Average Cost of Raising a Child Rises to $303,418 Nationwide

The price tag that comes with raising a child is unquestionably high. That toll, though, continues to rise. LendingTree analyzed the cost of raising a child over 18 years and found the new national average to be $303,418, up 1.9% from the company’s report the year prior. Here’s what to know about LendingTree’s methodology and what else the company’s report found. To determine the cost of…