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So imagine you and your partner have two kids.
Things just went from difficult to nearly impossible, depending on which state you live in.
Also see the salary needed to afford the American Dream in 50 major cities.
West Virginia (East Coast)
21.
Georgia (East Coast)
20.
Pennsylvania (East Coast)
19.
South Carolina (East Coast)
18.
North Carolina (East Coast)
17.
Virginia (East Coast)
16.
Delaware (East Coast)
15.
Florida (East Coast)
14.
Oregon (West Coast)
13.
Maine (East Coast)
12.
Rhode Island (East Coast)
11.
Connecticut (East Coast)
10.
New Hampshire (East Coast)
9.
Washington (West Coast)
8.
Vermont (East Coast)
7.
New Jersey (East Coast)
6.
Maryland (East Coast)
5.
New York (East Coast)
4.
Alaska (West Coast)
3.
California (West Coast)
2.
Massachusetts (East Coast)
1.
The West Coast is Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
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