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Study: LI costliest region in state for families

Quick ReadOn Long Island, a single parent of two young children needs up to $86,000 annually just to get by.

A new report says Long Island is the

Photo credit: Ed Betz | A new report says Long Island is the most expensive region in the state to raise a family. (July 4, 2010)

Long Island is the most expensive region in New York State to raise a family, with steep taxes and child care pushing the cost of necessities to more than $100,000 a year for some families with three children, according to a report commissioned by advocates for the poor to be released Tuesday.

The report, known as the Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010, looked at the average...

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