County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Walton County, FL
The standout signal in Walton County, FL is sticker price: center infant care runs $10,400/yr (PAR · mid-price tercile · #1,774 of 2,661), 8% above the U.S. average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $10,400
- Center Infant/yr
- $8,008
- Family Infant/yr
- $74,832
- Median Income
- 13.9%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Walton County pairs the 33rd percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a moderate income burden on families.
- 33rd pct.
- affordability nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,774
- 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.
Walton County, FL families pay $10,400/year for center-based infant care, while family childcare is $8,008/year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 13.9% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,840/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Walton County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $10,400 | $8,008 |
| Toddler | $8,840 | $7,280 |
| Preschool | $8,320 | $7,205 |
| School Age | $7,800 | N/A |
Where Walton County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$10,400 more affordable than 33% 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
Walton County vs. every other Florida county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Florida counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Florida median.
Within Florida, Walton County has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical Florida county (its national standing, the 33rd percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Walton County sticker reading
The standout signal in Walton County, FL is sticker price: center infant care runs $10,400/yr (PAR · mid-price tercile · #1,774 of 2,661), 8% above the U.S. average.
Mid-burden tercile: Walton County spends 13.9% of a $74,832 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 2008–2022 (15 years of NDCP data).
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| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,897 |
| 2009 | $7,288 |
| 2010 | $7,741 |
| 2011 | $8,194 |
| 2012 | $8,647 |
| 2013 | $9,100 |
| 2014 | $9,019 |
| 2015 | $8,938 |
| 2016 | $9,008 |
| 2017 | $9,079 |
| 2018 | $9,149 |
| 2019 | $9,219 |
| 2020 | $9,290 |
| 2021 | $9,360 |
| 2022 | $10,400 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Florida
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Walton County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Walton County
Infant center care here runs 13.9% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Walton County spends 13.9% 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
- $10,400/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Walton 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 Walton County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.