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DOL Data · 2022

Grant County, MN

Infant daycare in Grant County, MN costs $211 per week ($10,972 per year) for center-based care, and $123 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $67,600, the childcare burden is 16.2% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$211
$10,972/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$123
$6,413/yr
Median Income
$67,600
Burden Index
16.2%
High

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$211$10,972$123$6,413
Toddler (1-2)$197$10,244$125$6,500
Preschool (3-5)$182$9,447$125$6,500
School-Age (6+)$163$8,493$113$5,893
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Grant County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Grant County costs $211 per week ($10,972 per year). Family-based infant care costs $123 per week ($6,413 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Grant County is 16.2%, rated "High". This means a family earning the median income of $67,600 would spend about 16.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Grant County at $211/wk is 22% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Grant County costs $10,972 per year.

In Grant County, MN, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $123/wk compared to $211/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $125/wk vs $182/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $113/wk (family) or $163/wk (center).

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Childcare costs are weekly median prices from the DOL. Burden Index = annual infant center care / median household income.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. counties with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Childcare Prices, 2026.