County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Logan County, CO
The standout signal in Logan County, CO is income burden: infant center care takes 15.7% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 10% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $8,635
- Center Infant/yr
- $7,072
- Family Infant/yr
- $54,864
- Median Income
- 15.7%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Logan County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a moderate income burden on families.
- Top 46%
- cheapest nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,230
- 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.
Center-based infant care in Logan County, CO costs $8,635/year, while family childcare is $7,072/year, per the U.S. Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). This represents 15.7% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,172/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Logan County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,635 | $7,072 |
| Toddler | $8,172 | $7,072 |
| Preschool | $8,172 | $7,072 |
| School Age | $6,149 | $7,020 |
Where Logan County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$8,635 more affordable than 54% 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
Logan 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, Logan 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 Logan County
Every age×setting NDCP cell is reported here (PAR / HEAVY · mid-price), center premium and age-step are county-specific.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,635 | $7,072 | +$1,563 (+22.1%) |
| Toddler | $8,172 | $7,072 | +$1,100 (+15.6%) |
| Preschool | $8,172 | $7,072 | +$1,100 (+15.6%) |
| School Age | $6,149 | $7,020 | $-871 (-12.4%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $31,128/year versus $28,236/year for family care ($2,892 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.4× school-age center care here. Among the 62Colorado counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Logan County ranks #14 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Logan County burden reading
The standout signal in Logan County, CO is income burden: infant center care takes 15.7% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 10% below the national average.
Mid-burden tercile: Logan County spends 15.7% of a $54,864 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the PAR 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)
Center-based infant care costs over 2014–2022 (3 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 | $9,071 |
| 2015 | $9,017 |
| 2016 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A |
| 2022 | $8,635 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Colorado
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Logan County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Logan County
Infant center care here runs 15.7% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Logan County spends 15.7% 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
- $8,635/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Logan 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 Logan County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.