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What’s the cost of raising a child in major US metros?
SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 21 – Annual child-rearing costs vary widely across 48 US metros in 2025, with Boston topping at $39,221 and Washington, DC seeing a 15% decrease, SmartAsset reports.
- Maintaining its spot this year, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro's costs are at $39,221 after a 3.87% increase.
- SmartAsset produced cost estimates, reviewed by Stacker, with data as of February 2025.
- SmartAsset data show cost changes ranging from-15% to +22% depending on metro area.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA recorded $37,867, marking a 10.03% increase since last year.
- Following an 8% drop, Birmingham, AL left Memphis, TN with $19,082, overtaking it as least expensive.
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2p2play // Shutterstock What’s the cost of raising a child in major US metros? Common costs associated with raising a child — such as childcare, additional food, medical costs, housing and more — can add up to tens of thousands of dollars per year. This makes raising a child a relatively expensive line-item anywhere, but in some metro areas these costs can be double those in others, sometimes reaching nearly $40,000 per year. What’s more, the co…
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What’s the cost of raising a child in major US metros?
SmartAsset reports that the cost of raising a child varies significantly across U.S.
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