County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Grundy County, IL
The standout signal in Grundy County, IL is sticker price: center infant care runs $13,734/yr (STEEP · steep-price tercile · #2,358 of 2,661), 43% above the U.S. average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $13,734
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $89,993
- Median Income
- 15.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Grundy County pairs the 11th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a moderate income burden on families.
- 11th pct.
- affordability nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- #2,358
- 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.
Steep-price tercile: family infant care here is unreported beside the $13,734 center sticker; toddler center care is $10,660/yr.
Steep-book age ladder for Grundy County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $13,734 | N/A |
| Toddler | $10,660 | N/A |
| Preschool | $9,852 | N/A |
| School Age | $1,950 | N/A |
Where Grundy County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$13,734 more affordable than 11% 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
Grundy County vs. every other Illinois county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Illinois counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Illinois median.
Within Illinois, Grundy County has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical Illinois county (its national standing, the 11th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Grundy County sticker reading
The standout signal in Grundy County, IL is sticker price: center infant care runs $13,734/yr (STEEP · steep-price tercile · #2,358 of 2,661), 43% above the U.S. average.
Mid-burden tercile: Grundy County spends 15.3% of a $89,993 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the STEEP sticker with the age-group table before treating any single cell as the household story.
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 15 years, from 2008 through 2022.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $7,054 |
| 2009 | $7,371 |
| 2010 | $7,688 |
| 2011 | $7,874 |
| 2012 | $8,060 |
| 2013 | $8,320 |
| 2014 | $8,580 |
| 2015 | $8,649 |
| 2016 | $8,718 |
| 2017 | $8,718 |
| 2018 | $8,718 |
| 2019 | $9,972 |
| 2020 | $11,226 |
| 2021 | $12,480 |
| 2022 | $13,734 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Illinois
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Grundy County's STEEP NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Grundy County
Infant center care here runs 15.3% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Grundy County spends 15.3% 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
- $13,734/yr center infant sticker (STEEP) - see how Grundy 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 Grundy County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.