One of the newer planned communities to emerge in the Valley of the Sun is the award-winning Anthem, located north of Phoenix just east of Interstate 17. Developed by Del Webb of Sun City fame, Anthem offers a country club lifestyle in a self-contained "village" atmosphere. Amenities in the community include a marketplace with basic services, a lush park complete with a four-acre fishing lake and first-class sports facilities, a water play park, and a community center that features a 32-foot rock climbing wall. Anthem already has a combination elementary school and plans are underway for an additional elementary-middle school complex as well as a high school.

The first of Anthem's two golf courses with its spacious clubhouse is a focal point of community life, creating a panoramic backdrop of vistas for many of the home sites. Situated near a major interstate highway to ease commutes into Greater Phoenix, the community is also convenient to some of Arizona's favorite weekend getaway destinations. Boating at Lake Pleasant, hiking amid the red-rock splendor of Sedona, hunting for treasures in the boutiques of Jerome, or enjoying alpine sports in the San Francisco peaks above Flagstaff are all possibilities. The Outlets at Anthem offers an expansive shopping center filled with eateries and bargains on name-brand merchandise.