Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Prices Grew Most
There's correlation here, but likely not causation.The real underlying cause in the drop in birth rates is an increase in working hours, an increase in commuting times, an increase in college tuition and health care costs, and also an increase in divorce rates.These days, even getting married is an expensive financial arrangement. Having kids is just another layer on that.Housing prices have increased because of cheap loans and supply-restrictive regulations.