MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Comal County, TX?
In Comal County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $171 a week ($741 a month, $8,892 a year).
$171
per week · Comal County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $200 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $171 | $154 |
| Toddler | $160 | $148 |
| Preschool | $156 | $146 |
| School-age‡ | $149 | $139 |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Comal County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,892 a year — that is 8.1% of the county’s median family income of $110,314 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Comal County?
Uses Comal County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN COMAL COUNTY
$8,892
per year · $741 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.1%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $7,722 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Comal County compares
- Comal County$171 /wk
- Texas median$185 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
Childcare prices near Comal County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bexar CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Blanco CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Guadalupe CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Hays CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Kendall CountyTX | $171 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Comal County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $128 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $134 |
| 2011 | $139 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $145 |
| 2013 | $149 |
| 2014 | $144 |
| 2015 | $152 |
| 2016 | $151 |
| 2017 | $166 |
| 2018 | $167 |
| 2019 | $169 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $172 |
| 2021 | $187 |
| 2022 | $171 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Comal County?
- The median price is $171 per week ($741 per month, $8,892 per year) at a child care center in Comal County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Comal County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,892 a year, or 8.1% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Comal County?
- The median price is $154 per week ($667 per month, $8,008 per year) at a family child care home in Comal County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Comal County?
- The median price is $160 per week ($693 per month, $8,320 per year) at a child care center in Comal County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Comal County?
- The median price is $156 per week ($676 per month, $8,112 per year) at a child care center in Comal County, based on 2022 (latest official data).