MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Starr County, TX?
In Starr County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $144 a week ($624 a month, $7,488 a year).
$144
per week · Starr County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $168 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 | $144 | $131 |
| Toddler | $136 | $126 |
| Preschool | $133 | $124 |
| School-age‡ | $126 | $120 |
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 Starr County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,488 a year — that is 17.8% of the county’s median family income of $42,033 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Starr County?
Uses Starr County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN STARR COUNTY
$7,488
per year · $624 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 17.8%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $2,942 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Starr County compares
- Starr County$144 /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 Starr County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Brooks CountyTX | $153 /wk |
| Hidalgo CountyTX | $144 /wk |
| Jim Hogg CountyTX | $126 /wk |
| Zapata CountyTX | $126 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Starr County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $104 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $105 |
| 2011 | $107 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $108 |
| 2013 | $111 |
| 2014 | $108 |
| 2015 | $103 |
| 2016 | $109 |
| 2017 | $126 |
| 2018 | $130 |
| 2019 | $135 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $139 |
| 2021 | $150 |
| 2022 | $144 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Starr County?
- The median price is $144 per week ($624 per month, $7,488 per year) at a child care center in Starr County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Starr County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,488 a year, or 17.8% 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 Starr County?
- The median price is $131 per week ($568 per month, $6,812 per year) at a family child care home in Starr County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Starr County?
- The median price is $136 per week ($589 per month, $7,072 per year) at a child care center in Starr County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Starr County?
- The median price is $133 per week ($576 per month, $6,916 per year) at a child care center in Starr County, based on 2022 (latest official data).