# Where housing and childcare eat up the most income

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Podcast: [Marketplace Morning Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901)
Published: 2026-09-09T14:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/09/09/where-housing-and-childcare-eat-up-the-most-income
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## Resource

Paying for housing and childcare can eat up more than half of the median U.S. family’s income, a new report finds. The least affordable metro areas in the country for working families with kids are Los Angeles and New York City, where the median cost of childcare plus the notoriously high cost of housing devour 95% or more of the median income. We have more. Plus, who's funding the Republican midterm convention in Dallas? Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter . Marketplace Morning Report is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future. Stories featured in this episode: Who's paying for the GOP midterm convention in Dallas? In these cities, housing and childcare eat up the vast majority of household income

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