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No. 4 - Apache Junction, Ariz.
Zip: 85218
Cost of living index: 108.7
Sunny days: 295
2010 housing forecast: -2%
Apache Junction, a desert community 35 miles east of Phoenix, has a year-round population of 42,000 that swells to 77,000 during the winter season. It derives much of its revenue from sales taxes and has no city property tax.
