What child care costs in Ohio
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Allen | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Ashland | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Ashtabula | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Athens | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Auglaize | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Belmont | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Brown | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Butler | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Carroll | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Champaign | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Clark | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Clermont | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Clinton | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Columbiana | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Coshocton | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Crawford | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Cuyahoga | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Darke | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Defiance | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Delaware | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Erie | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Fairfield | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Fayette | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Franklin | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Fulton | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Gallia | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Geauga | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Greene | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Guernsey | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Hamilton | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Hancock | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Hardin | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Harrison | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Henry | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Highland | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Hocking | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Holmes | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Huron | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Jackson | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Jefferson | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Knox | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Lake | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Lawrence | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Licking | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Logan | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Lorain | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Lucas | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Madison | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Mahoning | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Marion | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Medina | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Meigs | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Mercer | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Miami | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Monroe | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Montgomery | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Morgan | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Morrow | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Muskingum | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Noble | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Ottawa | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Paulding | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Perry | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Pickaway | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Pike | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Portage | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Preble | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Putnam | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Richland | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Ross | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Sandusky | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Scioto | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Seneca | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Shelby | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Stark | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Summit | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Trumbull | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Tuscarawas | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Union | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Van Wert | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Vinton | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Warren | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Washington | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Wayne | $784 | $715 | $628 | $638 |
| Williams | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |
| Wood | $1,062 | $932 | $823 | $709 |
| Wyandot | $623 | $563 | $520 | $611 |