County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Alamosa County, CO
The standout signal in Alamosa County, CO is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $358/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $8,928 center sticker.
Data updated 2026-07-05
- $8,928
- Center Infant/yr
- $8,570
- Family Infant/yr
- $52,271
- Median Income
- 17.1%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Alamosa County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a heavy income burden on families.
- Top 48%
- cheapest nationally
- Heavy
- income-burden tier
- Narrow
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,291
- of 2,662 priced counties
A center-based childcare affordability composite (infant, preschool, and school-age price burden relative to local median income) plus poverty rate, benchmarked against every other tracked county nationally. Not a rating of childcare quality, safety, or availability. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.
National sticker context: $9,592 average.
Center-based infant care in Alamosa County, CO costs $8,928/year, while family childcare is $8,570/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 17.1% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $6,622/year.
Heavy-burden age costs in Alamosa County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,928 | $8,570 |
| Toddler | $6,622 | $8,440 |
| Preschool | $6,230 | $8,440 |
| School Age | $3,802 | $9,100 |
Where Alamosa County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$8,928 more affordable than 52% of 2,662 US counties
Each bar is a $2.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Alamosa County vs. every other Colorado county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Colorado counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Colorado median.
Within Colorado, Alamosa County has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Colorado county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Alamosa County
Complete NDCP ladder under a heavy-burden tercile (17.1% of ACS median, HEAVY), compare center premiums before treating sticker alone as the story.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,928 | $8,570 | +$358 (+4.2%) |
| Toddler | $6,622 | $8,440 | $-1,818 (-21.5%) |
| Preschool | $6,230 | $8,440 | $-2,210 (-26.2%) |
| School Age | $3,802 | $9,100 | $-5,298 (-58.2%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $25,582/year versus $34,550/year for family care ($8,968 less at a center). Infant center care runs 2.35× school-age center care here. Among the 62Colorado counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Alamosa County ranks #16 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Alamosa County premium reading
The standout signal in Alamosa County, CO is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $358/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $8,928 center sticker.
Heavy-burden tercile counties like Alamosa County put infant center care at 17.1% of a $52,271 ACS median, well above the HHS 7% line. Treat subsidy and family-setting trade-offs as first-order, not footnotes.
For how to vet a licensed provider (inspection reports, QRIS ratings, CCDF subsidy intake), see Choosing Quality Childcare. Rate methodology: how these numbers are computed.
Historical Price Trends (2008–2022)
The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 3 years, from 2014 through 2022.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | $9,219 |
| 2015 | $9,017 |
| 2016 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A |
| 2022 | $8,928 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Colorado
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Alamosa County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Alamosa County
Infant center care here runs 17.1% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Alamosa County spends 17.1% of median income on infant center care, above the HHS 7%-of-income affordability line. See exactly where your own household income lands. Affordability calculator
- $8,928/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Alamosa County compares against the full national ladder. National rankings
- If care is straining the budget, federal and state programs (CCDF, Head Start) can cut it sharply. Check whether Alamosa County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.