County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Lynchburg City, VA
The standout signal in Lynchburg City, VA is sticker price: center infant care runs $8,044/yr (MID · mid-price tercile · #1,074 of 2,662), 16% below the U.S. average.
Data updated 2026-07-05
- $8,044
- Center Infant/yr
- $6,540
- Family Infant/yr
- $56,243
- Median Income
- 14.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Lynchburg City pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a moderate income burden on families.
- Top 40%
- cheapest nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,074
- 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.
Center-based infant care in Lynchburg City, VA costs $8,044/year, while family childcare is $6,540/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 14.3% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $5,720/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Lynchburg City
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,044 | $6,540 |
| Toddler | $5,720 | $6,500 |
| Preschool | $5,720 | $6,500 |
| School Age | $5,720 | $9,286 |
Where Lynchburg City ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$8,044 Among the most affordable more affordable than 60% 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
Lynchburg City vs. every other Virginia county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Virginia counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Virginia median.
Within Virginia, Lynchburg City has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Virginia 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 Lynchburg City
Every age×setting NDCP cell is reported here (MID / HEAVY · mid-price), center premium and age-step are county-specific.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,044 | $6,540 | +$1,504 (+23%) |
| Toddler | $5,720 | $6,500 | $-780 (-12%) |
| Preschool | $5,720 | $6,500 | $-780 (-12%) |
| School Age | $5,720 | $9,286 | $-3,566 (-38.4%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $25,204/year versus $28,826/year for family care ($3,622 less at a center). Infant center care runs 1.41× school-age center care here. Among the 134Virginia counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Lynchburg City ranks #37 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Lynchburg City sticker reading
The standout signal in Lynchburg City, VA is sticker price: center infant care runs $8,044/yr (MID · mid-price tercile · #1,074 of 2,662), 16% below the U.S. average.
Mid-burden tercile: Lynchburg City spends 14.3% of a $56,243 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the MID 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 13 years, from 2009 through 2022.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | $6,760 |
| 2010 | $6,760 |
| 2011 | $6,760 |
| 2012 | $6,760 |
| 2013 | $6,760 |
| 2014 | $6,760 |
| 2015 | $6,760 |
| 2016 | $7,107 |
| 2017 | $7,453 |
| 2018 | $7,800 |
| 2019 | $8,147 |
| 2020 | $8,493 |
| 2021 | N/A |
| 2022 | $8,044 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Virginia
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Lynchburg City's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Lynchburg City
Infant center care here runs 14.3% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Lynchburg City spends 14.3% 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
- $8,044/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Lynchburg City 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 Lynchburg City families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.