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Raising families: WalletHub.com report ranks Colorado low for affordability and child care

Raising families: WalletHub.com report ranks Colorado low for affordability and child care
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News
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Raising families: WalletHub.com report ranks Colorado low for affordability and child care
Posted at 12:21 PM, Jan 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-18 14:21:51-05

Colorado has been named the No. 15 state in the country for raising a family.

WalletHub.com, the personal financial website, looked at health & safety, unemployment rate, salaries, housing affordability, family fun and other factors.

While Colorado ranked No. 6 in the country for family fun, our state ranked No. 29 for affordability and No. 37 for education and child care.

The top 10 states, according to WalletHub.com:

  1. North Dakota
  2. New Hampshire
  3. Vermont
  4. Minnesota
  5. Nebraska
  6. Massachusetts
  7. New Jersey
  8. Iowa
  9. Connecticut
  10. South Dakota

The worst was Colorado's neighbor to the south, New Mexico.

Learn more about the report on WalletHub.com's website.

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