Richmond, VA 23230. The Department's Customer Service Walk-In Center located at 1957 Westmoreland St., Richmond, VA, has closed for the 2015 filing season. Our Cashiers' Office is open all year, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. NOTE: Do not mail your tax return to any of the addresses on this page.he Department's Customer Service Walk-In Center located at 1957 Westmoreland St., Richmond, VA, has closed for the 2015 filing season. Our Cashiers' Office is open all year, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. NOTE: Do not mail your tax return to any of the addresses on this page.
Child care and education: $2,488. Other: $500. Total costs: $10,000. With the USDA citing the national average cost of raising a 2 year-old to be $11,850, those living in the West and Northeastern U.S. will be paying, on average, much more.
Interestingly, when compared to the results from 1960 (the first year in which the USDA made such estimates), the cost of children has gone up significantly. More specifically, when expressed in 2009 dollars, the cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 in a middle income family back in 1960 was $182,857.This 21.6% increase was largely driven by inflation-adjusted increases in housing, healthcare, child care, and education expenses.nterestingly, when compared to the results from 1960 (the first year in which the USDA made such estimates), the cost of children has gone up significantly. More specifically, when expressed in 2009 dollars, the cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 in a middle income family back in 1960 was $182,857.