Childcare costs in Idaho by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $106.15 a week in Custer County to $208 a week in Teton County, across the 44 Idaho counties with a published price. Pick a county for every age group and care type.
The Department of Labor does not publish one statewide price, so we don't make one up. Prices are in 2022 dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Median weekly price by county, 2022
| County | Center, infant | Center, preschool | Family care, infant | Family care, preschool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada County | $208est. | $190.62est. | $144.93est. | $128.08est. |
| Adams County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Bannock County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Bear Lake County | $172.99est. | $145.86est. | $133.84est. | $124.02est. |
| Benewah County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Bingham County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Blaine County | $208est. | $190.62est. | $144.93est. | $128.08est. |
| Boise County | $152.18est. | $128.74est. | $119.38est. | $111.15est. |
| Bonner County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Bonneville County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Boundary County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Butte County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Camas County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Canyon County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Caribou County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Cassia County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Clark County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Clearwater County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Custer County | $106.15est. | $95.48est. | $94.77est. | $89est. |
| Elmore County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Franklin County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Fremont County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Gem County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Gooding County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Idaho County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Jefferson County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Jerome County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Kootenai County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Latah County | $208est. | $190.62est. | $144.93est. | $128.08est. |
| Lemhi County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Lewis County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Lincoln County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Madison County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Minidoka County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Nez Perce County | $166.41est. | $140.26est. | $130est. | $120.92est. |
| Oneida County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Owyhee County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Payette County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Power County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Shoshone County | $120.38est. | $107.01est. | $105.38est. | $98.77est. |
| Teton County | $208est. | $190.62est. | $144.93est. | $128.08est. |
| Twin Falls County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
| Valley County | $152.18est. | $128.74est. | $119.38est. | $111.15est. |
| Washington County | $126.96est. | $112.60est. | $109.23est. | $101.88est. |
Infant = 0–23 months; preschool = 36–54 months. "est." = the source estimated the value (for example, carried it forward from an earlier survey year); each county page explains how. Toddler and school-age prices are on each county page.
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Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx) Data period: study year 2022 (prices from state childcare market rate surveys; latest year in the file). Retrieved October 11, 2026. License: U.S. Government work (DOL); public domain. Cite: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices.
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