the ratio between income and housing costs is theworst in the Midwest for low-income residents, according to a 2022 Prosperity Indiana report. The state'sreliance on coalrather than clean energy put its average utility costs almost 4% higher than the national average...
A small silver lining: Child care costs tend to fall as children get older, at least partly because states tend to allow more toddlers and preschoolers per teacher than babies in a day care room. And yet, even for 4-year-olds, day care costs are high. Here's how much child care cost...