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The answer: families on average spend more than $26,000 a year on child-rearing costs, the personal finance site found.<\/p>\n<p>The study also found that such expenses can fluctuate sharply year to year. In St. Louis, Missouri, for example, the cost of raising a child has shot up over 20% over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the cities where it&#8217;s the most and least expensive to raise a child.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is it most expensive to raise a child?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Boston\u2014Cambridge\u2014Newton, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $39,221<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $37,758<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 3.87%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. San Francisco\u2014Oakland\u2014Fremont, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $38,981<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $35,642<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 9.37%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. San Jose\u2014Sunnyvale\u2014Santa Clara, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $37,867<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $34,415<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 10.03%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Seattle\u2014Tacoma\u2014Bellevue, WA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $34,448<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $30,781<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 11.91%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $33,149<\/li>\n<li> Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $32,135<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 3.16%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where is it least expensive to raise a child?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Birmingham, AL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $19,082<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $20,754<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: -8.06%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Memphis, TN<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $19,264<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $18,677<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 3.14%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Nashville-Davidson\u2014Murfreesboro\u2014Franklin, TN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $20,787<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $20,412<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: 1.84%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2025: $20,821<\/li>\n<li>Total annual cost of raising a child in 2024: $22,095<\/li>\n<li>Percent change: -5.77%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. 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