Childcare costs in Montana by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $196.63 a week in Daniels County to $254.16 a week in Treasure County, across the 56 Montana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | $212.56est. | $189.94est. | $171.83est. | $175.50est. |
| Big Horn County | $217.90est. | $194.69est. | $171.48est. | $175.06est. |
| Blaine County | $216.50est. | $193.26est. | $170.02est. | $172.98est. |
| Broadwater County | $220.81est. | $197.30est. | $173.81est. | $177.51est. |
| Carbon County | $220.63est. | $197.31est. | $173.99est. | $178.29est. |
| Carter County | $211.38est. | $188.95est. | $166.49est. | $170.24est. |
| Cascade County | $220.10est. | $196.68est. | $177.94est. | $181.74est. |
| Chouteau County | $213.46est. | $190.61est. | $167.76est. | $170.87est. |
| Custer County | $238.99est. | $213.39est. | $192.85est. | $196.34est. |
| Daniels County | $196.63est. | $175.91est. | $155.19est. | $159.24est. |
| Dawson County | $225.54est. | $201.39est. | $182.03est. | $185.38est. |
| Deer Lodge County | $207.96est. | $185.67est. | $167.79est. | $170.78est. |
| Fallon County | $234.68est. | $209.59est. | $184.50est. | $188.04est. |
| Fergus County | $209.43est. | $187.23est. | $169.50est. | $173.45est. |
| Flathead County | $222.05est. | $198.57est. | $179.83est. | $184.23est. |
| Gallatin County | $237.31est. | $212.36est. | $192.48est. | $197.73est. |
| Garfield County | $215.18est. | $192.12est. | $169.07est. | $172.15est. |
| Glacier County | $207.43est. | $185.18est. | $167.35est. | $170.34est. |
| Golden Valley County | $223.40est. | $199.76est. | $176.15est. | $180.44est. |
| Granite County | $212.28est. | $189.59est. | $166.90est. | $170.14est. |
| Hill County | $210.71est. | $188.22est. | $170.20est. | $173.58est. |
| Jefferson County | $228.71est. | $204.48est. | $180.26est. | $184.55est. |
| Judith Basin County | $208.72est. | $186.47est. | $164.22est. | $167.61est. |
| Lake County | $225.63est. | $201.58est. | $177.54est. | $181.24est. |
| Lewis and Clark County | $215.93est. | $193.20est. | $175.08est. | $179.75est. |
| Liberty County | $218.21est. | $194.79est. | $171.38est. | $174.39est. |
| Lincoln County | $224.05est. | $200.14est. | $176.25est. | $179.82est. |
| Madison County | $235.85est. | $210.74est. | $185.62est. | $189.52est. |
| McCone County | $212.91est. | $190.15est. | $167.40est. | $170.65est. |
| Meagher County | $208.60est. | $186.39est. | $164.18est. | $167.67est. |
| Mineral County | $219.76est. | $196.21est. | $172.65est. | $175.76est. |
| Missoula County | $218.52est. | $195.52est. | $177.18est. | $181.90est. |
| Musselshell County | $237.95est. | $212.40est. | $186.83est. | $190est. |
| Park County | $216.27est. | $193.38est. | $175.10est. | $179.33est. |
| Petroleum County | $214.67est. | $191.64est. | $168.63est. | $171.62est. |
| Phillips County | $216.25est. | $193.06est. | $169.85est. | $172.83est. |
| Pondera County | $217.67est. | $194.36est. | $175.70est. | $178.99est. |
| Powder River County | $229.29est. | $204.76est. | $180.23est. | $183.63est. |
| Powell County | $216.79est. | $193.56est. | $174.93est. | $178.11est. |
| Prairie County | $223.97est. | $200.09est. | $176.22est. | $179.84est. |
| Ravalli County | $225.31est. | $201.40est. | $177.49est. | $181.51est. |
| Richland County | $213.46est. | $190.86est. | $172.81est. | $176.92est. |
| Roosevelt County | $209.61est. | $187.11est. | $169.07est. | $172.01est. |
| Rosebud County | $219.03est. | $195.56est. | $172.10est. | $175.22est. |
| Sanders County | $213.73est. | $190.96est. | $168.19est. | $171.72est. |
| Sheridan County | $230.82est. | $206.17est. | $181.52est. | $185.12est. |
| Silver Bow County | $216.17est. | $193.11est. | $173.82est. | $177.33est. |
| Stillwater County | $234.66est. | $209.63est. | $184.60est. | $188.33est. |
| Sweet Grass County | $216.57est. | $193.55est. | $170.53est. | $174.29est. |
| Teton County | $240.68est. | $214.89est. | $189.10est. | $192.52est. |
| Toole County | $206.18est. | $184.14est. | $166.48est. | $169.68est. |
| Treasure County | $254.16est. | $226.83est. | $199.50est. | $202.77est. |
| Valley County | $209.29est. | $186.89est. | $168.95est. | $172.11est. |
| Wheatland County | $221.05est. | $197.35est. | $173.65est. | $176.73est. |
| Wibaux County | $246.29est. | $219.98est. | $193.65est. | $197.41est. |
| Yellowstone County | $226.70est. | $202.70est. | $183.52est. | $187.89est. |
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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