MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Otero County, CO?
In Otero County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $104 a week ($450 a month, $5,400 a year).
$104
per week · Otero County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $121 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 | $104 | $91 |
| Toddler | $127 | $90 |
| Preschool | $114 | $90 |
| School-age‡ | $95† | $90 |
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 Otero County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,400 a year — that is 8.7% of the county’s median family income of $62,013 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Otero County?
Uses Otero County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN OTERO COUNTY
$5,400
per year · $450 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.7%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,341 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Otero County compares
- Otero County$104 /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 Otero County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bent CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Crowley CountyCO | $182 /wk |
| Kiowa CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Las Animas CountyCO | $111 /wk |
| Pueblo CountyCO | $258 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Otero County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $142 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $104 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Otero County?
- The median price is $104 per week ($450 per month, $5,400 per year) at a child care center in Otero County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Otero County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,400 a year, or 8.7% 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 Otero County?
- The median price is $91 per week ($396 per month, $4,750 per year) at a family child care home in Otero County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Otero County?
- The median price is $127 per week ($549 per month, $6,594 per year) at a child care center in Otero County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Otero County?
- The median price is $114 per week ($496 per month, $5,951 per year) at a child care center in Otero County, based on 2022 (latest official data).