[ceras]

For two adults, >0 children, I think childcare should really be excluded from costs. It's not accurate for most any family in that position.

Though I understand figuring out the second parent's income is difficult, I think it's more dangerous to entirely exclude it. To me it comes off as misinformation (especially when combined with the childcare costs).

You can consider a hideable layer that allows the user to put the second parent's income, and default it to the average Bay Area income. I'm guessing that even if you defaulted it to 20-percentile for income, cost of living would no longer exceed household income, which is extremely important information in this discussion.

[sxywu]

I love it. I was just wondering how I could possibly include a second income in the graph, and your suggestion is just perfect - thank you!

As for the costs, they're actually customizable - you can choose it from the dropdown. I will also work to make that more explicit.

[ceras]

Glad I could help -- I look forward to the change!