MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Costilla County, CO?
In Costilla County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $183 a week ($793 a month, $9,521 a year).
$183
per week · Costilla County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $214 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 | $183 | $152 |
| Toddler | $147 | $152 |
| Preschool | $138 | $152 |
| School-age‡ | $148† | $150 |
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 Costilla County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,521 a year — that is 19.4% of the county’s median family income of $49,120 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Costilla County?
Uses Costilla County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN COSTILLA COUNTY
$9,521
per year · $793 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 19.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $3,438 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Costilla County compares
- Costilla County$183 /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 Costilla County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Alamosa CountyCO | $172 /wk |
| Colfax CountyNM | no data available |
| Conejos CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Huerfano CountyCO | $285 /wk |
| Las Animas CountyCO | $111 /wk |
| Taos CountyNM | no data available |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Costilla County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $131 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $183 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Costilla County?
- The median price is $183 per week ($793 per month, $9,521 per year) at a child care center in Costilla County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Costilla County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,521 a year, or 19.4% 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 Costilla County?
- The median price is $152 per week ($658 per month, $7,899 per year) at a family child care home in Costilla County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Costilla County?
- The median price is $147 per week ($635 per month, $7,618 per year) at a child care center in Costilla County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Costilla County?
- The median price is $138 per week ($597 per month, $7,166 per year) at a child care center in Costilla County, based on 2022 (latest official data).