MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Travis County, TX?
In Travis County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $229 a week ($992 a month, $11,908 a year).
$229
per week · Travis County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $268 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 | $229 | $206 |
| Toddler | $214 | $196 |
| Preschool | $209 | $194 |
| School-age‡ | $197 | $184 |
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 Travis County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $11,908 a year — that is 9.9% of the county’s median family income of $119,793 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Travis County?
Uses Travis County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN TRAVIS COUNTY
$11,908
per year · $992 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.9%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $8,386 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Travis County compares
- Travis County$229 /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 Travis County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bastrop CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Blanco CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Burnet CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Caldwell CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Hays CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Williamson CountyTX | $202 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Travis County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $154 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $158 |
| 2011 | $162 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $166 |
| 2013 | $184 |
| 2014 | $174 |
| 2015 | $172 |
| 2016 | $179 |
| 2017 | $128 |
| 2018 | $202 |
| 2019 | $209 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $216 |
| 2021 | $241 |
| 2022 | $229 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Travis County?
- The median price is $229 per week ($992 per month, $11,908 per year) at a child care center in Travis County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Travis County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $11,908 a year, or 9.9% 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 Travis County?
- The median price is $206 per week ($893 per month, $10,712 per year) at a family child care home in Travis County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Travis County?
- The median price is $214 per week ($927 per month, $11,128 per year) at a child care center in Travis County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Travis County?
- The median price is $209 per week ($906 per month, $10,868 per year) at a child care center in Travis County, based on 2022 (latest official data).