Daycare Cost by City (2026): $700–$2,300/Month
Average monthly infant daycare costs across the 100 largest US cities. Center-based rates range from under $700/month in lower-cost metros to over $2,300/month in San Francisco and New York.
Click any city to see infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age rates plus CCDF subsidy information.
Anaheim, CA
$1680/mo infant
Bakersfield, CA
$960/mo infant
Carlsbad, CA
$2250/mo infant
Chula Vista, CA
$2160/mo infant
Clovis, CA
$1710/mo infant
Concord, CA
$2160/mo infant
Daly City, CA
$2430/mo infant
Elk Grove, CA
$1980/mo infant
Fontana, CA
$1890/mo infant
Fremont, CA
$2480/mo infant
Fresno, CA
$1020/mo infant
Glendale, CA
$2070/mo infant
Hayward, CA
$2340/mo infant
Huntington Beach, CA
$2340/mo infant
Irvine, CA
$2480/mo infant
Long Beach, CA
$1750/mo infant
Los Angeles, CA
$1890/mo infant
Modesto, CA
$1800/mo infant
Moreno Valley, CA
$1890/mo infant
Ontario, CA
$1890/mo infant
Oxnard, CA
$2070/mo infant
Palmdale, CA
$1800/mo infant
Point Reyes Station, CA
$2530/mo infant
Pomona, CA
$1890/mo infant
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
$1980/mo infant
Riverside, CA
$1980/mo infant
Rohnert Park, CA
$1720/mo infant
Roseville, CA
$2020/mo infant
Sacramento, CA
$1280/mo infant
Salinas, CA
$1980/mo infant
San Bernardino, CA
$1800/mo infant
San Diego, CA
$1720/mo infant
San Francisco, CA
$2350/mo infant
San Jose, CA
$2050/mo infant
Santa Ana, CA
$1580/mo infant
Santa Barbara, CA
$2040/mo infant
Santa Clarita, CA
$2160/mo infant
Simi Valley, CA
$2070/mo infant
South El Monte, CA
$1700/mo infant
Stockton, CA
$1800/mo infant
Sunnyvale, CA
$2610/mo infant
Temecula, CA
$1940/mo infant
Venice, CA
$1985/mo infant
Visalia, CA
$1660/mo infant
Vista, CA
$1980/mo infant
West Covina, CA
$1980/mo infant
Westminster, CA
$2070/mo infant
Arvada, CO
$1730/mo infant
Aurora, CO
$1320/mo infant
Boulder, CO
$2000/mo infant
Centennial, CO
$1790/mo infant
Colorado Springs, CO
$1150/mo infant
Denver, CO
$1440/mo infant
Lakewood, CO
$1790/mo infant
Longmont, CO
$1760/mo infant
Pueblo, CO
$1410/mo infant
Thornton, CO
$1760/mo infant
Westminster, CO
$1760/mo infant
Wiley, CO
$860/mo infant
Cape Coral, FL
$980/mo infant
Clearwater, FL
$1000/mo infant
Davie, FL
$1050/mo infant
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$1100/mo infant
Gainesville, FL
$950/mo infant
Hialeah, FL
$980/mo infant
Jacksonville, FL
$930/mo infant
Lakeland, FL
$950/mo infant
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
$1060/mo infant
Miami, FL
$1150/mo infant
Miami Gardens, FL
$980/mo infant
Miramar, FL
$1050/mo infant
Orlando, FL
$1080/mo infant
Palm Bay, FL
$920/mo infant
Pompano Beach, FL
$1020/mo infant
Port St. Lucie, FL
$950/mo infant
St. Petersburg, FL
$1020/mo infant
Tallahassee, FL
$870/mo infant
Tampa, FL
$1060/mo infant
West Palm Beach, FL
$1100/mo infant
Amityville, NY
$1990/mo infant
Buffalo, NY
$1080/mo infant
Fonda, NY
$1270/mo infant
Hamilton Heights, NY
$2220/mo infant
Ithaca, NY
$1420/mo infant
Jamaica (Queens), NY
$2020/mo infant
Merrick, NY
$2070/mo infant
Midtown Manhattan, NY
$2450/mo infant
New York City, NY
$2200/mo infant
North Syracuse, NY
$1240/mo infant
Ridge, NY
$1890/mo infant
Rochester, NY
$1710/mo infant
Scotia, NY
$1350/mo infant
Seaford, NY
$2040/mo infant
Uniondale, NY
$2060/mo infant
Willard, NY
$1200/mo infant
Yonkers, NY
$2470/mo infant
Abilene, TX
$770/mo infant
Allen, TX
$1010/mo infant
Amarillo, TX
$770/mo infant
Arlington, TX
$990/mo infant
Austin, TX
$1180/mo infant
Beaumont, TX
$790/mo infant
Brownsville, TX
$720/mo infant
College Station, TX
$790/mo infant
Corpus Christi, TX
$810/mo infant
Dallas, TX
$1040/mo infant
Denton, TX
$970/mo infant
Edinburg, TX
$720/mo infant
El Paso, TX
$740/mo infant
Fort Worth, TX
$1000/mo infant
Frisco, TX
$1040/mo infant
Garland, TX
$950/mo infant
Houston, TX
$980/mo infant
Irving, TX
$970/mo infant
Killeen, TX
$790/mo infant
Laredo, TX
$720/mo infant
League City, TX
$970/mo infant
Lewisville, TX
$970/mo infant
Lubbock, TX
$780/mo infant
McAllen, TX
$720/mo infant
McKinney, TX
$1010/mo infant
Midland, TX
$900/mo infant
Odessa, TX
$860/mo infant
Pasadena, TX
$950/mo infant
Pearland, TX
$990/mo infant
Plano, TX
$1040/mo infant
Round Rock, TX
$1040/mo infant
San Antonio, TX
$890/mo infant
Sugar Land, TX
$1010/mo infant
Tyler, TX
$790/mo infant
Waco, TX
$770/mo infant
Wichita Falls, TX
$770/mo infant
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