A Hurricane community
Homes for sale in Falcon Ridge
Falcon Ridge sits on the raised ground of Hurricane's north side, named for the ridge it sits on. The edge streets look down toward the Virgin River, and Sky Mountain Golf is about seven minutes away. Most homes were built from 2006 to 2017, a newer phase is still filling in, and the view lots look across the gorge toward the Hurricane Cliffs. The golf, the grocery run, and the freeway are all inside about ten minutes.
New to the area? Start with the Hurricane guide, then come back for the ridge.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Falcon Ridge
This feed comes straight from the MLS and shows only homes inside Falcon Ridge. New listings show up here the day they list, and sold homes drop off.
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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Life on the ridge
What a day up here looks like
Morning on the rim starts with early light on the far wall of the Virgin River Gorge, and the view lots look across at those cliffs all day. Falcon Ridge sits on the raised ground of Hurricane's north side, a few blocks east of North Main Street, with the golf at Sky Mountain about seven minutes away. The older streets are settled, and on the newest streets your neighbors will be moving in around the same time you do.
Midday runs on Hurricane time. Lin's Fresh Market and the Walmart Supercenter are both about five minutes down on State Street, so the grocery run is quick. State Route 9 gets you to St. George in about 25 minutes or Zion in about 35. Being out on the edge of town does not cost you the errands.
Evening is when it all settles down up here. The gorge goes to shadow and the lights of town spread out below. Many homes have covered patios that face the view. You are far enough out to feel a little removed, but State Street is five minutes down the hill.
Neighborhood highlights
Close by, all within minutes
Hurricane Rim trail system
A network of singletrack (narrow bike trail) loops on the raised ground above the Virgin River, with desert views. It connects to the JEM and Gould's Rim trails, and the main trailhead is about ten minutes from the ridge.
Sky Mountain Golf Course
A public 18-hole course about seven minutes from the ridge, on the raised ground above the Virgin River. It has changes in elevation and long views across the valley. You can play it year round, and it is a local favorite.
The Virgin River rim
The community is named for the ridge it sits on, and the western edge drops toward the Virgin River. So the view lots look out over the river and across to the Hurricane Cliffs. That rim is why the streets are lined with covered patios angled the same direction.
Sand Hollow, out the front
Falcon Ridge sits on the raised ground of Hurricane's north side, and the reservoir is roughly 15 minutes out via SR-9 and Sand Hollow Road. That is close enough that keeping a boat or side-by-side (an off-road vehicle) in the driveway is worth it. The drive stays on paved main roads the whole way.
Zion, about 35 minutes east
State Route 9 runs straight from Hurricane to the park's south entrance at Springdale. Drop down from the raised ground onto State Street, and you are pointed the right way almost as soon as you leave the driveway. No freeway is needed.
A short run to State Street
Lin's Fresh Market, Walmart, fuel, and dining on State Street are all within about five minutes. It feels removed up here, but the errand loop stays short, and the errands table below has the details.
Homes & lots
Brand-new on the north side
Falcon Ridge is part settled, part new. County records show the first two phases built mostly from 2006 to 2017. The newest phase was mapped in 2021, and most of its lots were still empty in 2025. Madsen Homes is still actively building here, so what you are shopping is current. You will see new single-family plans, both single-level and two-story, on new streets where the landscaping is still filling in. A lot of the yards were finished this year or last.
Lots run around a quarter-acre on average. Depending on where you are in the community, they range from roughly 0.17 to 0.49 of an acre. Homes run about 2,200 square feet at the middle of the range. The western streets sit right on the edge of the raised ground, so many of the plans face the Virgin River and the cliff views beyond it. If a certain view or the way a lot faces matters to you, tell me early.
On new streets like these, ask which way a lot faces before you pick a plan.
The community is still being built, so you will often choose between a move-in-ready build and a home that is partway finished. A third choice is a resale from an owner who bought a year or two ago. Each one prices differently, so compare them side by side instead of looking at one listing alone. The yards and streets are young too, so picture how the landscaping will look after a few seasons.
Living on the river rim
What the ridge is the edge of
The "ridge" in Falcon Ridge is the reason the community exists, and it is not the golf course. The subdivision sits on the raised ground on Hurricane's north side, a few blocks east of North Main Street. There the built-up street grid runs out and the ground steps down toward the Virgin River. The street names show it: the view-side homes sit on Falcon Ridge View, looking across the river toward the Hurricane Cliffs. That edge is what people are paying for when they pay up here.
A rim lot and an inside lot are two different purchases in the same neighborhood. On the rim, the view is protected on the open side, because nothing can build below you by the river, and the covered patios are angled to catch it. Step a row or two inland and you get the same builder, the same quality, and a calmer street. You do not get the gorge view, and it usually costs less. Neither is the "right" answer. But if the view is your reason for looking here, it pays to know which lots have it before you fall for a floor plan.
What I check before I call a lot a true rim lot
- Whether the lot itself reaches the rim, or a future phase or a wider lot sits between it and the drop-off.
- How the building pad (the flat spot the home sits on) is graded near the edge, and where roof and yard water is sent so it does not run toward the slope.
- Which direction the patio and main windows face. The same rim view feels very different in July morning sun than in afternoon shade.
- How much more the rim costs than a similar inside lot, so you pay for the view on purpose, not by accident.
This is general guidance, not a survey, a grading report, or a lot-line check. Before you rely on it, check any parcel with the builder, the recorded plat (the official map of the lots), and a qualified inspector.
Trails & outdoors
Singletrack above the river
From Falcon Ridge you can see the land you would ride on before you ever clip in. The Hurricane Cliffs trail complex runs along the far, south side of the Virgin River Gorge, the same rim your view lots look across toward. To reach it, drop down to State Street, then head up SR-59 (the Colorado City highway) about ten minutes to the Hurricane Hill trailhead by the cell towers. From there the singletrack links the Hurricane Rim, JEM, and Gould's Rim trails into loops that can be as short or as long as your legs allow. All of it hangs on the edge of the gorge.
Hurricane Hill trailhead
This is the upper access, off SR-59 by the cell towers, about ten minutes from Falcon Ridge. It has a dirt lot and a kiosk. The trail starts here and drops into the Rim loop where it hugs the gorge edge.
JEM Trail
This is the flow trail (a smooth, banked bike trail) the Rim loop feeds into. It is hard-packed singletrack that follows the south wall of the Virgin River Gorge. From the ridge it is the far side of the same canyon you look across from the view lots.
Gooseberry Mesa
This is slickrock (smooth, grippy sandstone) riding up on the mesa south of town, roughly 25 minutes out past Apple Valley. It is technical and exposed, so plan a morning around it instead of squeezing it in after work.
For trailhead access and current conditions, see the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area, and the utahmountainbiking.com trail pages. Sand Hollow, Quail Creek, and the rest of the outdoor menu are mapped on the Hurricane guide.
Golf nearby
Tee times with views
Golf keeps coming up on this page because of where the homes sit. Sky Mountain is the closest course, so the everyday round is about seven minutes away. Sand Hollow and Copper Rock are the bigger destination courses. You drive to those, and both are roughly a quarter-hour out. All three play year round.
Sky Mountain
This is the neighbor course, on 2600 West about seven minutes from the ridge. It is a public 18-hole course that the city runs, on the raised ground above the Virgin River, with a big change in elevation. The back nine plays along the rim above the river. It is the good-value round you can walk on a whim.
Sand Hollow Resort
This course is out toward the reservoir, roughly 15 minutes down Sand Hollow Road. It is the championship layout, with red-sand dunes framing the back nine. Most Falcon Ridge golfers point out-of-town guests to this course.
Copper Rock
This course is on the south side of town, about 12 minutes from the ridge. It is a newer championship course with wide fairways and long views back toward the cliffs, and resort homes are still being built around it.
Tee times and rates are on each course's own site. If you want a home that sits on a fairway, the Hurricane golf course homes page filters for it.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes
Groceries and the daily stops are on State Street, about five minutes down, and the rest of town and St. George are an easy drive from there. Times are measured from the ridge.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the ridge |
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| Full grocery run | Lin's Fresh Market, State Street | ~5 min, on State Street |
| Big-box and shopping | Walmart Supercenter, State Street | ~5 min |
| Dining and fast food | State Street | ~6 min |
| Fuel | State Street stations | ~5 min |
| Golf | Sky Mountain Golf Course | ~7 min |
| Reservoir day | Sand Hollow State Park | ~15 min |
| Urgent care (24/7 ER on the same campus) | Intermountain Hurricane Valley Clinic with InstaCare, 75 N 2260 W | ~6 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~30 min |
Farther out, I-15 at the Hurricane exit is about 10 minutes from Falcon Ridge. St. George is roughly 25 minutes, and Zion is about 35 by way of SR-9. The Kolob Terrace high country is a similar distance up its own road. The full list of day trips is in the Hurricane guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts
Falcon Ridge is served by the Washington County School District. On Hurricane's north side, the K-5 elementary is typically Hurricane Elementary or Three Falls Elementary. From there students go on to Hurricane Intermediate (grades 6-7), Hurricane Middle (grades 8-9), and Hurricane High (grades 10-12). Valley Academy is a K-8 charter school (a public school with its own board) in Hurricane. Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College are in St. George, about 25 minutes away. The district is changing which schools serve which streets as the area grows, so the school for an address can change. For any home you are serious about, ask the district which school it is assigned to now. GreatSchools and Niche are outside sources that both publish school data you can weigh yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Hurricane guide.
What locals know
Notes from up the hill
No listing photo tells you this part. I have lived in Southern Utah for more than 20 years. Here is what I would tell a friend before they picked a lot on this rim.
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Not every lot here is a rim lot. The view is along the western edge of the subdivision, where the ground falls away toward the Virgin River. Inside streets are pleasant and quieter, but they do not have the gorge view the community is named for. If the view is why you are looking here, ask which lots back to the rim. They are priced differently than the ones a row or two in.
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State Street is closer than it looks. The streets sit just a few blocks east of North Main, so the drive down to State Street is short. That is why the grocery run feels quicker than the map suggests, and a nine at Sky Mountain is only about seven minutes away.
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The gorge you look at is the gorge you ride. You can trace the Hurricane Cliffs singletrack from a rim lot. It is about ten minutes away, but only if you drop to town and come up SR-59 to the far wall of the canyon. There is no path straight down the front of the ridge, which keeps the view side quiet.
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Say the name like a local. It is HER-uh-kun, not the weather event. Say it that way and half the "are you new here" questions go away. The story behind the name is in the Hurricane guide.
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Buying new, lot orientation is yours to pick. So much here is recent construction that you can still choose how a home faces. South-facing lots get sun from morning through evening, which is great in winter but makes the air conditioner work harder in July. Lots that hold afternoon shade stay cooler, and some buyers look for that on purpose. On a newly built home, think it through before you commit.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side
Buying in Falcon Ridge
Falcon Ridge sits on the north side of Hurricane, a few blocks east of North Main Street. The homes are laid out along the 900 North to 1100 North streets. It has valley and Pine Valley Mountain views, about 5 minutes from the shops on State Street and about 7 minutes from the golf.
Falcon Ridge mixes homes built mostly from 2006 to 2017 with a newer phase that is still filling in. That newer phase was mapped in 2021. Madsen Homes is still actively building here. You will see single-family plans, both single-level and two-story, on roughly quarter-acre lots, and many have covered patios and layouts that face the view. Because the community is new, model homes and move-in-ready builds sit alongside just-finished resales on the same streets.
The Hurricane Rim trailhead is about 10 minutes away. Its singletrack loops connect to the JEM Trail and Gould's Rim. Sand Hollow Reservoir is about 15 minutes for boating and paddling, and Sky Mountain Golf Course is about 7 minutes from the ridge.
Recent sales have covered a wide range, from well below the Hurricane median to well above it. The larger builds that face the view are at the top end, and smaller plans are lower. In Washington County MLS records, they have run from the high $200,000s to just under $800,000. For Hurricane as a whole, my 2025 market report puts the median home sale at $580,500. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Falcon Ridge
Prices on the ridge change with the view, the way the lot faces, and build quality. Start with the home valuation page. I will compare your home with recent Falcon Ridge sales, with no obligation.
When you list with me, your home is featured on MovingUtah where it fits best. It shows first on the Hurricane listings and on this Falcon Ridge page, where buyers are already looking. The get featured page explains how it works. If you are thinking about selling, I would be glad to talk it through with you.
It depends on what is on the ridge right now. Few homes are usually for sale up here. Tell me your timeline and I will tell you plainly what I see, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common here. Most of the work is getting the order and the timing right. I cover the steps in the buy and sell at once guide. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
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Selling in Falcon Ridge
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Recent Falcon Ridge sales have run from the high $200,000s to just under $800,000 in Washington County MLS records, so from well below the Hurricane median to well above it. The larger builds that face the view sit at the top. Madsen Homes is still adding new construction nearby, so pricing has to account for what a builder is offering up the street.