A recent LendingTree study found that, on average, it costs US parents $297,674 to raise a child over 18 years, and they spend an average of 22.6% of their income on child-rearing costs each year.

Top 10 states where people have the highest average hourly earnings Washington, D.C., $52.25 Massachusetts, $42.21 Washington, $41.61 California, $40.69 Colorado, $39.10 Minnesota, $39.04 New York ...

Do you live in this New England state with the heftiest check? Your Social Security benefit can be affected by where you live.