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STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

Childcare costs in Montana

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$222

per week · Montana · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

Montana median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$222$178
Toddler$233$182
Preschool$199$182
School-age$199$168

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Treasure County

$254 /wk · infant, center *

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Daniels County

$197 /wk · infant, center *

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Montana counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Beaverhead County$213 *14.8%
Big Horn County$218 *19.1%
Blaine County$217 *16.1%
Broadwater County$221 *14.9%
Carbon County$221 *13.4%
Carter County$211 *18.0%
Cascade County$220 *14.3%
Chouteau County$213 *14.6%
Custer County$239 *15.2%
Daniels County$197 *12.2%
Dawson County$226 *13.4%
Deer Lodge County$208 *17.3%
Fallon County$235 *10.8%
Fergus County$209 *13.1%
Flathead County$222 *14.0%
Gallatin County$237 *11.6%
Garfield County$215 *13.4%
Glacier County$207 *20.9%
Golden Valley County$223 *17.5%
Granite County$212 *16.8%
Hill County$211 *14.7%
Jefferson County$229 *13.2%
Judith Basin County$209 *14.2%
Lake County$226 *16.3%
Lewis and Clark County$216 *11.5%
Liberty County$218 *21.5%
Lincoln County$224 *20.7%
Madison County$236 *16.9%
McCone County$213 *13.0%
Meagher County$209 *15.0%
Mineral County$220 *19.1%
Missoula County$219 *12.7%
Musselshell County$238 *20.6%
Park County$216 *12.4%
Petroleum County$215 *14.4%
Phillips County$216 *15.3%
Pondera County$218 *15.1%
Powder River County$229 *15.1%
Powell County$217 *16.9%
Prairie County$224 *17.0%
Ravalli County$225 *14.5%
Richland County$213 *12.9%
Roosevelt County$210 *18.0%
Rosebud County$219 *17.0%
Sanders County$214 *18.1%
Sheridan County$231 *13.6%
Silver Bow County$216 *15.1%
Stillwater County$235 *12.8%
Sweet Grass County$217 *13.4%
Teton County$241 *16.3%
Toole County$206 *14.4%
Treasure County$254 *16.6%
Valley County$209 *13.1%
Wheatland County$221 *19.2%
Wibaux County$246 *14.2%
Yellowstone County$227 *12.8%

* Value statistically imputed by DOL.

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