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DOL Data · 2022

Habersham County, GA

Infant daycare in Habersham County, GA costs $109 per week ($5,642 per year) for center-based care, and $103 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $61,292, the childcare burden is 9.2% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$109
$5,642/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$103
$5,356/yr
Median Income
$61,292
Burden Index
9.2%
Affordable

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$109$5,642$103$5,356
Toddler (1-2)$102$5,304$97$5,044
Preschool (3-5)$102$5,304$97$5,044
School-Age (6+)$55$2,860$45$2,361
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Habersham County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Habersham County costs $109 per week ($5,642 per year). Family-based infant care costs $103 per week ($5,356 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Habersham County is 9.2%, rated "Affordable". This means a family earning the median income of $61,292 would spend about 9.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Habersham County at $109/wk is 37% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Habersham County costs $5,642 per year.

In Habersham County, GA, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $103/wk compared to $109/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $97/wk vs $102/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $45/wk (family) or $55/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.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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.