Originally Posted by RicoD

Population: 226,000
Typical single-family home: $500,000
Est. property taxes: $2,200
Pros: Vibrant community with ample opportunities for work and play
Cons: Brutal summers

Forget its reputation as a winter retreat for well-off, golf-obsessed retirees. Scottsdale offers year-round residents a wealth of job opportunities, great schools and recreation that doesn't end at the 18th hole. There's running along the Arizona Canal or through the Greenbelt, a 13-mile network of paths and parks that doubles as the city's floodplain on those rare days that rain falls. If you can't stand the heat, you won't like Scottsdale in the summer. But locals learn how to handle 100°-plus temps.

One thing about scottsdale, the 14-16 yr olds, look 21 :noes: Not that I would know....