How’s life on Easy Street treating you, New Hampshire?

By: Dana Wormald

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 774

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Here’s the trouble.

At more than $6.50 a pound, a 300% increase since 2010, the high average cost of ground beef — long a protein staple for time- and cash-strapped families — is straining grocery budgets.

At just under $32,000 a year to place an infant and 4-year-old in center-based child care, the cost of early care and education in New Hampshire is leaving families in an impossible situation: Parents can’t afford …

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