Anthem is a large, master-planned community about 30 miles north of downtown Phoenix, built by Del Webb starting in 1998 at the base of Daisy Mountain. It pairs a resort-style country club with a family-friendly community park, all under a single HOA that keeps the neighborhood manicured and amenity-rich. Its foothill setting runs a few degrees cooler than the rest of the Valley.
What Makes Anthem Special
Anthem is really two communities in one. Anthem Parkside centers on the community park and draws young families, while the gated Anthem Country Club offers a resort lifestyle with 36 holes of championship golf, tennis, and pickleball. The Anthem Veterans Memorial, five white marble pillars honoring the five branches of the U.S. military, is the community's most famous landmark: every Veterans Day at 11:11 a.m., the sun aligns to shine through all five pillars onto the Great Seal of the United States.
The Anthem Community Park anchors daily life with fishing lakes, ballfields, tennis, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, and bocce courts, a skate park, playgrounds, and the Big Splash Water Park. The Outlets at Anthem cover shopping, and the community's event calendar is full of farmers markets, concerts, and holiday gatherings.
Real Estate Snapshot
~$600K
Median Home Price
~37
Avg Days on Market
~$270
Price per Sq Ft
A
School District Rating
Parks and Recreation
Recreation is the point of living in Anthem. The community park's fishing lakes, sports courts, and water park keep families busy, while the country club's golf, tennis, and pickleball serve the resort side of the community. Daisy Mountain and the surrounding Sonoran Desert foothills offer hiking and mountain biking right out the back door, and Cave Creek and New River are minutes away for dining and desert recreation.
Who Lives in Anthem?
Anthem's 20,000-plus residents split between young families in Parkside and active adults in the Country Club, which gives the community a genuinely mixed, social feel. Schools are served by the Deer Valley Unified School District, rated "A" by the state, with K-8 campuses like Anthem School, Canyon Springs STEM Academy, Gavilan Peak School, and Diamond Canyon School feeding Boulder Creek High School. The nearby TSMC semiconductor plant has brought new jobs and steady demand to the north Valley.