What child care costs in New York
Median monthly prices by county, from the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices (2018 data). These are county medians, not any particular program’s rates.
| County | Infant · center | Toddler · center | Preschool · center | Infant · home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $1,200 | $1,127 | $1,064 | $950 |
| Allegany | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Bronx | $1,723 | $1,337 | $1,227 | $843 |
| Broome | $948 | $888 | $840 | $689 |
| Cattaraugus | $930 | $871 | $825 | $671 |
| Cayuga | $954 | $893 | $845 | $693 |
| Chautauqua | $944 | $883 | $836 | $681 |
| Chemung | $975 | $913 | $864 | $712 |
| Chenango | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Clinton | $941 | $881 | $834 | $680 |
| Columbia | $1,104 | $1,041 | $966 | $747 |
| Cortland | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Delaware | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Dutchess | $1,195 | $1,123 | $1,059 | $950 |
| Erie | $1,187 | $1,119 | $1,039 | $799 |
| Essex | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Franklin | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Fulton | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Genesee | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Greene | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Hamilton | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Herkimer | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Jefferson | $934 | $875 | $828 | $676 |
| Kings | $1,694 | $1,314 | $1,206 | $825 |
| Lewis | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Livingston | $960 | $898 | $851 | $699 |
| Madison | $934 | $874 | $828 | $678 |
| Monroe | $1,202 | $1,133 | $1,051 | $810 |
| Montgomery | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Nassau | $1,552 | $1,441 | $1,321 | $1,272 |
| New York | $1,721 | $1,335 | $1,225 | $843 |
| Niagara | $962 | $901 | $852 | $697 |
| Oneida | $956 | $895 | $848 | $693 |
| Onondaga | $1,207 | $1,138 | $1,056 | $817 |
| Ontario | $1,196 | $1,128 | $1,047 | $805 |
| Orange | $1,173 | $1,103 | $1,040 | $928 |
| Orleans | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Oswego | $951 | $890 | $843 | $688 |
| Otsego | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Putnam | $1,424 | $1,322 | $1,213 | $1,158 |
| Queens | $1,691 | $1,312 | $1,203 | $824 |
| Rensselaer | $1,164 | $1,097 | $1,018 | $779 |
| Richmond | $1,746 | $1,355 | $1,243 | $856 |
| Rockland | $1,562 | $1,451 | $1,330 | $1,283 |
| Saratoga | $1,172 | $1,101 | $1,039 | $928 |
| Schenectady | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,038 | $796 |
| Schoharie | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Schuyler | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Seneca | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| St. Lawrence | $970 | $909 | $860 | $710 |
| Steuben | $944 | $884 | $837 | $684 |
| Suffolk | $1,529 | $1,420 | $1,302 | $1,249 |
| Sullivan | $980 | $918 | $869 | $714 |
| Tioga | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Tompkins | $1,157 | $1,091 | $1,012 | $777 |
| Ulster | $1,197 | $1,125 | $1,061 | $951 |
| Warren | $1,158 | $1,092 | $1,014 | $776 |
| Washington | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Wayne | $943 | $883 | $836 | $683 |
| Westchester | $1,520 | $1,411 | $1,294 | $1,239 |
| Wyoming | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |
| Yates | $868 | $812 | $769 | $629 |