How much does childcare cost in Talbot County, MD?

In Talbot County, MD, center-based infant care costs $13,231/year. Family childcare for infants is $9,190/year. Preschool center-based care costs $9,116/year.

Is childcare affordable in Talbot County, MD?

Center-based infant care in Talbot County, MD costs 16.2% of the median household income ($81,667). The HHS affordability threshold is 7%. Childcare here exceeds the affordability threshold by 9.2 percentage points.

What is the cheapest childcare option in Talbot County, MD?

Talbot County, MD families looking to save money usually pick family childcare over a center: $8,127/year for preschool versus $9,116/year at a center, a $989/year gap. Group sizes run smaller in a home-based setting.

How much does before- and after-school care cost in Talbot County, MD?

School-age childcare (ages 6-12) in Talbot County, MD costs $8,455/year for center-based care and $6,730/year for family childcare. These costs cover before-school, after-school, and summer programs while parents work.

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County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Talbot County, MD

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$13,231 a year for center-based infant care - 16.2% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.

All Maryland counties Rankings Methodology

Talbot County, MD families pay $13,231/year for center-based infant care, while family childcare is $9,190/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 16.2% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $9,116/year, and preschool-age care is $9,116/year.

$13,231
Center Infant/yr: $9,190
Family Infant/yr: $81,667
Median Income: 16.2%
% of Income (Infant)

NDCP county market brief

Talbot County, MD sticker posture in this snapshot

Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.

HIGH NDCP sticker band
HEAVY HHS income share
#2,340 of 2,662 National infant rank
$13,231 Center infant/yr
$9,190 Family infant/yr
Cecil County Nearest price peer
8/8 NDCP cells filled
2022 Survey vintage

Infant-price neighbourhood

Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in MD (NDCP 2022).

Price-band peers

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

Age Group	Center-Based	Family Childcare	Difference
Infant	$13,231	$9,190	+$4,041
Toddler	$9,116	$8,127	+$989
Preschool	$9,116	$8,127	+$989
School Age	$8,455	$6,730	+$1,725

Where Talbot County ranks on infant-care cost

Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices

$13,231 more affordable than 12% 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

Full NDCP Care Ladder in Talbot County

Complete NDCP ladder under a HEAVY income burden (16.2% of ACS median) - compare center premiums before treating sticker alone as the story.

Age	Center	Family	Center premium
Infant	$13,231	$9,190	+$4,041 (+44%)
Toddler	$9,116	$8,127	+$989 (+12.2%)
Preschool	$9,116	$8,127	+$989 (+12.2%)
School Age	$8,455	$6,730	+$1,725 (+25.6%)

Across all four ages, a center path totals $39,918/year versus $32,174/year for family care ($7,744 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.56× school-age center care here. Among the 24Maryland counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Talbot County ranks #13 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).

What These Numbers Mean for Talbot County Families

Talbot County's median household income of $81,667 sets the bar for what counts as affordable care here, putting infant center care at 16.2% of gross income. Against the federal 7% affordability benchmark, the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 9.2 points.Between 15-20% of income, Talbot County sits in a high-burden tier where most working families need subsidy help or split shifts to cover care.

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)

Here's how center-based infant care priced out from 2013 to 2022, across 10 years of NDCP survey data.

+28.4% since 2013

Infant center care: $10,307 → $13,231

$13,231/yr

Most recent annual cost (2022)

10 years

Data available (2013–2022)

2013

$10,307

2014

$10,556

2015

$10,805

2016

$11,053

2017

$11,301

2018

$11,688

2019

$12,073

2020

$12,460

2021

$12,846

2022

$13,231

View full data table (all care types) ▼

Year	Ctr Infant	Ctr Toddler	Ctr Preschool	Ctr School Age	Fam Infant	Fam Toddler
2008	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	$10,307	$8,056	$8,056	$7,672	$7,802	$6,415
2014	$10,556	$8,043	$8,043	$7,540	$7,800	$6,500
2015	$10,805	$8,029	$8,029	$7,408	$7,798	$6,585
2016	$11,053	$8,015	$8,015	$7,276	$7,796	$6,670
2017	$11,301	$8,002	$8,002	$7,145	$7,794	$6,755
2018	$11,688	$8,225	$8,225	$7,407	$8,073	$7,029
2019	$12,073	$8,447	$8,447	$7,669	$8,352	$7,304
2020	$12,460	$8,670	$8,670	$7,931	$8,631	$7,578
2021	$12,846	$8,893	$8,893	$8,193	$8,911	$7,853
2022	$13,231	$9,116	$9,116	$8,455	$9,190	$8,127

Nearest infant-price counties in Maryland

Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Talbot County's HIGH NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.

Cecil County, MD

Infant: $13,231 · 15.2% of income

Queen Anne's County, MD

Infant: $13,231 · 12.2% of income

St. Mary's County, MD

Infant: $13,231 · 11.6% of income

Washington County, MD

Infant: $13,231 · 18.1% of income

Baltimore City, MD

Infant: $13,001 · 22.3% of income

Garrett County, MD

Infant: $12,838 · 19.9% of income

PlainChildcare is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices and Census ACS income data, no number is typed in by an editor. County childcare prices and affordability ratios are computed from NDCP and ACS records for this county. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Primary sources: DOL Women's Bureau NDCP and U.S. Census Bureau ACS.