The coziest, the chicest, the poshest abodes. We round them up here for you in our annual guide to the city’s absolute Best Places to Live.

SCOTTSDALE

In 2006, 7.7 million visitors stayed in Scottsdale—which is second only to New York City in AAA Five-Diamond hotels—to soak in the city’s abundance of shopping, golf and night life. But it’s the city’s 236,000 residents who get to fully enjoy its 25 spas, 600 restaurants and 53 golf courses.