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STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

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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