Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-10-2026
Publication Title
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 94
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
2
Abstract
This fact sheet reports data on the annual cost of raising a child in four selected Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA; the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA; the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA; and the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MSA. SmartAsset’s “Cost of Raising a Child in Major U.S. Metros – 2026 Study,” includes data on the cost of raising a child across 48 major U.S. metropolitan areas. This fact sheet highlights the change in annual costs of raising a child in Mountain West metropolitan areas from 2024 to 2026 and the percentage change in costs from 2025 to 2026.
Keywords
Mountain West; Arizona; Utah; Nevada; Colorado; Metropolitan
Disciplines
Economic Policy | Economics | Public Affairs | Social Welfare | Urban Studies
File Format
File Size
105 KB
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Streuter, D., Booth, S., Awol, K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). The Cost of Raising a Child in the Mountain West, 2024-2026. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 94, 1-2.
Repository Citation
Streuter, D.,
Booth, S.,
Awol, K.,
Saladino, C. J.,
Brown, W. E.
(2026).
The Cost of Raising a Child in the Mountain West, 2024-2026.
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 94
1-2.
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_econdev/95
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