From $24,000 to $147,000: How Much Daycare Costs Across America

“The total median cost for the most expensive area, Arlington County, Va., was nearly $147,000. Wayne County, Ky., was the least expensive, at roughly $24,000.”

And they wonder why people aren't having as many kids. Soaring daycare costs, soaring food bills, soaring rents, soaring utilities, soaring car prices, an AI job apocalypse - people simply can't afford them and it seems rather foolhardy to even consider having them.