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Childcare Costs in Michigan

83 counties with cost data

$7,444

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,636

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,221

Avg Preschool (Center)

$5,545

Lowest Infant

$11,866

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Alcona County	$6,469	$6,469	$5,385	$5,603	12.9%
Alger County	$7,052	$7,772	$7,772	$8,419	12.7%
Allegan County	$6,427	$6,534	$6,534	$6,133	8.5%
Alpena County	$5,766	$6,205	$6,205	$6,345	11.7%
Antrim County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,926	$5,782	10.1%
Arenac County	$7,001	$7,239	$7,239	$6,496	13.1%
Baraga County	$9,261	$9,261	$9,143	$8,718	17.8%
Barry County	$7,800	$7,800	$6,159	$6,240	10.4%
Bay County	$8,836	$9,354	$9,354	$9,547	15.3%
Benzie County	$6,906	$7,665	$7,665	$6,854	9.7%
Berrien County	$7,131	$7,131	$5,933	$5,314	11.8%
Branch County	$6,698	$6,698	$5,253	$5,075	11.1%
Calhoun County	$6,985	$7,022	$7,022	$5,660	12.0%
Cass County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,284	$4,716	10.6%
Charlevoix County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,926	$5,782	9.9%
Cheboygan County	$6,469	$6,469	$5,305	$5,530	10.9%
Chippewa County	$6,759	$7,516	$7,516	$8,187	11.6%
Clare County	$7,230	$7,230	$6,820	$6,117	15.1%
Clinton County	$8,091	$8,091	$7,370	$6,011	9.8%
Crawford County	$6,469	$6,469	$6,240	$5,054	11.2%
Delta County	$7,470	$8,137	$8,137	$8,750	13.9%
Dickinson County	$8,145	$8,167	$8,167	$7,834	13.7%
Eaton County	$8,091	$8,091	$7,532	$6,011	10.5%
Emmet County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,926	$5,782	9.9%
Genesee County	$7,919	$8,094	$8,094	$6,949	13.5%
Gladwin County	$6,858	$7,114	$7,114	$6,382	12.8%
Gogebic County	$9,443	$9,443	$9,302	$8,862	19.7%
Grand Traverse County	$8,320	$8,320	$8,091	$7,280	11.0%
Gratiot County	$7,371	$7,371	$6,944	$6,229	12.7%
Hillsdale County	$6,469	$6,469	$5,354	$4,660	10.9%
Houghton County	$7,607	$7,696	$7,696	$7,409	14.4%
Huron County	$6,174	$6,677	$6,677	$6,401	11.3%
Ingham County	$8,778	$8,778	$6,473	$6,025	14.0%
Ionia County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,288	$4,721	9.7%
Iosco County	$6,880	$7,132	$7,132	$6,400	14.9%
Iron County	$9,261	$9,261	$9,143	$8,718	17.7%
Isabella County	$7,634	$7,634	$5,776	$5,172	14.5%
Jackson County	$5,985	$6,131	$6,131	$5,494	9.6%
Kalamazoo County	$8,320	$8,320	$7,028	$6,527	12.3%
Kalkaska County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,458	$4,874	12.3%
Kent County	$9,006	$9,006	$7,080	$6,160	11.8%
Keweenaw County	$8,289	$8,292	$8,292	$7,949	14.9%
Lake County	$8,496	$8,496	$8,084	$5,771	18.5%
Lapeer County	$7,519	$7,744	$7,744	$6,632	10.0%
Leelanau County	$8,320	$8,320	$8,091	$7,280	10.1%
Lenawee County	$6,469	$6,469	$6,240	$5,554	9.9%
Livingston County	$11,269	$11,269	$9,050	$6,793	11.7%
Luce County	$6,581	$7,360	$7,360	$8,046	12.9%
Mackinac County	$7,007	$7,732	$7,732	$8,383	11.6%
Macomb County	$9,303	$9,303	$9,211	$8,263	12.6%
Manistee County	$8,427	$8,995	$8,995	$8,057	14.2%
Marquette County	$7,417	$7,530	$7,530	$7,259	11.8%
Mason County	$7,570	$7,570	$7,274	$5,038	12.5%
Mecosta County	$5,781	$6,790	$6,790	$5,175	10.7%
Menominee County	$7,665	$8,309	$8,309	$8,904	14.2%
Midland County	$6,892	$7,652	$7,652	$8,007	9.4%
Missaukee County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,033	$5,782	12.0%
Monroe County	$7,159	$7,159	$6,914	$6,710	9.9%
Montcalm County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,507	$4,918	11.3%
Montmorency County	$6,469	$6,469	$5,664	$5,855	14.0%
Muskegon County	$6,296	$6,570	$6,570	$7,113	10.3%
Newaygo County	$7,707	$7,707	$7,394	$5,146	13.0%
Oakland County	$10,211	$10,211	$9,206	$8,244	11.0%
Oceana County	$7,763	$7,763	$7,443	$5,191	12.8%
Ogemaw County	$6,364	$6,681	$6,681	$5,991	12.6%
Ontonagon County	$9,261	$9,261	$9,143	$8,718	19.2%
Osceola County	$6,055	$7,030	$7,030	$5,391	11.0%
Oscoda County	$6,469	$6,469	$5,008	$5,262	13.3%
Otsego County	$6,469	$6,469	$6,240	$6,011	10.3%
Ottawa County	$8,549	$8,549	$6,886	$6,926	10.2%
Presque Isle County	$5,558	$6,023	$6,023	$6,180	9.9%
Roscommon County	$6,610	$6,896	$6,896	$6,186	13.2%
Saginaw County	$7,863	$7,921	$7,921	$6,905	13.9%
Sanilac County	$5,792	$6,342	$6,342	$6,099	10.4%
Schoolcraft County	$7,230	$7,927	$7,927	$8,559	13.1%
Shiawassee County	$8,288	$8,417	$8,417	$7,241	13.3%
St. Clair County	$8,441	$8,441	$7,490	$7,660	12.6%
St. Joseph County	$6,698	$6,698	$5,327	$5,075	10.8%
Tuscola County	$5,545	$6,126	$6,126	$5,903	9.3%
Van Buren County	$6,926	$6,926	$6,389	$4,812	10.6%
Washtenaw County	$11,866	$11,866	$11,672	$10,683	14.1%
Wayne County	$9,214	$9,214	$8,562	$7,419	16.1%
Wexford County	$5,632	$6,660	$6,660	$5,057	9.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). Costs shown are annual estimates.