MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Tarrant County, TX?
In Tarrant County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $199 a week ($862 a month, $10,348 a year).
$199
per week · Tarrant County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $233 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 | $199 | $177 |
| Toddler | $185 | $168 |
| Preschool | $180 | $166 |
| School-age‡ | $169 | $157 |
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 Tarrant County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,348 a year — that is 10.9% of the county’s median family income of $94,733 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Tarrant County?
Uses Tarrant County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN TARRANT COUNTY
$10,348
per year · $862 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 10.9%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,631 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Tarrant County compares
- Tarrant County$199 /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 Tarrant County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Dallas CountyTX | $194 /wk |
| Denton CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Ellis CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Johnson CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Parker CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Wise CountyTX | $191 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Tarrant County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $143 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $152 |
| 2011 | $161 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $170 |
| 2013 | $173 |
| 2014 | $164 |
| 2015 | $170 |
| 2016 | $166 |
| 2017 | $182 |
| 2018 | $186 |
| 2019 | $191 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $197 |
| 2021 | $213 |
| 2022 | $199 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Tarrant County?
- The median price is $199 per week ($862 per month, $10,348 per year) at a child care center in Tarrant County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Tarrant County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,348 a year, or 10.9% 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 Tarrant County?
- The median price is $177 per week ($767 per month, $9,204 per year) at a family child care home in Tarrant County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Tarrant County?
- The median price is $185 per week ($802 per month, $9,620 per year) at a child care center in Tarrant County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Tarrant County?
- The median price is $180 per week ($780 per month, $9,360 per year) at a child care center in Tarrant County, based on 2022 (latest official data).