ChildcareCost

STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

Childcare costs in Maryland

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$327

per week · Maryland · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

Maryland median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$327$239
Toddler$231$205
Preschool$231$205
School-age$223$178

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Montgomery County

$414 /wk · infant, center

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Dorchester County

$209 /wk · infant, center

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Maryland counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Allegany County$238 17.3%
Anne Arundel County$327 12.5%
Baltimore city$250 17.8%
Baltimore County$345 16.4%
Calvert County$323 11.6%
Caroline County$217 14.8%
Carroll County$323 12.7%
Cecil County$254 12.8%
Charles County$323 12.9%
Dorchester County$209 14.6%
Frederick County$325 12.5%
Garrett County$247 15.7%
Harford County$325 13.4%
Howard County$414 12.7%
Kent County$217 10.9%
Montgomery County$414 14.2%
Prince George's County$327 14.8%
Queen Anne's County$254 10.6%
Somerset County$209 16.4%
St. Mary's County$254 10.0%
Talbot County$254 13.2%
Washington County$254 14.6%
Wicomico County$209 12.8%
Worcester County$238 12.7%

† Value statistically imputed by DOL.

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