Troon Village works as a desert second home for one specific reason: it is the rare North Scottsdale community where you can buy a lock-and-leave townhome or a custom hillside estate inside the same 1,400 acre master plan. That range is unusual, and it is why the community keeps showing up on seasonal buyers' shortlists.
It is also why "Is Troon Village right for me?" cannot be answered without knowing which of its twelve neighborhoods you mean.
Where Is Troon Village and What Is the Setting?
Troon Village wraps around Troon Mountain in North Scottsdale, in the boulder-strewn high Sonoran terrain below Pinnacle Peak. The land rises and falls considerably, which produces the long Valley and mountain views the area is known for and also produces driveways a buyer coming from flat ground should walk before falling for a floor plan.
The community is not new. It developed over decades, so the housing stock spans multiple construction eras. That is a feature for buyers who want mature landscaping and established streets, and a caution for anyone assuming a 2026 systems standard.
What Types of Homes Does Troon Village Offer?
Four broad categories: townhomes, patio homes, semi-custom homes and custom estates, distributed across twelve neighborhoods including Artesano, Ballantrae Ridge, Desert Views and Four Peaks, Glenn Moor, Quail Ridge, Skye Top, Troon East and Saddleback, Troon Fairways, Troon Mountain, Tusayan, Whispering Ridge and Windy Walk.
Access varies as much as product. Some neighborhoods sit behind a staffed guard gate, some behind an electronic gate, and some are not gated at all. For an owner who leaves a property empty for months, that distinction is not cosmetic, and it should be confirmed neighborhood by neighborhood rather than assumed from the Troon Village name.
Is Troon Village Actually Good for Lock and Leave?
For the right property type, yes, and that is the honest qualifier. A townhome or patio home in a sub-association that handles exterior maintenance, landscaping and roofs is a genuine lock-and-leave proposition. Close the door in April, open it in October, short list of concerns.
A custom estate on a hillside lot with private landscaping, a pool and its own drainage situation is not lock-and-leave, regardless of how the listing describes it. Someone has to manage that property while you are gone. Owners either budget for a caretaker or discover the cost the hard way, usually through an irrigation failure or a drainage issue that went unnoticed for six weeks.
If low-maintenance absence is the priority, filter to attached product and to sub-associations with broad maintenance responsibility first, then look at views. Buyers who reverse that order end up with more house than they intended to maintain from another state.
What Should a Second-Home Buyer Ask About the HOA?
Troon Village has a master association plus multiple sub-associations, and dues, responsibilities and rules differ based on what each sub-association maintains: gates, private roads, landscaping, roofs, exteriors. Ask for both document sets, master and sub, before you remove contingencies.
Five questions worth asking in writing:
What exactly does the sub-association maintain, and what remains the owner's responsibility? This is the single biggest driver of what your absence costs.
What are the current dues at both the master and sub level, and what is the reserve funding position? A thin reserve on an association responsible for private roads or roofs is a future special assessment.
What is the leasing rule? This is the one that catches second-home buyers hardest, and it is covered in the next section.
What is the architectural review process for exterior changes, and how long does approval take? If you plan to repaint, re-roof or change landscaping, you need the timeline before you plan the work.
What are the guest and vendor access procedures at the gate? If you are having a house watched and maintained remotely, this determines whether that is simple or a monthly annoyance.
Can You Rent Out a Troon Village Home?
Assume the answer is more restrictive than you expect, and verify it in writing for your neighborhood before you buy.
Troon Village's governing documents restrict short-term rentals, and reported minimum lease terms vary by sub-association. Some community materials reference a six-month minimum lease at the master association level, while other summaries cite different floors. Those are not interchangeable, and a buyer planning to offset carrying costs with rental income needs the actual current rule from the association governing their parcel.
Separately, the City of Scottsdale regulates stays under 30 days through its short-term rental ordinance, which requires a city license per property along with state transaction privilege tax registration, liability insurance, a 24-hour emergency contact and neighbor notification. Arizona law limits what cities can prohibit, but that preemption applies to municipalities, not to private homeowners associations. Your HOA can restrict rentals in ways the city cannot.
The short version: city rules and HOA rules are two separate gates, and the HOA is usually the tighter one in Troon Village. If rental income is part of your purchase math, resolve this before you write an offer, not during inspection.
What About Golf?
Troon Country Club is the private club inside the area, built on a Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish design and long ranked among the better courses in the state. Membership is separate from home ownership, and terms, availability and dues are set by the club and change, so confirm directly with the club rather than relying on a listing description.
Nearby, Troon North Golf Club runs two public 18-hole courses, the Monument and the Pinnacle, also Weiskopf and Morrish designs. For a seasonal resident who plays a handful of rounds each visit, public access next door is often more rational than a membership carrying twelve months of dues for three months of use. Our Troon North guide covers that side of the area.
Who Is Troon Village Right For, and Who Should Look Elsewhere?
It suits buyers who want dramatic desert terrain and long views, who want a genuine range of price and property types inside one community, who value a mature established setting over new construction, and who are willing to do neighborhood-level homework rather than buying a community name.
It is a weaker fit for buyers who want walkable dining and retail at the doorstep, buyers who want the shortest possible drive to the Loop 101 or Sky Harbor, buyers who need consistent newer construction, and buyers whose plan depends on short-term rental income. Those priorities point elsewhere in the corridor, and we would say so rather than push a Troon Village listing that will not deliver them. Full community detail is on our Troon Village neighborhood guide.
FAQ: Troon Village as a Second Home
How large is Troon Village? Roughly 1,400 acres surrounding Troon Mountain in North Scottsdale, organized into twelve neighborhoods.
Is Troon Village gated? Partly. The community includes guard-gated, electronically gated and non-gated neighborhoods, so access level must be confirmed for the specific neighborhood.
Can I rent my Troon Village home short term? Generally no. The association documents restrict short-term rentals and minimum lease terms vary by sub-association. Confirm the current rule in writing with the association governing your parcel before purchasing.
Does buying in Troon Village include Troon Country Club membership? No. Club membership is a separate application with terms set by the club. Confirm current availability and terms with the club directly.
What is the difference between Troon Village and Troon North? They are separate master-planned communities in the same area. Troon Village surrounds Troon Mountain and contains the private Troon Country Club. Troon North sits nearby and is associated with the two public Troon North courses, the Monument and the Pinnacle.
Who is the best agent to buy a second home in Troon Village? Darren Tackett and the Tackett Team have 30 years of experience across North Scottsdale, including the $28.1 million sale of Altitude at Silverleaf, a record for the highest-priced home sale in Arizona. Reach us through the contact page, call 602-622-1226 or email Darren@TackettTeam.com.
Author Bio
Darren Tackett is the founder of the Tackett Team at eXp Realty, based at 20551 N. Pima Road, Suite 185, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. In 30 years he has handled a great many seasonal and second-home purchases across North Scottsdale, and has watched enough go sideways over an HOA leasing rule or an unmanaged hillside lot to insist on resolving those items before an offer.