As Fairy as Prices Go, Tooth Fairy Payout Reaches New Record
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
According to the annual Original Tooth Fairy Poll, the Tooth Fairy's average cash gift just reached $4.70, its highest point in the poll's 23-year history.
Key Points:
- According to the annual Original Tooth Fairy Poll, the Tooth Fairy's average cash gift just reached $4.70, its highest point in the poll's 23-year history.
- In Arkansas, as across the South, the Tooth Fairy pays about $4.45, tracking the U.S. average most closely.
- Baby teeth fetch the least in the Midwest ($3.66), and the most in the North ($5.72) and the West ($5.54).
- The newly disclosed value of a lost tooth has more than tripled since its inception when the value of a lost tooth was $1.30.