MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Alamosa County, CO?
In Alamosa County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $172 a week ($744 a month, $8,928 a year).
$172
per week · Alamosa County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $201 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $172 | $165 |
| Toddler | $127 | $162 |
| Preschool | $120 | $162 |
| School-age‡ | $73† | $175 |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Alamosa County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,928 a year — that is 13.6% of the county’s median family income of $65,720 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Alamosa County?
Uses Alamosa County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN ALAMOSA COUNTY
$8,928
per year · $744 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 13.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,600 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Alamosa County compares
- Alamosa County$172 /wk
- Colorado median$386 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
Childcare prices near Alamosa County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Conejos CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Costilla CountyCO | $183 /wk |
| Huerfano CountyCO | $285 /wk |
| Rio Grande CountyCO | $179 /wk |
| Saguache CountyCO | $187 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Alamosa County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $177 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $173 |
| 2022 | $172 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Alamosa County?
- The median price is $172 per week ($744 per month, $8,928 per year) at a child care center in Alamosa County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Alamosa County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,928 a year, or 13.6% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Alamosa County?
- The median price is $165 per week ($714 per month, $8,570 per year) at a family child care home in Alamosa County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Alamosa County?
- The median price is $127 per week ($552 per month, $6,622 per year) at a child care center in Alamosa County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Alamosa County?
- The median price is $120 per week ($519 per month, $6,230 per year) at a child care center in Alamosa County, based on 2022 (latest official data).