Parents with young kids are fleeing New York City in droves. Skyrocketing housing and daycare costs are to blame.

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Children on swings at the playground at Union Square Park in Manhattan.
Children on swings at the playground at Union Square Park in Manhattan.

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Their landlord hiked their rent by 25%, so they applied for the NYC housing lottery. On the 25th try, luck was on their side.

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The bedroom.

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A homeless advocate of 40 years says finding homes for unhoused New Yorkers with vouchers has never been so hard

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Marc Greenberg, executive director of the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing.

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A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'

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Donna, who recently retired, wasn't expecting St. Louis to be as expensive as it is.

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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.

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An aerial view shows homes on December 20, 2023 in Jesup, Iowa. In 2021, Iowa passed a law barring cities and counties from protecting voucher holders from overt discrimination by landlords.

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The European housing crisis warping millennial life: The average Croatian lives with parents until 33

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How to know if you're an ALICE: You're barely paying your bills but don't qualify for government assistance

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More Americans are becoming ALICEs — asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed.

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New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market

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New York City's home vacancy rate is just 1.4%, its lowest in over 50 years.

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A Gen Xer who barely lives above the poverty line sells plasma to cover her rent because she doesn't qualify for government assistance: 'There's a lot of praying and just hanging on.'

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Lisa Kelley (not pictured) is low-income but does not qualify for government assistance. She sometimes sells her plasma to make ends meet.

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A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.

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Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there. The region hopes to add 70 households.

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