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58 Counties · DOL 2022

California Childcare Costs

Median weekly infant center care in California is $354. Explore childcare pricing across 58 counties.

Median Infant Care
$354/wk
Counties Tracked
58
Avg Burden Index
43.0%

Most Expensive Counties

#1San Francisco County$607/wk#2San Mateo County$555/wk#3Marin County$548/wk#4Santa Clara County$527/wk#5Alameda County$516/wk

Most Affordable Counties

#1Imperial County$222/wk#2Del Norte County$224/wk#3Lassen County$224/wk#4Modoc County$224/wk#5Plumas County$224/wk
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All California Counties

San Francisco County
$607/wk · 23.1% burden
San Mateo County
$555/wk · 19.2% burden
Marin County
$548/wk · 20.1% burden
Santa Clara County
$527/wk · 17.8% burden
Alameda County
$516/wk · 21.9% burden
Contra Costa County
$482/wk · 20.9% burden
Santa Cruz County
$477/wk · 23.8% burden
Santa Barbara County
$453/wk · 25.5% burden
El Dorado County
$450/wk · 23.6% burden
Placer County
$449/wk · 21.3% burden
Ventura County
$425/wk · 21.6% burden
Solano County
$424/wk · 22.7% burden
Fresno County
$416/wk · 31.9% burden
Riverside County
$405/wk · 24.9% burden
Monterey County
$403/wk · 23.0% burden
Orange County
$394/wk · 18.7% burden
Yolo County
$387/wk · 23.7% burden
San Joaquin County
$387/wk · 24.3% burden
San Benito County
$386/wk · 19.2% burden
San Bernardino County
$384/wk · 25.8% burden
San Diego County
$379/wk · 20.3% burden
Napa County
$377/wk · 18.5% burden
Mono County
$370/wk · 23.4% burden
Humboldt County
$366/wk · 32.9% burden
Yuba County
$365/wk · 28.5% burden
San Luis Obispo County
$361/wk · 20.8% burden
Inyo County
$361/wk · 29.6% burden
Alpine County
$356/wk · 18.3% burden
Butte County
$354/wk · 27.9% burden
Kern County
$353/wk · 28.7% burden
Sacramento County
$347/wk · 21.5% burden
Madera County
$332/wk · 23.4% burden
Nevada County
$317/wk · 20.7% burden
Stanislaus County
$316/wk · 22.0% burden
Sutter County
$307/wk · 21.9% burden
Calaveras County
$291/wk · 19.5% burden
Mendocino County
$278/wk · 23.6% burden
Tuolumne County
$269/wk · 19.9% burden
Siskiyou County
$265/wk · 25.6% burden
Colusa County
$265/wk · 19.8% burden
Lake County
$261/wk · 24.2% burden
Kings County
$261/wk · 19.8% burden
Los Angeles County
$257/wk · 16.0% burden
Mariposa County
$254/wk · 22.0% burden
Shasta County
$248/wk · 18.9% burden
Merced County
$245/wk · 19.6% burden
Sonoma County
$243/wk · 12.7% burden
Tulare County
$240/wk · 19.4% burden
Glenn County
$238/wk · 19.3% burden
Tehama County
$236/wk · 20.8% burden
Amador County
$235/wk · 16.3% burden
Del Norte County
$224/wk · 19.1% burden
Lassen County
$224/wk · 19.6% burden
Modoc County
$224/wk · 21.2% burden
Plumas County
$224/wk · 17.2% burden
Sierra County
$224/wk · 19.1% burden
Trinity County
$224/wk · 24.7% burden
Imperial County
$222/wk · 21.4% burden
Sources: DOL National Database of Childcare Prices
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