MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Hays County, TX?
In Hays County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $202 a week ($875 a month, $10,504 a year).
$202
per week · Hays County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $236 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 | $202 | $181 |
| Toddler | $189 | $172 |
| Preschool | $183 | $170 |
| School-age‡ | $173 | $160 |
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 Hays County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,504 a year — that is 10.4% of the county’s median family income of $100,644 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Hays County?
Uses Hays County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN HAYS COUNTY
$10,504
per year · $875 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 10.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $7,045 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Hays County compares
- Hays County$202 /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 Hays County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Blanco CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Caldwell CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Comal CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Guadalupe CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Travis CountyTX | $229 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Hays County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $137 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $146 |
| 2011 | $154 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $163 |
| 2013 | $168 |
| 2014 | $160 |
| 2015 | $164 |
| 2016 | $182 |
| 2017 | $176 |
| 2018 | $181 |
| 2019 | $186 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $191 |
| 2021 | $208 |
| 2022 | $202 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Hays County?
- The median price is $202 per week ($875 per month, $10,504 per year) at a child care center in Hays County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Hays County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,504 a year, or 10.4% 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 Hays County?
- The median price is $181 per week ($784 per month, $9,412 per year) at a family child care home in Hays County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Hays County?
- The median price is $189 per week ($819 per month, $9,828 per year) at a child care center in Hays County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Hays County?
- The median price is $183 per week ($793 per month, $9,516 per year) at a child care center in Hays County, based on 2022 (latest official data).