ChildcareCost
DOL Data · 2022

Levy County, FL

Infant daycare in Levy County, FL costs $175 per week ($9,100 per year) for center-based care, and $0 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $49,933, the childcare burden is 18.2% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$175
$9,100/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
N/A
Median Income
$49,933
Burden Index
18.2%
High

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$175$9,100N/AN/A
Toddler (1-2)$125$6,500N/AN/A
Preschool (3-5)$120$6,240N/AN/A
School-Age (6+)$90$4,680N/AN/A
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Levy County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Levy County costs $175 per week ($9,100 per year). Family-based infant care costs $0 per week ($0 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Levy County is 18.2%, rated "High". This means a family earning the median income of $49,933 would spend about 18.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Levy County at $175/wk is 1% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Levy County costs $9,100 per year.

In Levy County, FL, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $0/wk compared to $175/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $0/wk vs $120/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $0/wk (family) or $90/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.