Anyone here live in NYC with kids? How much do you make? Would love to have one but currently tied to the city and not sure if I can afford it

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I have a kid in Brooklyn. Household income around $160k. Having low housing costs is helpful, and frankly the only way to afford life.; we pay around $1900 per month.

So what’s that $1900 monthly cost? Property tax, insurance and utilities?

Husband and I are working through the process now. Around 700k HHI, housing is about 11k/mo for a 2b/2ba apartment. It’s doable but it will hurt if we decide to put them in private schools.

Yes, I think you definitely can manage. Of course, having children requires sacrifices. You may not be able to go out to extravagant dinners but you can definitely live a comfortable life on $300k with kids.

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