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Arizona

Paradise Valley

Median home price: $1,650,000
Cost-of-living index: 214%
Nonretail spending index: 217%
Location: about 14 miles northeast of Phoenix
Population: 15,132

Paradise Valley, home to about a dozen resorts, is known for its mountain views. Among the celebrities who have lived here: former Vice-President Dan Quayle, former senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and singer Alice Cooper.

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