefed honestly on wells, septic, and county (non-city) services before an offer.
- Land diligence, applied — Access, zoning, utilities, and water questions surfaced early — the same standard as our northern Arizona land practice, brought to the Valley’s rural edge.
- Sellers of one-of-one properties — No two Desert Hills listings comp cleanly; we price from the land up and present the property’s full capability — photography and video that show acreage, not just interiors.
Call (602) 400-6220 — Scott Armstrong, Armstrong Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties.
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