Districtداماك هيلز
DAMAC Hills
Golf-course community (Trump International) south of Arabian Ranches: villas, townhouses and flats at lower prices than Emaar’s suburbs, with a large central park.
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5.6
1BR rentReport
AED 70k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 200k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 1,200/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+12%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
40 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
1
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
All data
Estimate 3Report 7Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 30,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 4 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 50k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 70k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 100k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 200k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 4,000/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 1,200/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +12% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 6.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 14/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 40 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 2 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 1 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | Official | Dubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 41 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Cheaper than Arabian Ranches and Dubai Hills
- +Golf, parks, skate park, petting zoo
- +Mix of flats and villas
- −Far from the coast and Downtown
- −Finish quality criticised in some clusters
- −Hessa Street / Umm Suqeim Road traffic
Residents say
Families say the park is the best in the south; check the specific cluster’s build quality.
Expat communities: Indian, British, Pakistani, Russian-speaking, Egyptian (editorial, largest first)