Daycare Cost by City (2026)
Average monthly daycare costs for the top 100 US cities. Infant center rates range from under $700/month in lower-cost metros to over $2,000/month in San Francisco and New York.
Click any city to see infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age rates plus CCDF subsidy information.
Anaheim
$2250/mo infant
Bakersfield
$1710/mo infant
Chula Vista
$2160/mo infant
Fremont
$2480/mo infant
Fresno
$1800/mo infant
Irvine
$2480/mo infant
Long Beach
$2300/mo infant
Los Angeles
$2340/mo infant
Modesto
$1800/mo infant
Riverside
$1980/mo infant
Sacramento
$2070/mo infant
San Bernardino
$1800/mo infant
San Diego
$2250/mo infant
San Francisco
$2660/mo infant
San Jose
$2520/mo infant
Santa Ana
$2160/mo infant
Stockton
$1800/mo infant
Arlington
$950/mo infant
Austin
$1080/mo infant
Corpus Christi
$810/mo infant
Dallas
$1010/mo infant
El Paso
$790/mo infant
Fort Worth
$970/mo infant
Garland
$950/mo infant
Houston
$1040/mo infant
Irving
$970/mo infant
Laredo
$740/mo infant
Lubbock
$790/mo infant
Plano
$1040/mo infant
San Antonio
$880/mo infant
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