Childcare costs in Teton County, WY
$15,604 a year for center-based infant care - 14.4% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.
Teton County, WY families pay $15,604/year for center-based infant care, while family childcare is $18,712/year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 14.4% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $11,465/year, and preschool-age care is $11,465/year.
- $15,604
- Center Infant/yr
- $18,712
- Family Infant/yr
- $108,279
- Median Income
- 14.4%
- % of Income (Infant)
NDCP county market brief
Teton County, WY sticker posture in this snapshot
Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.
- STEEP NDCP sticker band
- HEAVY HHS income share
- #2,497 of 2,662 National infant rank
- $15,604 Center infant/yr
- $18,712 Family infant/yr
- Hillsborough County Nearest price peer
- 6/8 NDCP cells filled
- 2022 Survey vintage
Infant-price neighbourhood
Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in WY (NDCP 2022).
Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $15,604 | $18,712 |
| Toddler | $11,465 | $17,265 |
| Preschool | $11,465 | $17,265 |
| School Age | N/A | N/A |
Where Teton County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$15,604 more affordable than 6% of 2,662 US counties
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Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
What These Numbers Mean for Teton County Families
Teton County's median household income of $108,279 sets the bar for what counts as affordable care here, putting infant center care at 14.4% of gross income. The HHS benchmark is 7%, meaning the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 7.4 points.Teton County families generally find care more manageable than the national picture, though waitlists at licensed providers remain the real bottleneck.
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 9 years, from 2014 through 2022.
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| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | $11,367 |
| 2015 | $11,367 |
| 2016 | $14,495 |
| 2017 | $17,623 |
| 2018 | $17,219 |
| 2019 | $16,815 |
| 2020 | $16,411 |
| 2021 | $16,008 |
| 2022 | $15,604 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Wyoming
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Teton County's STEEP NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
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.