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Childcare Costs in Virginia

134 counties with cost data

$10,407

Avg Infant (Center)

$8,169

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,975

Avg Preschool (Center)

$5,252

Lowest Infant

$29,086

Highest Infant

Counties

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County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Accomack County	$9,870	$6,841	$6,284	$6,029	18.7%
Albemarle County	$13,974	$11,865	$11,617	$10,145	14.3%
Alexandria City	$23,540	$22,063	$22,063	$19,744	20.8%
Alleghany County	$8,258	$6,746	$6,197	$6,229	15.7%
Amelia County	$8,339	$6,379	$5,860	$6,158	13.1%
Amherst County	$7,734	$5,155	$5,155	$7,737	12.0%
Appomattox County	$7,456	$5,989	$5,502	$5,506	12.4%
Arlington County	$29,086	$25,808	$25,808	$21,630	21.2%
Augusta County	$10,115	$7,474	$7,474	$9,082	13.3%
Bath County	$9,234	$8,308	$8,308	$7,836	16.6%
Bedford City	$5,252	$4,836	$4,836	$4,420	14.8%
Bedford County	$10,189	$5,980	$5,980	$5,460	13.6%
Bland County	$7,377	$6,379	$5,860	$5,849	12.3%
Botetourt County	$8,980	$7,974	$7,325	$7,697	11.6%
Bristol City	$6,703	$5,460	$5,460	$4,680	14.8%
Brunswick County	$7,668	$5,866	$5,389	$5,663	14.6%
Buchanan County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	15.6%
Buckingham County	$6,971	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	11.6%
Buena Vista City	$8,848	$7,280	$7,280	$7,020	18.1%
Campbell County	$7,239	$5,720	$5,720	$5,720	12.3%
Caroline County	$12,188	$8,612	$7,911	$9,236	14.6%
Carroll County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	12.6%
Charles City County	$10,055	$7,647	$7,025	$6,814	15.3%
Charlotte County	$7,776	$5,948	$5,465	$5,742	15.1%
Charlottesville City	$14,264	$11,904	$11,894	$10,365	21.2%
Chesapeake City	$12,314	$9,553	$9,353	$7,946	13.3%
Chesterfield County	$14,503	$11,239	$11,004	$9,535	15.1%
Clarke County	$11,604	$9,073	$9,073	$7,908	10.8%
Colonial Heights City	$15,766	$10,310	$10,310	$12,110	21.8%
Covington City	$7,508	$5,980	$5,980	$5,720	16.4%
Craig County	$7,990	$6,527	$5,996	$6,026	12.1%
Culpeper County	$11,304	$8,248	$8,248	$9,082	12.2%
Cumberland County	$7,776	$5,948	$5,465	$5,742	13.8%
Danville City	$7,239	$6,240	$6,240	$5,460	17.5%
Dickenson County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	15.4%
Dinwiddie County	$10,115	$6,701	$6,701	$8,073	13.1%
Emporia City	$10,028	$7,626	$7,005	$6,795	24.2%
Essex County	$10,169	$7,733	$7,104	$6,891	19.4%
Fairfax City	$17,959	$14,996	$15,970	$12,267	14.0%
Fairfax County	$17,959	$14,996	$15,970	$12,267	12.4%
Falls Church City	$22,311	$16,238	$16,238	$19,510	13.6%
Fauquier County	$14,368	$7,617	$8,111	$7,614	11.7%
Floyd County	$8,980	$7,336	$6,739	$6,774	15.7%
Fluvanna County	$10,115	$7,217	$7,217	$8,409	11.1%
Franklin City	$10,584	$9,250	$8,497	$7,697	18.4%
Franklin County	$8,980	$7,336	$6,739	$7,389	13.5%
Frederick County	$11,304	$7,732	$7,732	$8,409	12.2%
Fredericksburg City	$12,197	$9,021	$9,021	$11,437	14.6%
Galax City	$6,167	$5,980	$5,980	$4,940	13.8%
Giles County	$8,980	$7,336	$6,739	$6,774	14.5%
Gloucester County	$10,905	$10,207	$9,376	$8,313	13.0%
Goochland County	$15,268	$10,586	$10,586	$7,908	14.5%
Grayson County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	14.2%
Greene County	$8,924	$7,217	$7,217	$8,409	11.0%
Greensville County	$9,116	$6,760	$6,760	$6,240	17.6%
Halifax County	$6,971	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	14.2%
Hampton City	$11,238	$8,529	$7,835	$6,814	17.4%
Hanover County	$12,630	$10,210	$9,996	$8,584	12.1%
Harrisonburg City	$9,751	$7,985	$7,336	$6,056	17.4%
Henrico County	$13,684	$9,918	$9,711	$8,051	16.6%
Henry County	$6,703	$4,940	$4,940	$4,680	15.3%
Highland County	$9,943	$8,930	$8,204	$7,697	17.4%
Hopewell City	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	21.5%
Isle of Wight County	$9,817	$7,217	$7,217	$8,409	10.7%
James City County	$11,828	$9,202	$9,799	$6,586	11.7%
King and Queen County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	15.5%
King George County	$9,771	$8,179	$8,710	$6,814	9.5%
King William County	$9,514	$7,343	$7,337	$6,507	12.0%
Lancaster County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	17.4%
Lee County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	14.8%
Lexington City	$9,817	$7,217	$7,217	$9,082	10.5%
Loudoun County	$19,027	$16,359	$17,420	$11,583	11.2%
Louisa County	$9,943	$8,930	$8,204	$7,697	13.0%
Lunenburg County	$6,971	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	12.8%
Lynchburg City	$8,044	$5,720	$5,720	$5,720	14.3%
Madison County	$13,150	$10,525	$9,669	$10,160	17.6%
Manassas City	$13,410	$11,664	$12,421	$8,249	12.1%
Manassas Park City	$21,716	$15,980	$15,980	$17,492	23.7%
Martinsville City	$6,703	$4,940	$4,940	$4,680	17.1%
Mathews County	$9,123	$7,164	$7,013	$6,233	11.5%
Mecklenburg County	$8,339	$6,060	$5,567	$5,234	16.3%
Middlesex County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	15.7%
Montgomery County	$9,653	$8,840	$8,840	$8,580	14.8%
Nelson County	$9,622	$8,930	$8,204	$8,621	15.0%
New Kent County	$9,514	$7,668	$8,166	$6,132	8.4%
Newport News City	$11,829	$8,529	$7,835	$7,097	18.7%
Norfolk City	$12,829	$9,887	$9,083	$8,005	21.0%
Northampton County	$9,870	$8,625	$7,923	$7,178	18.0%
Northumberland County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	16.9%
Norton City	$6,167	$6,240	$6,240	$4,940	16.7%
Nottoway County	$6,971	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	11.2%
Orange County	$12,197	$8,248	$8,248	$10,092	14.0%
Page County	$9,943	$8,930	$8,204	$7,697	17.5%
Patrick County	$8,258	$6,746	$6,197	$6,229	16.8%
Petersburg City	$8,980	$6,698	$6,153	$6,158	19.1%
Pittsylvania County	$8,030	$5,704	$5,240	$5,506	15.3%
Poquoson City	$12,197	$8,764	$8,764	$10,765	10.7%
Portsmouth City	$13,211	$8,467	$7,778	$7,891	23.1%
Powhatan County	$10,799	$8,179	$8,710	$6,132	10.0%
Prince Edward County	$7,734	$5,671	$5,671	$7,064	13.5%
Prince George County	$10,115	$6,701	$6,701	$8,073	12.6%
Prince William County	$16,199	$13,036	$13,881	$9,312	13.1%
Pulaski County	$8,980	$7,336	$6,739	$6,774	15.0%
Radford City	$7,508	$5,980	$5,980	$5,720	14.7%
Rappahannock County	$12,686	$11,060	$11,060	$11,513	12.9%
Richmond City	$16,037	$10,525	$9,669	$7,697	26.9%
Richmond County	$10,115	$6,701	$6,701	$8,073	16.1%
Roanoke City	$12,093	$8,506	$7,814	$7,362	23.5%
Roanoke County	$13,150	$9,569	$8,790	$8,621	16.3%
Rockbridge County	$9,817	$7,217	$7,217	$9,082	15.9%
Rockingham County	$10,115	$7,217	$7,217	$7,401	13.8%
Russell County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	14.0%
Salem City	$12,125	$8,823	$8,105	$7,949	17.7%
Scott County	$6,167	$5,200	$5,200	$4,940	13.8%
Shenandoah County	$8,030	$6,844	$6,287	$7,157	12.9%
Smyth County	$6,783	$5,866	$5,389	$5,379	15.1%
Southampton County	$9,571	$8,364	$7,684	$6,960	14.1%
Spotsylvania County	$11,057	$9,457	$10,071	$7,949	10.5%
Stafford County	$11,571	$10,480	$11,160	$7,722	9.0%
Staunton City	$10,905	$9,250	$8,497	$8,313	18.3%
Suffolk City	$9,851	$8,711	$8,528	$7,416	11.2%
Surry County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	15.9%
Sussex County	$10,115	$6,701	$6,701	$8,073	17.1%
Tazewell County	$6,167	$4,680	$4,680	$4,160	13.3%
Virginia Beach City	$12,314	$10,115	$9,903	$7,946	14.1%
Warren County	$8,924	$6,701	$6,701	$8,073	11.3%
Washington County	$6,842	$5,671	$5,671	$7,401	11.6%
Waynesboro City	$10,169	$8,625	$7,923	$7,752	19.4%
Westmoreland County	$10,905	$8,293	$7,618	$7,389	19.3%
Williamsburg City	$11,089	$7,151	$8,262	$10,785	16.6%
Winchester City	$11,238	$8,823	$8,105	$7,097	18.0%
Wise County	$6,167	$6,240	$6,240	$4,940	13.0%
Wythe County	$6,879	$5,948	$5,465	$5,455	12.8%
York County	$10,993	$8,840	$8,840	$8,320	10.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). Costs shown are annual estimates.