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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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