Childcare costs in Gilmer County, GA
The standout signal in Gilmer County, GA is income burden: infant center care takes 8.0% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 41% below the national average. National sticker context: $9,592 average.
Quiet-price tercile: center infant care is $5,642/yr with family care at $5,356/yr (8.0% of median income), absolute stickers are low; capacity and waitlists still bind.
- $5,642
- Center Infant/yr
- $5,356
- Family Infant/yr
- $70,334
- Median Income
- 8.0%
- % of Income (Infant)
Quiet-book age ladder for Gilmer County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $5,642 | $5,356 |
| Toddler | $5,304 | $5,044 |
| Preschool | $5,304 | $5,044 |
| School Age | $2,860 | $2,361 |
Where Gilmer County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$5,642 Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 2,662 US counties
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Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Gilmer County
Gilmer County sits in the quieter-price third (QUIET), complete ladders here still show setting trade-offs even when the absolute sticker is low.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $5,642 | $5,356 | +$286 (+5.3%) |
| Toddler | $5,304 | $5,044 | +$260 (+5.2%) |
| Preschool | $5,304 | $5,044 | +$260 (+5.2%) |
| School Age | $2,860 | $2,361 | +$499 (+21.1%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $19,110/year versus $17,805/year for family care ($1,305 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.97× school-age center care here. Among the 159Georgia counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Gilmer County ranks #37 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Gilmer County burden reading
The standout signal in Gilmer County, GA is income burden: infant center care takes 8.0% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 41% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Gilmer County keeps infant center care at 8.0% of a $70,334 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (QUIET), but income share is not the binding constraint versus waitlists and licensed capacity.
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)
Center-based infant care costs over 2015–2022 (8 years of NDCP data).
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 | N/A |
| 2015 | $4,823 |
| 2016 | $4,940 |
| 2017 | $5,057 |
| 2018 | $5,174 |
| 2019 | $5,291 |
| 2020 | $5,408 |
| 2021 | $5,525 |
| 2022 | $5,642 |
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Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Gilmer County's QUIET NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.