MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Boulder County, CO?
In Boulder County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $404 a week ($1,750 a month, $21,000 a year).
$404
per week · Boulder County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $472 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 | $404 | $269 |
| Toddler | $389 | $254 |
| Preschool | $348 | $254 |
| School-age‡ | $174† | $239 |
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 Boulder County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $21,000 a year — that is 15.4% of the county’s median family income of $136,591 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Boulder County?
Uses Boulder County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN BOULDER COUNTY
$21,000
per year · $1,750 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 15.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $9,561 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Boulder County compares
- Boulder County$404 /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 Boulder County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Broomfield CountyCO | $341 /wk |
| Gilpin CountyCO | $294 /wk |
| Grand CountyCO | $342 /wk |
| Jefferson CountyCO | $415 /wk |
| Larimer CountyCO | $391 /wk |
| Weld CountyCO | $341 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Boulder County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $312 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $323 |
| 2022 | $404 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Boulder County?
- The median price is $404 per week ($1,750 per month, $21,000 per year) at a child care center in Boulder County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Boulder County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $21,000 a year, or 15.4% 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 Boulder County?
- The median price is $269 per week ($1,164 per month, $13,965 per year) at a family child care home in Boulder County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Boulder County?
- The median price is $389 per week ($1,687 per month, $20,244 per year) at a child care center in Boulder County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Boulder County?
- The median price is $348 per week ($1,506 per month, $18,073 per year) at a child care center in Boulder County, based on 2022 (latest official data).