Connecticut
Connecticut ranks among most expensive states for raising children
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) – Connecticut ranked as the fifth most expensive state for stay-at-home parents, according to a recent Smart Asset study that examined the costs of keeping one parent at home.
The study found that families need an annual income of at least $90,000 for one parent to stay home.
It costs about $40,000 a year to raise a child in Connecticut.
Many families are finding ways to lower costs, including seeking free activities like going to parks or taking more drastic measures like keeping one parent at home instead of paying for child care.
In nearby Massachusetts, families need an income of $97,000 for one parent to stay home. Hawaii ranked as the most expensive state, where the income earner needs to be making nearly $103,000 a year to support a family.
The study looked at how much it costs to keep one parent at home across different states, with Connecticut ranking among the most expensive in the country.
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BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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