Mortgages in Fountain Hills, AZ

Fountain Hills is a northeast Phoenix-metro bedroom community anchored by the world's-tallest fountain at Fountain Park and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park gateway, blending gated golf enclaves like FireRock, Eagle Mountain, and SunRidge Canyon with mid-tier custom homes and a snowbird, retirement, and young-family mix.

Median list price
$728,675
Apr 2026
Days on market
67
median
Year over year
-8.8%
list price

The Fountain Hills market right now

Aggregated across 2 Fountain Hills ZIP codes, as of Apr 2026.

Median list price
$728,675
Median days on market
67 days
Active inventory
259
New listings this month
82
% with price drops
40.9%
Median $/sqft (list)
$340

Data: Realtor.com Research. List prices are down 8.8% year-over-year — a softer market favoring buyers willing to negotiate.

What it costs to buy in Fountain Hills

2026 conforming loan limit
$832,750
Maricopa County
Median list vs limit
88%
Median fits conforming
Median property tax paid
$2,424
Annual, owner-occupied (ACS)
Owner-occupancy rate
83.3%
of occupied housing units

Loan limits from FHFA. Property tax and owner-occupancy from U.S. Census ACS 5-year (2023).

Neighborhoods we serve in Fountain Hills

FireRock

ultra luxury

Private gated golf community with championship 18-hole FireRock Country Club course

hillside custom estates, casitas, and villas with panoramic McDowell Mountain views

Eagle Mountain

luxury

Guard-gated golf community on the west side backing into the McDowell Mountains

Eagle Mountain Golf Club (Scott Miller par-71), Superstition and Four Peaks views

SunRidge Canyon

luxury

Master-planned golf community on the north side around SunRidge Canyon Golf Club

~800 homes with mountain and golf course views, includes gated Shadow Canyon enclave

Adero Canyon

ultra luxury

Toll Brothers and Shea Homes gated luxury enclave bordering the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

private trailhead access, active 2025-2026 buildout of custom and semi-custom homes

Crestview

luxury

Small gated community of contemporary custom homes on the eastern edge of town

unobstructed views, high-end finishes, limited inventory

Diamante del Lago

mid

Gated lakeside community in the central town core near Fountain Park

walkable to fountain and Avenue of the Fountains, lake-view condos and patio homes

Westridge Village

mid

Established west-side single-family neighborhood with mountain and city-light views

non-gated, mid-tier custom and semi-custom homes

Sunset Ridge / Golden Eagle

luxury

Hillside custom-home neighborhoods near Golden Eagle Park with panoramic valley views

larger lots, view premium pricing

Schools that Fountain Hills buyers ask about

Primary public district: Fountain Hills Unified School District (FHUSD).

  • Fountain Hills High School
    high · public · FHUSD
    FHUSD's sole comprehensive high school; ~400 students (2024)
  • Fountain Hills Middle School
    middle · public · FHUSD
    Serves grades 4-8; built on McDowell Mountain Road in 2002
  • McDowell Mountain Elementary
    elementary · public · FHUSD
    FHUSD primary school serving Pre-K through 3rd grade
  • Fountain Hills Virtual Academy
    k-12 · public · FHUSD
    District-operated online learning option

School letter grades from Arizona Department of Education.

Why people move to Fountain Hills

Climate

3,872 sunshine hours per year~300 sunny days86% of possible sunshineAvg July high: 105°F · Jan low: 43°F

Source: NOAA / NWS Phoenix climate normals.

The Phoenix-area mortgage market by the numbers

HMDA 2023 county-level data for Maricopa County.

Mortgages originated
148,325
in 2023
Total dollar volume
$49.8B
Conventional share
74.5%
FHA share
17.0%
VA share
8.2%
Denial rate
25.7%
denied vs originated

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau HMDA Data Browser. Maricopa County aggregate; Fountain Hills-specific tract data available on request.

Working with a local lender matters in Fountain Hills

We close mortgages across the Phoenix area in 14 days on average from our Scottsdale office. We know what underwriters look for on a Fountain Hills property — from HOA disclosures and short-term rental rules to local taxes and conforming-loan-limit thresholds.

Also serving the Phoenix metro

Other Phoenix-metro cities we serve from our Scottsdale office:

  • Scottsdale
  • Rio Verde
  • Rio Verde Foothills
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
  • Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

About this page

Market and demographic data on this page is sourced from federal datasets and public research. Numbers refresh on the cadence shown.

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data — refreshed annual · source
  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year) — refreshed annual · source
  • NOAA / National Weather Service climate normals — refreshed static · source
  • Local news (Scottsdale Progress, KTAR, 12 News, ABC15, Rose Law Group Reporter) — refreshed weekly
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency Conforming Loan Limits — refreshed annual · source
  • Realtor.com Research — refreshed monthly · source
  • ASU W.P. Carey School of Business, Cactus League Economic Impact Study — refreshed annual · source

Snapshot generated May 29, 2026.