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MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

How much does childcare cost in Real County, TX?

In Real County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $130 a week ($563 a month, $6,760 a year).

$130

per week · Real County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)

≈ $152 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

Median childcare price in Real County by age group and care setting, shown per week.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$130$120
Toddler$124$117
Preschool$122$116
School-age‡$117$112

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 Real County?

Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,760 a year — that is 11.3% of the county’s median family income of $59,583 (2022).

That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.

ESTIMATE YOUR COST

What would childcare cost your family in Real County?

Uses Real County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.

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ESTIMATED COST IN REAL COUNTY

$6,760

per year · $563 per month (÷ 12)

Share of income
11.3%
Benchmark (7% of income)
$4,171 /yr

That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.

INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

How Real County compares

  • Real County$130 /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 Real County

Neighboring counties and their infant center-based weekly childcare price.
CountyInfant, center
Bandera CountyTX$171 /wk
Edwards CountyTX$130 /wk
Kerr CountyTX$171 /wk
Uvalde CountyTX$130 /wk

PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY

How childcare prices in Real County changed

$80†2009$892010$98†2011$1072012$1062013$1042014$1092015$1062016$1072017$1092018$114†2019$1182020$1322021$1302022
Median weekly childcare price in Real County by year.
YearMedian weekly price
2009$80 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2010$89
2011$98 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2012$107
2013$106
2014$104
2015$109
2016$106
2017$107
2018$109
2019$114 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2020$118
2021$132
2022$130

† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Frequently asked questions

How much does infant childcare cost in Real County?
The median price is $130 per week ($563 per month, $6,760 per year) at a child care center in Real County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
Is childcare affordable in Real County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,760 a year, or 11.3% 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 Real County?
The median price is $120 per week ($520 per month, $6,240 per year) at a family child care home in Real County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
How much does toddler daycare cost in Real County?
The median price is $124 per week ($537 per month, $6,448 per year) at a child care center in Real County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
How much does preschool cost in Real County?
The median price is $122 per week ($529 per month, $6,344 per year) at a child care center in Real County, based on 2022 (latest official data).