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Homes in Scottsdale
Scottsdale's 139,168 homes are a mix: 52% detached houses, 35% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 12% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 44% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 29% are older than that and 27% newer. The median home dates from 1991. 67% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 23 Arizona cities we have census figures for, Scottsdale has the third-highest share of apartments. In nearby Phoenix, 16 miles away, 42% of homes were built before 1980, so Scottsdale's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Scottsdale's homes are newer than those in 76% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Rounded drywall corners
71% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Scottsdale weather and your shutters
At Pinnacle Peak, AZ (3 mi away), July averages a high of 99.4°F and December a low of 42°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to September.
About 132 days a year reach 90°F, 4 nights fall to freezing and 11.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around March and least in June.
That's more 90°F days than in 95% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 24 min on the longest day to 9 h 55 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 80° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Pinnacle Peak, AZ (temperature) and Scottsdale 2.3 NE, AZ (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63.5°F | 43°F | 1.5 in |
| Feb | 65.9°F | 44.7°F | 1.4 in |
| Mar | 71.5°F | 48.6°F | 1.6 in |
| Apr | 78.5°F | 53.7°F | 0.4 in |
| May | 86.6°F | 61.6°F | 0.4 in |
| Jun | 96.3°F | 71.3°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 99.4°F | 75.9°F | 1 in |
| Aug | 98.1°F | 74.9°F | 1.2 in |
| Sep | 93.7°F | 70.7°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 83.1°F | 60.6°F | 0.7 in |
| Nov | 72.1°F | 50.4°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 63.2°F | 42°F | 1.3 in |
Months of hard sun
With 132 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in Scottsdale
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Scottsdale
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Scottsdale’s own figures.
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