Cimarron Hills is a luxury gated community in McDowell Mountain Ranch.  Cimarron Hills is the sister community of Cimarron Ridge.  Cimarron Hills consist of 272 improved lots of which all are single story and 194 (71%) have pools. The average square footage is 1,736 and the average lot size is 6,894.  Cimarron Hills was also built by Geoffrey H. Edmunds from 1998 ~ 2013   and offered the same three sections as Cimarron Ridge; The Villas consist of 113 home sites, The Vistas consist of 53 home sites, and the Enclave consist of 106 home sites. It is situated just south of the mountain preserve and west of a community called Sunrise Point. This neighborhood sits on the side of McDowell Mountain Preserve and offers amazing mountain views as you drive through the streets. The higher you go up the hill, the better the views. Many homes have mountain or city lights views.

Schools in McDowell Mountain Ranch are Desert Canyon Elementary School, Desert Canyon Middle School and Saguaro High School. Some students attend other local schools through open enrollment; they are Copper Ridge Middle School, Chaparral High School and Desert Mountain High School. There are a variety of private school choices such as Notre Dame Preparatory High School and Scottsdale Christian Academy.