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Childcare costs in Michigan

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$173

per week · Michigan · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

Michigan median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$173$183
Toddler$173$182
Preschool$156$171
School-age$140$161

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Washtenaw County

$228 /wk · infant, center *

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Tuscola County

$107 /wk · infant, center *

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Michigan counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Alcona County$124 *9.6%
Alger County$136 *10.6%
Allegan County$124 *7.4%
Alpena County$111 *9.3%
Antrim County$133 *8.1%
Arenac County$135 *10.5%
Baraga County$178 *14.2%
Barry County$150 *8.5%
Bay County$170 *11.8%
Benzie County$133 *8.1%
Berrien County$137 *9.0%
Branch County$129 *9.1%
Calhoun County$134 *9.4%
Cass County$133 *8.7%
Charlevoix County$133 *8.0%
Cheboygan County$124 *9.0%
Chippewa County$130 *8.9%
Clare County$139 *12.7%
Clinton County$156 *8.1%
Crawford County$124 *8.6%
Delta County$144 *10.3%
Dickinson County$157 *10.8%
Eaton County$156 *8.6%
Emmet County$133 *8.2%
Genesee County$152 *10.5%
Gladwin County$132 *10.1%
Gogebic County$182 *14.0%
Grand Traverse County$160 *8.9%
Gratiot County$142 *10.6%
Hillsdale County$124 *9.1%
Houghton County$146 *9.9%
Huron County$119 *8.6%
Ingham County$169 *9.9%
Ionia County$133 *8.6%
Iosco County$132 *11.7%
Iron County$178 *13.6%
Isabella County$147 *10.5%
Jackson County$115 *7.5%
Kalamazoo County$160 *9.0%
Kalkaska County$133 *9.8%
Kent County$173 *9.6%
Keweenaw County$159 *9.8%
Lake County$163 *14.2%
Lapeer County$145 *8.8%
Leelanau County$160 *8.2%
Lenawee County$124 *8.3%
Livingston County$217 *9.9%
Luce County$127 *10.0%
Mackinac County$135 *9.5%
Macomb County$179 *10.1%
Manistee County$162 *11.2%
Marquette County$143 *9.0%
Mason County$146 *9.9%
Mecosta County$111 *8.4%
Menominee County$147 *10.6%
Midland County$133 *7.5%
Missaukee County$133 *9.8%
Monroe County$138 *7.9%
Montcalm County$133 *9.8%
Montmorency County$124 *10.8%
Muskegon County$121 *8.5%
Newaygo County$148 *11.0%
Oakland County$196 *8.4%
Oceana County$149 *11.2%
Ogemaw County$122 *10.3%
Ontonagon County$178 *14.4%
Osceola County$116 *9.4%
Oscoda County$124 *11.1%
Otsego County$124 *8.1%
Ottawa County$164 *8.5%
Presque Isle County$107 *8.0%
Roscommon County$127 *10.4%
Saginaw County$151 *11.0%
Sanilac County$111 *8.3%
Schoolcraft County$139 *10.1%
Shiawassee County$159 *10.6%
St. Clair County$162 *10.3%
St. Joseph County$129 *9.0%
Tuscola County$107 *7.5%
Van Buren County$133 *8.6%
Washtenaw County$228 *10.0%
Wayne County$177 *12.3%
Wexford County$108 *8.0%

* Value statistically imputed by DOL.

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