Great place to live, but no good building site that is anywhere near a good commute,
extremely high cost of housing ($ 500k average for a basic 50 year old tract home), no decent public transit, over-all poor education levels in the public schools.
At one extreme, some places with low
housing costs might appear to be very affordable, but incomes might also be much lower than elsewhere; at the other extreme, some places that appear to be
extremely expensive when looking at prices, might be more manageable as a result
of relatively
high wages and salaries.
However, as a consequence
of young mothers being required to work, infants may be placed in child care at a very early age, and mothers often require a patchwork
of solutions, some
of which may be substandard.40 Quality child care and early childhood education are
extremely important for the promotion
of cognitive and socioemotional development
of infants and toddlers.41 Yet, child care may
cost as much as
housing in most areas
of the United States, 25 %
of the budget
of a family with 2 children, and infant care can
cost as much as college.42 Many working families benefit from the dependent care tax credit for the
cost of child care, allowing those families to place their children in a certified or
higher - quality environment.43 However, working families who do not have sufficient income to pay taxes are not able to realize this support for their children, because the credit is not refundable or paid to families before taxation.44 Therefore, some
of the most at - risk children who might benefit from
high - quality early childhood education are not eligible for financial support.