Childcare costs in New York by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $247 a week in Allegany County to $325 a week in Westchester County, across the 62 New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | $285 | $254 | $230 | $200 |
| Allegany County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Bronx County | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| Broome County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Cattaraugus County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Cayuga County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Chautauqua County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Chemung County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Chenango County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Clinton County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Columbia County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Cortland County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Delaware County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Dutchess County | $285 | $254 | $230 | $200 |
| Erie County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Essex County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Franklin County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Fulton County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Genesee County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Greene County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Hamilton County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Herkimer County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Jefferson County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Kings County | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| Lewis County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Livingston County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Madison County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Monroe County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Montgomery County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Nassau County | $325 | $293 | $300 | $275 |
| New York County | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| Niagara County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Oneida County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Onondaga County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Ontario County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Orange County | $285 | $254 | $230 | $200 |
| Orleans County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Oswego County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Otsego County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Putnam County | $325 | $293 | $300 | $275 |
| Queens County | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| Rensselaer County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Richmond County | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| Rockland County | $325 | $293 | $300 | $275 |
| Saratoga County | $285 | $254 | $230 | $200 |
| Schenectady County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Schoharie County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Schuyler County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Seneca County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| St. Lawrence County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Steuben County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Suffolk County | $325 | $293 | $300 | $275 |
| Sullivan County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Tioga County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Tompkins County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Ulster County | $285 | $254 | $230 | $200 |
| Warren County | $289 | $255 | $200 | $198 |
| Washington County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Wayne County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Westchester County | $325 | $293 | $300 | $275 |
| Wyoming County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
| Yates County | $247 | $200 | $190 | $175 |
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.
Last updated . See our methodology.