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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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