County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Coshocton County, OH
The standout signal in Coshocton County, OH is income burden: infant center care takes 17.3% of median ACS income (HEAVY · heavy-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 6% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $9,025
- Center Infant/yr
- $8,060
- Family Infant/yr
- $52,048
- Median Income
- 17.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Coshocton County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a heavy income burden on families.
- Top 49%
- cheapest nationally
- Heavy
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,315
- of 2,661 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: $9,593 average.
Coshocton County, OH families pay $9,025/year for center-based infant care, while family childcare is $8,060/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 17.3% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,320/year.
Heavy-burden age costs in Coshocton County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $9,025 | $8,060 |
| Toddler | $8,320 | $7,927 |
| Preschool | $7,384 | $7,331 |
| School Age | $5,200 | $6,246 |
Where Coshocton County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$9,025 more affordable than 50% of 2,661 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
Coshocton County vs. every other Ohio county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Ohio counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Ohio median.
Within Ohio, Coshocton County has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Ohio 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 Coshocton County
Complete NDCP ladder under a heavy-burden tercile (17.3% of ACS median, HEAVY), compare center premiums before treating sticker alone as the story.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $9,025 | $8,060 | +$965 (+12%) |
| Toddler | $8,320 | $7,927 | +$393 (+5%) |
| Preschool | $7,384 | $7,331 | +$53 (+0.7%) |
| School Age | $5,200 | $6,246 | $-1,046 (-16.7%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $29,929/year versus $29,564/year for family care ($365 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.74× school-age center care here. Among the 88Ohio counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Coshocton County ranks #8 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Coshocton County burden reading
The standout signal in Coshocton County, OH is income burden: infant center care takes 17.3% of median ACS income (HEAVY · heavy-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 6% below the national average.
Heavy-burden tercile counties like Coshocton County put infant center care at 17.3% of a $52,048 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)
14 years of federal survey data (2009–2022) show how center-based infant care has moved.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | $7,829 |
| 2010 | $7,516 |
| 2011 | $7,204 |
| 2012 | $6,891 |
| 2013 | $7,021 |
| 2014 | $7,150 |
| 2015 | $7,365 |
| 2016 | $7,579 |
| 2017 | $7,531 |
| 2018 | $7,482 |
| 2019 | $7,868 |
| 2020 | $8,253 |
| 2021 | $8,639 |
| 2022 | $9,025 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Ohio
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Coshocton County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Coshocton County
Infant center care here runs 17.3% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Coshocton County spends 17.3% 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
- $9,025/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Coshocton 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 Coshocton County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.