Best cities to live?

As many on these boards know I\'m a cop in training.  And now I\'m getting close to entering the academy, so I need to start applying to Departments so that I\'m paid for going to the academy.  I\'m wanting some opinions on where I should apply to, preferably warm climate (not completly nececary though), with desent night life.  Anyone have some ideas?

(west coast would also be best)

Vegas... I\'m not being biased either... It barely rains, the police force here is also one of the best in all the cities I\'ve lived in (Police cars everywhere). And did you say night-life?

Also, shoot the asshole that created the Love Letter virus.

I was actually thinking of vegas, it also has a low cost of living index, average city=100, silicon valley=366, Vegas=80

And there are alot of hookers for the taking.


.... to arrest of course.

Meh.  You can pretend that Vegas is good, but we all know New York is the greatest city on the planet

I\'m also looking at Portland;

Approximate annual salary: $34,861 at entry, $42,536 after six months, $57,096 after five years.
Overtime is paid at time and one-half.
A zero interest, 10 yr. loan for moving expenses, up to $5,000, for entry level officers moving over 100 miles.
Paid time off: 9 holidays, 3 personal days, and 13 sick days per year.
After 6 months of employment, $50,000 life insurance. Additional employee-paid life insurance available at group rate.
City provides uniforms, weapon, handcuffs, flashlight, duty belt, body armor, helmets, etc., and $90 a yr. equipment allowance.
Annual vacation: 0-4 years = 80 hours; 5-9 yrs. = 120; 10-14 yrs. = 140; 15-19 yrs. = 160; 20-24 yrs. = 180; and 25+ yrs. = 200.
After 30 days, fully paid family, medical, dental and vision coverage.
City contributes 100% into retirement.

I like that they pay for moving expenses.
they also have lower cost of living, too bad they don\'t pay as well as Berkley (100,000 a year after 5 years)

Originally posted by shockwaves
Meh.  You can pretend that Vegas is good, but we all know New York is the greatest city on the planet

Skanectaty(sp), NY pays over a 100 grand a year, but I don\'t like that 364 cost of living index.

What are the numbers like for New York?  I\'m curious

well it\'s 365, only behind the bay area of Cali, in the US.

And number 8 in the most expensive in the world.  (1 is tokyo)

New York?  Well, that\'s a bit misleading.  New York is so huge.  It\'s damn expensive, for example, to live in manhattan, but other areas are much cheaper.  You could live just outside the city too.  Most of my family lives there, and it\'s really not too bad if you know where to look.

Las Vegas would be nice. I actually wanna live there someday. Not quite as hit year around, and there\'s alot more to do.

Don\'t move to Phoenix, though. But, if you want to be a firefighter we have some of the best of those.

i noticed that Pheonix had a low cost of living (78), but then I remembered that it was like 114 degrees there the other day....and that was the end of that thought.

Seattle is also up on my list...don\'t know why.

San Francisco\'s weather is pretty nice, but the night life isn\'t as vibrant as New York\'s.

I live very close to SF (reletivly speaking), and was seriously considering San Fransisco and Berkley for a while, but unfortunetly the damn cost of living is way up there.

I think Seattle would suck. It\'s cloudy there far more days than it\'s sunny. And it rains too much. I like rain, and i wish we would have more of it in the Phoenix area, but not as much as Seattle.

And theomen, it gets hotter than 114. Tomorrow I\'m guessing it will be around 116 with 40-50% humidity from the storm tonight. Monsoon stroms - awesome.....except the dust. Like tonight the dust from the storm was so bad it got through the vents into my house, then the power went out. So when you shined the flashlight you could see the dust in the light, and you could smell it. It sucked. Alright, now i\'m babbling.