County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Juneau City and Borough, AK
The standout signal in Juneau City and Borough, AK is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $4,947/yr more than family care (wide premium tercile) beside a $11,787 center sticker.
Data updated 2026-07-05
- $11,787
- Center Infant/yr
- $6,840
- Family Infant/yr
- $95,711
- Median Income
- 12.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Juneau City and Borough pairs the 19th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a light income burden on families.
- 19th pct.
- affordability nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Wide
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #2,161
- 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.
Steep-price tercile: family infant care here is $6,840/yr beside the $11,787 center sticker; toddler center care is $11,787/yr.
Steep-book age ladder for Juneau City and Borough
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $11,787 | $6,840 |
| Toddler | $11,787 | $13,992 |
| Preschool | $13,091 | $13,388 |
| School Age | $17,112 | $12,587 |
Where Juneau City and Borough ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$11,787 more affordable than 19% 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
Juneau City and Borough vs. every other Alaska county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 8 Alaska counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Alaska median.
Within Alaska, Juneau City and Borough has higher income but lower infant-care cost than the typical Alaska county (its national standing, the 19th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Juneau City and Borough
Juneau City and Borough sits in the steep-price third of NDCP-priced counties (HIGH), read center premiums and the infant-to-school-age drop as county-specific, not a clone caption.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $11,787 | $6,840 | +$4,947 (+72.3%) |
| Toddler | $11,787 | $13,992 | $-2,205 (-15.8%) |
| Preschool | $13,091 | $13,388 | $-297 (-2.2%) |
| School Age | $17,112 | $12,587 | +$4,525 (+35.9%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $53,777/year versus $46,807/year for family care ($6,970 more at a center). Infant center care runs 0.69× school-age center care here. Among the 6Alaska counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Juneau City and Borough ranks #2 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Juneau City and Borough premium reading
The standout signal in Juneau City and Borough, AK is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $4,947/yr more than family care (wide premium tercile) beside a $11,787 center sticker.
Light-burden tercile reading: Juneau City and Borough keeps infant center care at 12.3% of a $95,711 median (HEAVY). Sticker still matters (HIGH), 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 2014–2022 (9 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 | $11,652 |
| 2015 | $12,708 |
| 2016 | $13,764 |
| 2017 | $14,820 |
| 2018 | $14,213 |
| 2019 | $13,607 |
| 2020 | $13,000 |
| 2021 | $12,393 |
| 2022 | $11,787 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Alaska
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Juneau City and Borough's HIGH NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Juneau City and Borough
Infant center care here runs 12.3% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Juneau City and Borough spends 12.3% 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
- $11,787/yr center infant sticker (HIGH) - see how Juneau City and Borough 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 Juneau City and Borough families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.