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STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

Childcare costs in Virginia

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$237

per week · Virginia · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

Virginia median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$237$177
Toddler$191$153
Preschool$187$152
School-age$155$143

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Arlington County

$559 /wk · infant, center *

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Buchanan County

$119 /wk · infant, center *

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Virginia counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Accomack County$190 *14.2%
Albemarle County$269 *11.0%
Alexandria city$453 *15.7%
Alleghany County$159 *12.0%
Amelia County$160 *9.7%
Amherst County$149 *9.1%
Appomattox County$143 *9.6%
Arlington County$559 *15.5%
Augusta County$195 *11.2%
Bath County$178 *12.3%
Bedford County$196 *11.7%
Bland County$142 *11.0%
Botetourt County$173 *9.7%
Bristol city$129 *9.4%
Brunswick County$147 *13.0%
Buchanan County$119 *13.2%
Buckingham County$134 *9.1%
Buena Vista city$170 *15.9%
Campbell County$139 *9.7%
Caroline County$234 *12.6%
Carroll County$119 *10.0%
Charles City County$193 *11.4%
Charlotte County$150 *11.1%
Charlottesville city$274 *13.5%
Chesapeake city$237 *11.2%
Chesterfield County$279 *12.8%
Clarke County$223 *8.7%
Colonial Heights city$303 *17.4%
Covington city$144 *13.1%
Craig County$154 *9.1%
Culpeper County$217 *10.9%
Cumberland County$150 *11.4%
Danville city$139 *13.3%
Dickenson County$119 *11.9%
Dinwiddie County$195 *10.9%
Emporia city$193 *18.5%
Essex County$196 *16.2%
Fairfax city$345 *10.6%
Fairfax County$345 *10.4%
Falls Church city$429 *10.8%
Fauquier County$276 *10.2%
Floyd County$173 *11.7%
Fluvanna County$195 *9.9%
Franklin city$204 *14.7%
Franklin County$173 *11.1%
Frederick County$217 *10.6%
Fredericksburg city$235 *10.0%
Galax city$119 *9.8%
Giles County$173 *12.6%
Gloucester County$210 *10.9%
Goochland County$294 *12.2%
Grayson County$119 *10.5%
Greene County$172 *9.8%
Greensville County$175 *12.9%
Halifax County$134 *10.4%
Hampton city$216 *14.1%
Hanover County$243 *10.2%
Harrisonburg city$188 *13.8%
Henrico County$263 *12.4%
Henry County$129 *11.0%
Highland County$191 *14.6%
Hopewell city$210 *18.5%
Isle of Wight County$189 *8.8%
James City County$227 *9.8%
King and Queen County$210 *11.7%
King George County$188 *8.4%
King William County$183 *10.2%
Lancaster County$210 *12.8%
Lee County$119 *10.8%
Lexington city$189 *9.5%
Loudoun County$366 *10.0%
Louisa County$191 *10.7%
Lunenburg County$134 *10.1%
Lynchburg city$155 *11.3%
Madison County$253 *14.3%
Manassas city$258 *10.9%
Manassas Park city$418 *22.3%
Martinsville city$129 *12.8%
Mathews County$175 *9.9%
Mecklenburg County$160 *12.0%
Middlesex County$210 *12.3%
Montgomery County$186 *10.0%
Nelson County$185 *11.3%
New Kent County$183 *7.7%
Newport News city$227 *15.3%
Norfolk city$247 *16.8%
Northampton County$190 *13.1%
Northumberland County$210 *13.1%
Norton city$119 *10.3%
Nottoway County$134 *8.6%
Orange County$235 *12.1%
Page County$191 *13.7%
Patrick County$159 *11.9%
Petersburg city$173 *14.4%
Pittsylvania County$154 *12.3%
Poquoson city$235 *10.1%
Portsmouth city$254 *19.9%
Powhatan County$208 *8.9%
Prince Edward County$149 *10.0%
Prince George County$195 *11.5%
Prince William County$312 *12.0%
Pulaski County$173 *11.8%
Radford city$144 *8.5%
Rappahannock County$244 *12.5%
Richmond city$308 *20.2%
Richmond County$195 *12.5%
Roanoke city$233 *18.3%
Roanoke County$253 *13.1%
Rockbridge County$189 *12.8%
Rockingham County$195 *11.4%
Russell County$119 *9.8%
Salem city$233 *13.9%
Scott County$119 *9.9%
Shenandoah County$154 *10.5%
Smyth County$130 *11.0%
Southampton County$184 *11.1%
Spotsylvania County$213 *9.6%
Stafford County$223 *8.2%
Staunton city$210 *13.3%
Suffolk city$189 *9.4%
Surry County$210 *12.7%
Sussex County$195 *13.0%
Tazewell County$119 *10.3%
Virginia Beach city$237 *11.9%
Warren County$172 *9.6%
Washington County$132 *9.0%
Waynesboro city$196 *14.6%
Westmoreland County$210 *13.8%
Williamsburg city$213 *11.8%
Winchester city$216 *13.9%
Wise County$119 *10.6%
Wythe County$132 *9.4%
York County$211 *8.9%

* Value statistically imputed by DOL.

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