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Report: Alexandria's Children Among Least Spoiled

Do you consider children in Alexandria spoiled? Take our poll.

 

With all the fancy strollers around the region, it might come as a surprise that children in Alexandria and Washington, D.C., are among the least spoiled in the United States according to Bundle.com.

WTOP reports that the data compilation website ranked 36 metropolitan cities against national averages to find out where the most money is spent on children—or, by and large, how spoiled those children might be.

According to the report, a middle-income family spends an estimated $12,000 on child-related expenses during a baby's first year. Costs for a child’s second year go up to more than $12,500. 

Alexandria came in at No. 29, with parents spending 47 percent less than the national average on their children. The District came in at No. 28, with parents spending 41 percent less than the average. 

Manhattan took the top spot on the list, followed by Brooklyn, N.Y., and Miami.

Madison, Wis., finished last on the list. Curiously, St. Paul, Minn. placed near the bottom, while Minneapolis came in at No. 4.

Do you consider children in Alexandria and the District to be spoiled? Tell us in the comments and take our poll.

  • By and large, do you consider children in Alexandria to be spoiled?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes
        64 (68%)
    • No
        23 (24%)
    • Not sure
        7 (7%)
    Total votes: 94
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Alexandria, Spoiled Kids, WTOP, Washington, bundle.com, and d.c.

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