MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Chaffee County, CO?
In Chaffee County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $283 a week ($1,227 a month, $14,724 a year).
$283
per week · Chaffee County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $331 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 | $283 | $260 |
| Toddler | $124 | $235 |
| Preschool | $372 | $235 |
| School-age‡ | $121† | $233 |
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 Chaffee County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $14,724 a year — that is 17.6% of the county’s median family income of $83,786 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Chaffee County?
Uses Chaffee County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN CHAFFEE COUNTY
$14,724
per year · $1,227 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 17.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,865 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Chaffee County compares
- Chaffee County$283 /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 Chaffee County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Fremont CountyCO | $166 /wk |
| Gunnison CountyCO | $285 /wk |
| Lake CountyCO | $232 /wk |
| Park CountyCO | $386 /wk |
| Pitkin CountyCO | $273 /wk |
| Saguache CountyCO | $187 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Chaffee County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $302 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $300 |
| 2022 | $283 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Chaffee County?
- The median price is $283 per week ($1,227 per month, $14,724 per year) at a child care center in Chaffee County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Chaffee County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $14,724 a year, or 17.6% 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 Chaffee County?
- The median price is $260 per week ($1,127 per month, $13,520 per year) at a family child care home in Chaffee County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Chaffee County?
- The median price is $124 per week ($538 per month, $6,453 per year) at a child care center in Chaffee County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Chaffee County?
- The median price is $372 per week ($1,612 per month, $19,347 per year) at a child care center in Chaffee County, based on 2022 (latest official data).