Best Cities for Halloween Parties
Halloween is the second-most expensive holiday, after Christmas, with Americans this year estimated to spend an average of $77.52 per person. More than two-thirds (67.4%) of consumers will buy costumes…
Divya Raghavan
Divya's writing has been featured in Huffington Post, U.S. News, Business Insider and NBC. She is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree from the University of Cambridge.
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Most Innovative Local Government Initiatives in California
The economy, safety and sustainability are top of mind for California’s local government officials, who have taken on ambitious projects to address these issues. NerdWallet conducted a survey in September…
Cannabis Cash: How Much Money Could Your State Make From Marijuana Legalization?
Colorado, the first state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, is expected to take in $60 million to $70 million this year in taxes from legal pot sales, according to the Denver…
Best Cities for Working Parents
We’re a hardworking nation, and many of us have two jobs: employee and parent. Of families with children, 88.2% have one parent who works, and 57.7% of families with children have two working parents,…
Most Common Street Names
What are the most common street names in the United States? Check out NerdWallet Cities for more city studies and information. Most Common Street Names in the United States |…
States With the Smallest Gender Pay Gap
Women, on average, earn 77 cents for every dollar that their male counterparts earn, and this gap is even larger for women of color. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Best Cities for Freelance Workers
Written by Maggie Clark More than 17.7 million Americans characterize themselves as freelancers or independent workers without ties to any particular company, according to an annual report from MBO Partners,…
Places Where Women Make The Most Money
Women make up 49.3% of all U.S. workers, and 41.4% of mothers are the main breadwinners of their household. So where do women make the highest salaries? NerdWallet crunched the numbers…
The Best Cities for Job Seekers in California
Written by Maggie Clark Even as the nation climbs out of the Great Recession, California still has one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates. But a closer look reveals pockets…
The High Cost of Being a Baseball Fan
Baseball has been our country’s national pastime for more than 150 years. By the 1900s, baseball games were the go-to family outing for people all over the United States. But…
