MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Garfield County, CO?
In Garfield County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $297 a week ($1,289 a month, $15,462 a year).
$297
per week · Garfield County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $348 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 | $297 | $268 |
| Toddler | $253 | $241 |
| Preschool | $271 | $241 |
| School-age‡ | $167† | $188 |
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 Garfield County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,462 a year — that is 16.0% of the county’s median family income of $96,416 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Garfield County?
Uses Garfield County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN GARFIELD COUNTY
$15,462
per year · $1,289 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 16.0%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,749 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Garfield County compares
- Garfield County$297 /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 Garfield County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Eagle CountyCO | $333 /wk |
| Grand CountyUT | $229 /wk |
| Mesa CountyCO | $223 /wk |
| Pitkin CountyCO | $273 /wk |
| Rio Blanco CountyCO | $186 /wk |
| Routt CountyCO | $332 /wk |
| Uintah CountyUT | $226 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Garfield County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $300 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $300 |
| 2022 | $297 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Garfield County?
- The median price is $297 per week ($1,289 per month, $15,462 per year) at a child care center in Garfield County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Garfield County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,462 a year, or 16.0% 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 Garfield County?
- The median price is $268 per week ($1,160 per month, $13,920 per year) at a family child care home in Garfield County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Garfield County?
- The median price is $253 per week ($1,097 per month, $13,161 per year) at a child care center in Garfield County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Garfield County?
- The median price is $271 per week ($1,175 per month, $14,102 per year) at a child care center in Garfield County, based on 2022 (latest official data).