Suncoast News Network
March 22, 2018
This comes from the just-released Economic Policy Institute’s 2018 update of its Family Budget Calculator. The calculator shows the cost of living for 10 family types in all of the nation’s 3,142 counties (and county equivalents) and 611 metro areas. But the income needed to acquire what the EPI calls an “adequate yet modest” life in Sarasota and Manatee counties doesn’t come anywhere near the average annual wage. That income in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area is $41,870, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Herald Tribune
March 22, 2018
A recent study by the Economic Policy Institute estimates it takes $88,669 annually or $7,389 monthly for a family of four (two adults, two children) to live in El Dorado County. … Unfortunately wage growth has not kept up with the cost of living. According to the Economic Policy Institute, “Productivity has grown about 75 percent since 1973, while the compensation of the typical worker has grown only about 12 percent. “Since 1979, the hourly median wage has grown less than 10 percent in real dollars, or an average annual raise of barely 4 cents.”
Village Life
March 22, 2018
Bergen County is one of the most expensive places in live in New Jersey, information from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows. The EPI recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of the United States’ 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The EPI estimates that a family of two adults and two children in Bergen County would need to earn $8,754 a month — or $105,042 annually — to live comfortably. (whole story)
Ramsey Patch
March 22, 2018
How much does it really cost for a family to live in Brick? According to the Economic Policy Institute, you’ll need a six-figure income to manage. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Ocean County would need to earn a combined $101,370 per year — or $8,447 a month — to live adequately. (whole story)
Brick Patch
March 22, 2018
Bucks County is one of the priciest places to live in Pennsylvania, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Bucks County would need to earn a combined $99,846 per year — or $8,321 a month — to live comfortably. (whole story)
Bucks Patch
March 22, 2018
Chester County is one of the priciest places to live in Pennsylvania, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Chester County would need to earn a combined $104,775 per year — or $8,731 a month — to live comfortably. (whole story)
Phoenixville Patch
March 22, 2018
Dakota County is one of the priciest places to live in Minnesota, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Dakota County would need to earn a combined $100,370 per year — or $8,364 a month — to live comfortably. (whole story)
Mendota Heights Patch
March 22, 2018
Delaware County is one of the priciest places to live in the Philadelphia area, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Delaware County would need to earn a combined $93,136 per year — or $7,761 a month — to live comfortably. (whole story)
Springfield Patch
March 22, 2018
Hennepin County is one of the priciest places to live in Minnesota, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The organization recently released its 2018 family budget calculator that estimates how costly it is to live in each of America’s 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas. The group estimates a family of two adults and two children in Hennepin County would need to earn a combined $98,483 per year — or $8,207 a month — to live comfortably. (whole story)
St. Louis Park Patch
March 22, 2018