State guide · 2022 official data
Childcare costs in Texas
Compare a typical county, then find the county where care is provided.
A typical county in Texas
Unweighted medians of available county medians across the full source. These are not the prices paid by a typical resident or pooled provider medians.
- Infant · center
- $178per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $144 / week254 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $214 / week · 2661 counties↓ Lower than the national median
- Toddler · center
- $168per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $136 / week254 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $189 / week · 2663 counties↓ Lower than the national median
- Preschool · center
- $164per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $133 / week254 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $178 / week · 2670 counties↓ Lower than the national median
- Infant · home-based
- $162per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $131 / week254 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $177 / week · 2584 counties↓ Lower than the national median
Prices describe cost, not quality. Ask providers for current quotes.
Texas county pages
40 county pages in the national 500-county launch set, ordered by source-vintage population. The statewide benchmarks above use all available counties, not just these pages.
| County | 2022 official data | September 2026 estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | $185 | $228 |
| Dallas County | $194 | $239 |
| Tarrant County | $199 | $245 |
| Bexar County | $171 | $211 |
| Travis County | $229 | $282 |
| Collin County | $191 | $236 |
| Denton County | $191 | $236 |
| Hidalgo County | $144 | $178 |
| El Paso County | $122 | $150 |
| Fort Bend County | $185 | $228 |
| Montgomery County | $185 | $228 |
| Williamson County | $202 | $249 |
| Cameron County | $154 | $190 |
| Brazoria County | $185 | $228 |
| Bell County | $133 | $164 |
| Nueces County | $153 | $189 |
| Galveston County | $185 | $228 |
| Lubbock County | $146 | $180 |
| Webb County | $126 | $155 |
| McLennan County | $134 | $165 |
| Jefferson County | $135 | $166 |
| Hays County | $202 | $249 |
| Smith County | $124 | $153 |
| Brazos County | $154 | $190 |
| Ellis County | $191 | $236 |
| Johnson County | $191 | $236 |
| Guadalupe County | $171 | $211 |
| Midland County | $155 | $191 |
| Comal County | $171 | $211 |
| Ector County | $155 | $191 |
| Parker County | $191 | $236 |
| Kaufman County | $191 | $236 |
| Taylor County | $124 | $153 |
| Randall County | $147 | $181 |
| Grayson County | $138 | $170 |
| Wichita County | $130 | $160 |
| Gregg County | $124 | $153 |
| Tom Green County | $113 | $139 |
| Potter County | $147 | $181 |
| Rockwall County | $191 | $236 |
What this means
Use the same age group and care setting when comparing costs. A statewide typical-county figure can hide substantial local differences. CPI-adjusted figures apply national inflation to 2022 prices; they are not new local observations.
Sources & data dates
- Prices
- DOL Women’s Bureau NDCP, study year 2022. County estimates from state market-rate surveys; some values are standardized or imputed.
- Inflation
- BLS day care and preschool CPI-U (not seasonally adjusted), September 2026. These are adjusted estimates, not new local observations.
- Income & population
- Census ACS fields distributed in the DOL workbook’s 2022 rows: MFI (family income, DP03) and TOTALPOP (DP05). Income share uses 2022 prices only.
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-03 (DOL); 2026-11-03 (BLS)
- Method
- Units, typical-county benchmarks, ZIP matching and limitations