Is $100,000 Enough for a Luxury Pool in Phoenix?

Have you been looking at pool photos and wondering if the pool of your dreams is within your budget? Does $100,000 get a person in Phoenix, Arizona a luxury pool? A $100K budget buys a bigger shell and features homeowners enjoy.

Shasta has built more than 130,000 pools in Arizona since 1966. One thing we have learned is that luxury means different things to different people. Many people focus on the pool itself. However, many homeowners see luxury swimming pools as the entire backyard. How the patio or grill area works together. The #1 pool builder in Arizona by Pool & Spa News rankings highlights our understand on building every level of pool.

This article showcases what you get with a $100,000 pool. We share the differences between $50K and $80K pool construction projects. You will understand at what price point do you stop getting a better pool and the increase in cost is the landscaping and backyard design.

Table of Contents

• What Does a $100,000 Pool Include in Arizona?
• What's the Difference Between a $50K, $80K, and $100K Pool?
• At What Price Does Landscaping Take Over the Budget?

What Does a $100,000 Pool Include in Arizona?

A $100,000 pool in Phoenix buys you a full-size shotcrete shell. The pool system contains top of line equipment and features often seen in luxury photos. Typically fancier backyards and landscapes require a even high total cost. We compared recent swimming pool project to show how the money was spent. We compared $50K and $80K pools to the $100K ones.

What does a homeowner get for the increase in total cost?

• 29 to 39 yards of shotcrete — nearly triple the concrete in a $50K pool

• A heat pump and salt chlorine system as standard equipment

• In-floor cleaning system

• Real rock waterfalls or gas fire bowls

• Hardscape and landscaping costing around $4K to $7K

The average residential pool in the Southwest runs $136,031, according to Pool & Spa News' 2025 builder data. Arizona's labor and material market keeps shotcrete pools more competitive here than in a lot of other states.

What's the Difference Between a $50K, $80K, and $100K Pool?

At What Price Does Landscaping Take Over the Budget?

Landscaping has a low percentage of the total cost until a pool project exceeds $100,000. For many homeowners, hardscape and landscaping costs $3K to $7K no matter how big the pool gets. Pool projects that coststs more than $100K often have hardscapes that 30% to 40%.

Pool Construction Costs Data from Recent Shasta Pools:

• $50K–$110K: hardscape and landscape costs $3.2K to $6.9K — 4% to 7% of the total

• $126K: hardscape and landscape costs $55,123 — 43% of the contract

• $130K: hardscape and landscape costs $44,313 — 34% of the contract

The Money Starts Going into the Yard

"They are almost always surprised because the cost is a little bit more than they were expecting because they weren't thinking about their landscaping." — Bruce Shipp, Landscape Expert, Shasta Pools

What Changes Once a Project Costs $120K

Past $120K, landscaping becomes the second half of the project.

• Landscape and hardscape jump to $44K–$55K — more than the entire cost of a $50K pool

• One project spent $40,415 on landscape alone

• The other put $24,471 into hardscape and another $8,443 into a BBQ and fire pit

"You could take a deck from say $5,000 all the way up to 10, 15, $20,000 just based on the square footage." — Chris Woods, Sales Manager, Shasta Pools

Can I Get a Pool and Spa for $100,000 in Phoenix?

Yes, a pool and spa costs less than $100K in many projects Shasta builds. Below are two estimates that included an attached spa.

• $81K estimate: attached spa, gas heater, gas fire pit
• $84K estimate: attached spa, gas heater, heat pump