MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Mills County, TX?
In Mills County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $133 a week ($576 a month, $6,916 a year).
$133
per week · Mills County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $156 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 | $133 | $121 |
| Toddler | $126 | $116 |
| Preschool | $123 | $115 |
| School-age‡ | $117 | $110 |
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 Mills County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,916 a year — that is 8.9% of the county’s median family income of $77,861 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Mills County?
Uses Mills County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN MILLS COUNTY
$6,916
per year · $576 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.9%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,450 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Mills County compares
- Mills County$133 /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 Mills County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Brown CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Comanche CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Hamilton CountyTX | $133 /wk |
| Lampasas CountyTX | $133 /wk |
| San Saba CountyTX | $133 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Mills County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $97 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $101 |
| 2011 | $104 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $108 |
| 2013 | $117 |
| 2014 | $110 |
| 2015 | $112 |
| 2016 | $111 |
| 2017 | $125 |
| 2018 | $133 |
| 2019 | $135 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $137 |
| 2021 | $141 |
| 2022 | $133 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Mills County?
- The median price is $133 per week ($576 per month, $6,916 per year) at a child care center in Mills County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Mills County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,916 a year, or 8.9% 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 Mills County?
- The median price is $121 per week ($524 per month, $6,292 per year) at a family child care home in Mills County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Mills County?
- The median price is $126 per week ($546 per month, $6,552 per year) at a child care center in Mills County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Mills County?
- The median price is $123 per week ($533 per month, $6,396 per year) at a child care center in Mills County, based on 2022 (latest official data).