MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Routt County, CO?
In Routt County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $332 a week ($1,437 a month, $17,246 a year).
$332
per week · Routt County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $388 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 | $332 | $239 |
| Toddler | $350 | $240 |
| Preschool | $318 | $240 |
| School-age‡ | $125† | $196 |
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 Routt County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $17,246 a year — that is 14.8% of the county’s median family income of $116,203 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Routt County?
Uses Routt County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN ROUTT COUNTY
$17,246
per year · $1,437 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 14.8%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $8,134 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Routt County compares
- Routt County$332 /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 Routt County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Carbon CountyWY | $137 /wk |
| Eagle CountyCO | $333 /wk |
| Garfield CountyCO | $297 /wk |
| Grand CountyCO | $342 /wk |
| Jackson CountyCO | no data available |
| Moffat CountyCO | $291 /wk |
| Rio Blanco CountyCO | $186 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Routt County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $334 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $334 |
| 2022 | $332 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Routt County?
- The median price is $332 per week ($1,437 per month, $17,246 per year) at a child care center in Routt County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Routt County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $17,246 a year, or 14.8% 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 Routt County?
- The median price is $239 per week ($1,034 per month, $12,410 per year) at a family child care home in Routt County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Routt County?
- The median price is $350 per week ($1,517 per month, $18,200 per year) at a child care center in Routt County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Routt County?
- The median price is $318 per week ($1,380 per month, $16,554 per year) at a child care center in Routt County, based on 2022 (latest official data).