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.

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

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