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The cost of living in New Jersey has increased by $40,800 for families since the pandemic, making it no longer significantly cheaper than moving from New York City. This rise is primarily due to a 57% increase in childcare costs and a 37.5% surge in housing prices, alongside a 55.5% jump in healthcare expenses. Kristyna Frantz, who recently moved her family from Washington Heights to Fanwood, New Jersey, noted that they are now paying more for child care than if they had stayed in the city, highlighting the financial burden on families with children.
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The cost of living in New Jersey has risen dramatically by $40,800 since the start of the pandemic, making it no longer significantly cheaper to live there compared to New York City, according to recent data. The primary factors driving this increase are childcare expenses, housing costs, and healthcare prices, which have collectively surged nearly 40% over six years in New Jersey, outpacing similar increases of 25% in New York and 30% in Pennsylvania. Kristyna Frantz, a mother who recently moved from Washington Heights to Fanwood, New Jersey, reported that her family now pays more for child care and commuting costs than they did when living in the city. Her monthly childcare expenses alone are $5,000 for three children, nearly $1,000 less per month than if universal childcare were available.
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Moving from in the Garden State with kids won’t save you much green.
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Moving → move → green
The cost of living in New Jersey has risen by $40,800 for families since the pandemic — making it no longer significantly cheaper to move from the Big Apple across the Hudson River, according to new data.
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it → live → data
A massive spike in the cost of childcare, housing and healthcare is breaking the bank for families in New Jersey — where costs have soared by nearly 40% over the past six years, according to the Living Wage Institute.
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costs → break → Institute
By contrast, the cost of living rose 25% in New York and 30% in Pennsylvania during the same time period, according to the data.
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cost → rise → data
“At this phase, it’s more expensive for us to raise kids in New Jersey than New York,” Kristyna Frantz, who moved from Washington Heights to Fanwood, New Jersey in 2024, told Bloomberg.
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who → ’ → Bloomberg
“We’re paying more in child care, commuting costs and our mortgage is more than our rent in the city.
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mortgage → pay → city
’s crazy to think about the cost savings we could have had if we could have universal child care for all three kids and just pay for after-school care.
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we → ’ → care
Frantz said her family is forking over $5,000 for childcare per month for three kids — and that they would be paying $1,000 less if they still lived in the city, where their oldest was enrolled in a free city program.
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oldest → say → program
Indeed, childcare in the Garden State was the biggest financial burden on families with two kids, soaring a whopping 57% statewide since 2021, according to the data.
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childcare → soar → data
The price of housing in New Jersey, meanwhile, rose 37.5% since 2021 while healthcare increased 55.5%, according to the data.
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healthcare → rise → data
Overall, the cost of living in New Jersey rose annually by 6.7%—well higher than the 4.5 % national average.
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cost → rise → average
Prices are soaring in the Garden State in part because the housing market got more competitive during the pandemic, Bloomberg reported.
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Bloomberg → soar → pandemic
“Pre-pandemic it was affordable everywhere in New Jersey for a family to lay down roots outside of the city,” said Jeffrey Otteau, chief economist of his namesake real estate firm.
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Otteau → lay → firm
“Today, if your household is making $150,000 or less, it’s not a safe haven for affordability.”
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it → make → affordability
Overall, the state’s childcare and healthcare cost growth more than tripled since 2023, according to the report.
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growth → triple → report
“For many young families living in New Jersey today, child care is their biggest expense,” in some cases topping their mortgage or rent payment, said Sharon Levine, campaign director for childcare advocacy group Start Strong NJ.
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Levine → live → NJ
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