Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Raise Kids In North Carolina
Working parents know just how expensive child care is in this country especially here in North Carolina! A new report reveals just how pricey it’s become.
According to GoBankingRates and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “affordable” child care is 7% of a person’s income. But based on that number, not one single state has affordable child care for its residents.
To find out which states have the most and least affordable child care, GoBankingRates analyzed the cost of child care for infants, toddlers and four-year-olds based on numbers from ChildCareAware’s Child Care Data Center, then assessed the percentage of median home income this care costs.
- The study finds that South Dakota is the cheapest state for child care in the U.S., with families there spending 8.81% of their income – about $7,200 – on child care.
- Massachusetts is the most expensive overall, with the average parent spending more than 17% of their income – around $20-thousand – on a child care center for their kid.
Family child care, also called home child care, is when kids are cared for in a residential setting and it’s more affordable in every state than center-based child care. It’s the most expensive in Massachusetts and Washington state and most affordable in Mississippi.
The Least Affordable States for Child Care
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Rhode Island
- Washington
- North Carolina
- New Jersey
- California
- New Mexico
Here is what the study found about the Carolina’s specificly:
North Carolina
South Carolina
