MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Sabine County, TX?
In Sabine County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $129 a week ($559 a month, $6,708 a year).
$129
per week · Sabine County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $151 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 | $129 | $117 |
| Toddler | $121 | $112 |
| Preschool | $118 | $110 |
| School-age‡ | $112 | $105 |
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 Sabine County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,708 a year — that is 10.7% of the county’s median family income of $62,674 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Sabine County?
Uses Sabine County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN SABINE COUNTY
$6,708
per year · $559 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 10.7%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,387 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Sabine County compares
- Sabine County$129 /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 Sabine County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Jasper CountyTX | $129 /wk |
| Newton CountyTX | $129 /wk |
| Sabine ParishLA | $132 /wk |
| San Augustine CountyTX | $129 /wk |
| Shelby CountyTX | $129 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Sabine County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $92 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $95 |
| 2011 | $97 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $100 |
| 2013 | $111 |
| 2014 | $103 |
| 2015 | $106 |
| 2016 | $109 |
| 2017 | $120 |
| 2018 | $124 |
| 2019 | $129 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $133 |
| 2021 | $145 |
| 2022 | $129 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Sabine County?
- The median price is $129 per week ($559 per month, $6,708 per year) at a child care center in Sabine County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Sabine County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,708 a year, or 10.7% 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 Sabine County?
- The median price is $117 per week ($507 per month, $6,084 per year) at a family child care home in Sabine County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Sabine County?
- The median price is $121 per week ($524 per month, $6,292 per year) at a child care center in Sabine County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Sabine County?
- The median price is $118 per week ($511 per month, $6,136 per year) at a child care center in Sabine County, based on 2022 (latest official data).