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Old 08-07-2013, 11:57 AM
 
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Atlanta is the cheapest city in America to have and raise a baby for the first year, according to Redfin.
The online real estate brokerage ranked 40 cites based on housing data from multiple listing services across the country, plus the expense of childcare, health care, baby items and utilities compiled from various government and public sources.

The average total cost of a newborn’s first year Atlanta was a low $18,500. This includes $4,500 for housing, $5,000 for childcare, $5,600 in baby items, $3,000 for health care and $500 for energy.
The most expensive U.S. city to have a baby is San Jose, Calif.,where the average total cost of a newborn’s first year was $41,600.The U.S. average is $26,000.
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:24 PM
 
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Great news, since my wife and I just had a baby!
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:43 PM
 
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It may still hold up but they didn't survey Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St Louis, New Orleans, or even Dallas.
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:43 PM
 
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It may still hold up but they didn't survey Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St Louis, New Orleans, or even Dallas.
Who wants to live in those cities?
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:44 PM
 
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Great news, since my wife and I just had a baby!
Congrats!
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:45 PM
 
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Don't hijack the thread
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:45 PM
 
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Great news but it does make you think how realistic these are. Many of us didn't see anywhere near these expenses in year 1. Housing cost increased $0 dollars and I would imagine that is pretty common unless parents go out and buy a new house because they are having a child. Same goes for energy - no change. I know things add up but for us no way did we come close to $5,600 for baby items. Just something to think about.
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Old 08-07-2013, 12:50 PM
 
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Who wants to live in those cities?
More people live in Dallas than Atlanta.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:19 PM
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I have a baby of 10 months so I have a pretty good idea about incremental costs so far. I think everything else is spot on except for childcare. Daycare cost can easily exceed 15K (I prob. have spent 17k so far) in the city.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:21 PM
 
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Great news but it does make you think how realistic these are. Many of us didn't see anywhere near these expenses in year 1. Housing cost increased $0 dollars and I would imagine that is pretty common unless parents go out and buy a new house because they are having a child. Same goes for energy - no change. I know things add up but for us no way did we come close to $5,600 for baby items. Just something to think about.

I agree with this. I don't understand where they are getting the figures. I was a SAHM when my last child was born and our expenses went up $0 for the first year since I breast fed for a year and cloth diapered from gifts and made my own baby food. We lived in the same house and didn't have childcare since I was a SAHM. I would think any fiscally focused family such as mine would not spend even $18000 on a baby's first year unless they, of course didn't have a stay at home parent and then would have to buy formula and diapers.
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